A HUGE Success! The FALL FUN-FLY & FOOD DRIVE on Saturday, October 19th was a big success. We had at least 25-30 pilots flying throughout the day and only one non-repairable crash. Dave Harrington saved the day by bringing Hot Dogs, Chips and Chile, so no one went hungry. FestivitiesContinue Reading
The newsletter has been posted in the Archive!Continue Reading
A Little Unlimited Warbird Eye-candy! I didn’t do much building yesterday since the finals for the Reno Air Races were streaming on YouTube so I made up for it tonight! In case you were curious, Dreadnaught took the Gold Unlimited’s in the desert with a average speed of about 420mph.Continue Reading
The club is in serious need for a Treasurer. 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 treasurers position is a critical aspect of our operations andContinue Reading
The newsletter has been posted in the Archive! Paul Geders completed the Newsletter. Did you know there are FOUR ways to get your Flightlines Content! A link will be emailed to you. Click on that bad boy and read it! Click on the Document Archive Menu Item, Scroll to NewsletterContinue Reading
At The Meeing This Month: At this months meeting, Paul Geders presented the club our recognition plaque for being an AMA Leader Club. The Spirits of St. Louis R/C club has had the distinction of being a chartered AMA flying club since 1965 and has been a Leader Club forContinue Reading
I was running around a lot this week and other obligations have kept me from going out to Reno to watch the Air Races so I spent the morning soldering up the power system for Dago Red. The goal here is POWER and its going to take a lot ofContinue Reading
During recent conversations at the field regarding “Puffed LIPO’s”, passionate e-mails from our members regarding dangerous LIPO destruction practices, derelict LIPO batteries being left at the field, high energy crashes leaving LIPO batteries significantly damaged, people making the puncture of batteries with a screwdriver a religious experience, and the impendingContinue Reading
So Basically Everyone!!! On September 28th it would be awesome if we could get at least a dozen electric warbird racers! I would be willing to bet that just about every single member of the club has an electric warbird! If you can takeoff, fly in a 660’ oval, andContinue Reading
Flies like a 30’s Racer Should, On Rails! The 1/5th scale Ryan STA by Phoenix models is a fantastic sport flyer. Of all the single seat aerobatic sport planes that Claude Ryan built, this is one of my all time favorites. It made its full scale debut on June 8thContinue Reading
Ken Murray kmmurray999@gmail.com contacted me to let me know that he has a vintage 50″ wingspan Lanier Rebel Bipe and Futaba radio for sale. If your interested, email him and make him an offer! If you buy it, be sure to comment below!Continue Reading
Don’t forget about the Electric Warbird Pylon Racing coming September 28th to Gizzie Field! Dago Red or in racer speak “Race Number Four” is one of the iconic warbirds from the annuals of Reno Air Racing. This was one of my favorite Mustangs and it deserves the spotlight right upContinue Reading
For those of you who like amazing aerobatics and the Pitts Special, this video is for you! Makes me want to build a Pitts!Continue Reading
We had a number of members come to the field on Saturday, August 24th to help Dave Brown catch up on some much needed maintenance. Thank you to everyone who came out and helped!Continue Reading
Two years ago, I was doing a normal fly –by with my KATANA when suddenly the tail virtually exploded! It tore the vertical stab completely off and also partially destroyed the elevator: Fortunately, there was enough elevator control surface left that allowed me to have a fairly safe landing soContinue Reading
Can’t let a little thing like darkness keep you from flying the Extreme Flight Extra 300. The lighting system is the Aurora “Aries” system designed for Side Force Generators (SFG’s). I power it with a 800mah 3S lipo and get about 20 minutes of lighting time. These LED’s are soContinue Reading
Wyatt Grant flies his Extreme Flight Turbo Bushmaster: Spirits member Wyatt Grant (11 years old) enjoyed some wonderful weather flying his 84″ Bushmaster at Gizzie Field on Saturday. He should graduate off the buddy cord in the next few outings. The Bushmaster is a great airplane to teach someone toContinue Reading
Gizzie Field is good for rocketry: Spirits own Robert “Babe” Raab took advantage of the great weather to celebrate 4th of July with his grand-kids. Model rocketry is a great inexpensive way to get the kids involved in building and flying their own rockets. Estes Model Rockets and several othersContinue Reading
Thank in advance for your understanding. Spirits field will be closed for runway crack repairs on either Tuesday, July 2nd. Â If you have flown at the field lately, you would have noticed our runway cracks are getting deeper and wider, thus becoming a hazard to many aircraft. During the repair,Continue Reading
The Ostmann’s Field is the Burmuda Triangle: Last week, Dave Brown retrieved two aircraft in the muddy Farmer’s Field, north of the runway. Â The first aircraft, a P-51 owned by David Lynch was recovered by Dave’s patented “Spoon” aircraft fishing lure. Â Easy, Peasy! The second, was a ducted fan jetContinue Reading