John Leidle of Kirkland, Wash., just finished this Bill Werwage-designed GEO-XL. It has a 58-inch span, 740 square inches, and is powered by a PA .65 on pipe. Lots of power, John says! John Leidle photo.
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Western Canada
Stunt Championships flyer posted for download See
Where the Action IsPat Johnston says the photo at right explains why we haven't seen him at many of the Northwest contests this year. "Annette is the best thing to happen to me since the invention of braided flying lines," Pat says. The official marriage time will be announced later. Congratulations, Pat and Annette!
Eugene Prop Spinners May Prop
Spinner Chatter available for download See
Northwest Club News
R.F. Stevenson Raider
Roundup 2009 flyer now available for download
in Where the Action Is
FL Interactive: Northwest Message Board Get in on the discussions!
TEAM losing McMinnville control-line circles See
article
This week's control-line cartoon Check
each week for the latest flying funny!
BBB's revolutionary shutoff
research See article in Combat
section
Make a carbon fiber landing gear See article in Speed section
How to build a Vintage Diesel
Combat plane See article in Combat section
Construction article on R&B Rip-Off
multi-event combat plane See article and photos
in Combat section
Oregon Flying Fun No.
2: Lots of flying and hobnobbing! See article
Bruce Hunt is 2008 Competitor of the Year
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Flying Lines -- Daily News of Northwest Control-Line model aviation
Editor: John Thompson --- Associate Editor: Mike Hazel
This page was upated July 2, 2009
This cartoon is one of many published in the Flying Lines
newsletter in the early 1980s, drawn by Portland control-line flier and
artist Steve Lindstedt. This cartoon was published in FL No. 50,
December 1983.
For a comprehensive collection of control-line cartoons, see Tom Wilk's
advertisement in Flying Flea Market.
