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Howard Rush's electric Impact awaits appearance judging
in Expert Precision Aerobatics at the
2026 Northwest Control-Line
Regionals in Roseburg, Ore., over Memorial Day
Weekend. Howard is from Olympia, Wash.
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Northwest control-line
news headlines
Updated with
Combat report! The 2026
Northwest Control-Line Regionals report and
photos See article
>>
New! U.S.
contestants win Precision Aerobatics and Speed titles at
2026 World Championships See
article
Revised and updated! How
to make Li-Ion battery packs See article
by Dennis Nunes in Aerobatics
section
2026 Jim Walker Memorial Spring
Tune-Up report See
article >>
Cox Hellcat destroyed in practice crash! See Numerous Fragments
Building the Newton 21SS See article in Speed section
Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 draws
a crowd to Salem See
article
<< 2026 Vintage Stunt
Championships report and photos See article in Aerobatics section
<< Building the Hawk E6
for electric Combat! See article
in Combat
section
Roseburg hosts Oregon Flying
Fun No. 2 See
article
Portland and BC fliers start the year
with 2026 Oregon Flying Fun No.
1 and Polar
Bear Fun Fly See
article
New! Mike Hazel wins
fifth Competitor of the Year title See article >>
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