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editor@mfnz.org Competitions Manager 14 Rotary Magic Part II
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25 Large Model Stuff
Secretary Vintage
Copy Deadlines Peter Randerson 27 Vintage SIG Report
Control Line
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March Issue 29 Control Line SIG Report
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31 Stunt Series Update
June Issue 33 Stunt Series Rd 7
23rd April Free Flight
September Issue Treasurer 34 Free Flight SIG Report
36 North Island Free Flight Champs
24th July Maurice Job Soaring
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December Issue 39 Soaring Scribe
23rd October 021 670 689 41 F3K & F5K North Island Series Rd1
43 Levin Glider Day
46 F3B Series Rd1
Front Cover 48 Lake Station Aero Tow
Auckland North Island 50 Marlborough Aero Tow
The brilliant blue sky shows RC Scale
off the structure of Dave Behram Bajan 52 RC Scale SIG report
Crook’s (New Plymouth) Top 021 241 7921 Aerobatics
Model 3.5 Gracia at Levin’s ANIRep@mfnz.org 55 NZRCAA Trans Tasman
NDC
Glider Fun Day.
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57 NDC Calendar
Far North Island 58 NDC Results
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