Shut up and take my money!!! Chris Hinson and the team are up to it again over at Extreme Flight. they just introduced the new 104″ Extra. This bad boy is designed for a 120ci powerplant so it should be absolutely ballistic. From the Website: https://extremeflightrc.com/104-EXTRA-NG–BlueWhiteSilver-_p_7106.html The latest effort fromContinue Reading
The club could use some new blood! Every organization requires a certain level of participation to operate. We have leaned heavily on a select few individuals for decades and are in desperate need of some new blood! The secretary position is an easy way to roll into the leadership ofContinue Reading
Courtesy of Paul Geders, here is a rehash of the “Interesting Things” collection of tools and content from the old Spirits Website. Some of the information is dated but all of it is still relevant today.Continue Reading
The second EDF timetrials took place on September 22, 2020. We had another 9 racers enter the event and Steve Ramonczuk took the title as fastest jet with an average speed of 100.25MPH. Steve inched out Ralph Grant by 2.66 seconds on his 3 laps around the pylons. Fun wasContinue Reading
It’s the dog days of Summer Monthly Meeting Minutes for August 11, 2020By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Zoom and meeting at the field called to order at 7:05pm. Attendance:17 members attended the meeting in person and 4 more logged in via ZOOM. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, secondedContinue Reading
We had an awesome impromptu turnout for some EDF (Electric Ducted Fan) Jet pylon racing this past Sunday. We had the intention of racing the pylons on Saturday but rain and a strong cross wind ran everyone off. There were about 5 of us standing around talking about how awesomeContinue Reading
Spirits own Steve Ramonczuk was gracious enough to allow us to post the following safety incident report and important propeller safety message. As most of you are aware, Steve has been an aircraft mechanic for decades and understands how important the communication of safety accident details can be in preventingContinue Reading
Monthly Meeting Minutes for July 14, 2020 By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant: Zoom and meeting at the field called to order at 7:05pm. Attendance: One guest was present along with 13 members attended the meeting in person and 2 more via ZOOM. Secretary’s report: Ralph Doyle, Secretary MotionContinue Reading
The new Top Gun 2 Release Date is December 23rd, 2020 Ok, I loved the first one and the second is supposed to have the most amazing aviation videography that has ever been shot in the history of movies and aviation. When I saw that not only did they haveContinue Reading
Model Aviation Icon and All Around Nice Guy! Let it be known to all Spirits Members that the value Robert “Bob” Underwood has provided to our Hobby over the decades is immeasurable and to show our appreciation we have granted him a life membership to the Spirits of St. LouisContinue Reading
Next time your out at the field, snap a few pictures and send them to: pictures@spiritsofstl.com Feel free to include a little description of who is in the image and some details about the plane, event, etc!Continue Reading
As many of you know, getting the website modernized and secure has been a priority of mine since about this time last year. It has been a lot of work and long hours on the phone with India but I’m happy to say that we have accomplished the following inContinue Reading
Having plenty of smoke fluid is NOT a problem now that my 5 gallons is in the house! Thanks Robart!!!! That should be about 60+ flights worth!Continue Reading
Every Engineer starts with an equation. (Yak 55 *2 =Yak 110) As soon as Extreme Flight gets 2 Yaks in, I know what I’m going to build!Continue Reading
June is Bustin’ Out All Over Monthly Meeting Minutes for June 9, 2020 By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant: Zoom and meeting at the field called to order at 7:05pm. Four new members were attending the meeting for the first time. Welcome! Ralph Grant gave a detailed report onContinue Reading
…Bring May Flowers Monthly Meeting Minutes for May 13, 2020 By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant: Zoom meeting called to order at 7:10pm. Attendance: 14 members attended the meeting. Secretary’s report: Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the April meeting minutes as published on theContinue Reading
Monthly Meeting Minutes for April 14, 2020By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant: The first ever virtual Zoom meeting called to order at 7:15pm. Attendance: 13 members attended the meeting. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the March meeting minutes as published on the Spirits webContinue Reading
I love “Golden Age” aircraft which means that I also love a radial engine. I cannot stand that flimsy vacuum formed piece of plastic they provide with kits to represent the awesomeness that is supposed to be inside that round cowl. Back in the old days, I used to makeContinue Reading
The Need for a Project Being stuck at home, except for the grocery store and getting food at drive thru locations, meant there was only one thing to do…build something! Got down to the installation of the battery and called Mark Twain Hobby to buy what I usually use. TheyContinue Reading
The Review: The Legacy Aviation Muscle Bipe is loosely based on the hot rodded and highly modified Waco UPF-7 flown by the late airshow legend Jimmy Franklin and known as the Mystery Ship. The Muscle Bipe is Extreme Flights tribute to Jimmy and to classic barnstormer airshow style aerobatics. ManyContinue Reading