Our fifth and final pylon racing event of the 2026 season will be taking place Oct 24th, 10am at Bob Gizzie Memorial Field. Come on out and enter your piece or just come out and see the action! Steve Cross will CD this final Championship Event. If you are ableContinue Reading
The racing season finally continued after weather canceled the Aug 15 event and delayed the fourth pylon racing event until Oct 3rd. The weather was fantastic with an Easterly breeze that persisted all day keeping the temps down and making the course a bit challenging – lots of cuts. Big props toContinue Reading
Our 2025 Championship Pylon Series turned out to be a hit. It was the club’s first run at this type arrangement versus stand-alone events. The racing turned out to be very competitive, quite fun and even a growing number of spectators enjoyed as well. Prizes were awarded to our eventualContinue Reading
These last few weeks brought a lot of outage to the Spirits website but we turned the corner. The site is secure and operational once again; although elements on the Home Page which remain under construction. I worked to restore the site and avoid a rebuild it. That failed. InContinue Reading
Website / Secretary Report (Stephen Adams) Membership Report (Greg Tesson) Dues Vote & Application Updates Treasurer’s Report (Wayne) Field Committee / Maintenance (Terry) Officer Nominations (for October election) Upcoming Events / New Business Action Items Minutes prepared from the supplied audio transcript. Some sections were conversational and overlapping; numbers andContinue Reading
Your Current Club Officers Chairmen Nominations Presently all Club Officers have offered to remain in their current roles but ALL roles are open to any Club Member in good standing. Nominations for Club Officers is currently open until 03October; at which time Online Voting commences. Online Voting Closes Midnight 12OctoberContinue Reading
*** Due to excessive heat warning, this round of pylon racing has been canceled. See you at Sep 19 event. The 2026 racing season continues with our fourth pylon racing event of 2026, to be held on August 15th, 10am at Bob Gizzie Memorial Field. We look forward to StephenContinue Reading
Spirits RC Flying Club Meeting @ Bob Gizzie Field Meeting called to order @ 6:53pm Secretary’s Report – Stephen Adams Stephen Adams, Minutes from June meeting posted to the web. Accepted Membership Report – Greg Tesson Current member count is 122. Up from last year this time at 119. RCContinue Reading
44 of 132 Club Members voted Results: 35 Yea and 9 Nay. The motions carries. All renewals and new membership Dues goes into effect immediately for 2027.Continue Reading
The FAA is changing and modernizing the National Airspace System. These modernizations particularly affect small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or sUAS – our model airplanes and us, recreational flyers. They have made certain exceptions for the Spirits of St. Louis RC Flying Club Inc. We now are able to operate under a persistentContinue Reading
That’s right, Bart Asher has done another amazing job putting together this RC Jet Fly-In. This event has been advertised widely, is AMA sanctioned and we expect a large turn out of spectators and pilots. Bart has arranged for multiple prizes and raffles to be handed out over the dayContinue Reading
The racing season continued with our third pylon racing event of 2026, held on July 18th. Big props to our first time CD for the event, Michael Graves! Special shout outs to our volunteers Ryan Jones, Alvin Slatton and his wife, Ed Morrison, Curt McIntyre and quick CD stand-in by SteveContinue Reading
Meeting started at 7:03 with 17 members signed in. Minutes were taken by Paul Geders as Stephen Adams was on vacation. New signs were shown to the members. Continued discussion on ability to get cameras at the field on web-site. Will deposit $15,000 in fund.• New BusinessContinue Reading
The racing season continued with our second pylon racing event of 2026, held on June 20th. The weather was beautiful and the field looked terrific! Everyone shout out to our volunteers that make these events work! Ryan Jones, Kevin Mayden, Chris Webb, Ed Morrison, Curt McIntyre and Steve Pokorny – THANKContinue Reading
Please be aware that the Spirits of St Louis RC Flying Club is ahead of the curve on the many airspace changes taking place nationally and locally. On a national level, any aircraft over 250g (about 8 ounces) must bear, on its exterior, a FAA Registration number. This is theContinue Reading
Join us June 11-14 for this amazing helicopter event at The Spirits of St Louis RC Flying Club’s Bob Gizzie Memorial Field.Continue Reading
The racing season has started with our first event held on May 30th. The race was originally scheduled for May 16th but was moved due to weather and the CAP cadet event held the following weekend. The racing went well and we had our first event with the 50mm EDF class. There wereContinue Reading
Level Up Your Life: Why RC Planes, Helis & Drones Are the Coolest Hobby for Teens Tired of staring at the same screens all day? Want something that feels like a real-life video game — but way more epic? Welcome to the world of radio control (RC) aircraft. Unlike onlineContinue Reading