Winter Meeting Location – UPDATED for 2026
Starting in JANUARY 13th (thru April) our monthly Club meeting will be held on the Second Tuesday at B. Halls Family Grill, 3782 Monticello Plaza Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63304 in their banquet room. This had been at Serra’s Pizzeria, but an unfortunate fire ended that arrangement quickly. This event gave
December Meeting Minutes
Spirits RC Flying Club Meeting/Christmas Party at Steve Pokorny’s house, meeting called to order @ 7:03p Tue Dec 16 – notes taken by Dan Morrison Secretary’s Report: Stephen Adams Minutes from Nov mtg accepted with addition of it was held at Serra’s Pizzeria. Show and Tell Membership Report – Greg
Waco YMF-5 Part 11 UMS 210cc 5 cyl radial
This beast is destined for the firewall of the 1:3 Scale Barth Waco which is nearing completion. Naturally this engine is overkill but, hey, why not? Spent last weekend breaking in the motor at the Field. One gallon of gas, run rich, and no more than 3/4 throttle. With frequent
Waco YMF-5 Part 11 UMS 210cc 5 cyl radial
This beast is destined for the firewall of the 1:3 Scale Barth Waco which is nearing completion. Naturally this engine is overkill but, hey, why not? Spent last weekend breaking in the motor at the Field. One gallon of gas, run rich, and no more than 3/4 throttle. With frequent
Waco YMF-5 Part 10
It has been too long since my last Build post but I have not been snoozing in the cockpit. Seems the work moved from large components, like wings and surfaces, which are easier to show off…to a million-and-one small things, which are not photogenic. Covering remains for the tail control
Biplanes over Bonhomme Island
We had a good time for the 2nd Annual Biplanes over Bonhomme Island event. Crowd was smaller than last year (likely due to heat) but we had a great time. It was an open event so we had some fast-movers as well. I brought out the Barth 1:3 scale Waco
New Planes with Paul G
Paul Geders brought a couple news planes to the Club Meeting Show-n-Tell. First one is an XK Innovations Beech-17S biplane. Available on eBay in red or yellow for $89.99. It comes ready to fly with a 3D6G system for stability and control, two flight batteries, spare propellor, receiver, battery charger,
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