Control Line Combat - 2009/07
THE MARCH MADNESS F2D contest in
Phoenix, Arizona, marks the first time a
large competition was held using the fuelshutoff
rule. Thirteen pilots entered the
event, with a wide variety of shutoff devices
bolted on or built into the models.
F2D - 2004/11
F2D: The CLWC always has exciting events.
This year, FAI Combat had 57 competitors
from 18 countries. Team USA was composed
of Ron Colombo of Michigan, David Owen
of Tennessee, and Mark Rudner and Junior
Holden Hill of California. Mike Willcox of
Texas was also present to defend his World
Champion title.
Control Line Combat-2007/01
Combat-engine development and availability through the years
Control Line World Championships - 2003/02
AT AGE 16, I, the daughter of avid Control Line (CL) Combat
flier and journalist Rich von Lopez, set out for the 2002 Control
Line World Championships in Sebnitz, Germany, July 14-22, for
my first time as a member of the press.
CL Combat
MANY OF THE regular competitors in the Southern California area are getting ready for another round of the famous Bladder Grabber contest in Snohomish. Washington. Many of the pilots have been testing new shutoff devices and unwarping their contest fleet. This is best done when you have extra time on your hands, since unwarping can take several tries before the model is straight and true. For many years Chuck Rudner has brought out his portable gasoline-powered generator so that there would
