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 frequentContinue Reading
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Submitted by Babe Raab. Undated. Carl Raab is back row, second from left.Continue Reading
Want to stay up to date from day-to-day then join our Facebook group. The group is limited to Club Member and very few others in an effort to keep nonsense under control. This is an easy way to see what is going on at Gizzie Field. You can also alertContinue Reading
Spirits RC Flying Club Meeting at Steve Pokorny’s, meeting called to order @ 7:20pm An abbreviated Float Fly-In was held between the raindrops and thunderstorms before the meeting…meeting was delayed slightly for this reason. Brian Aubuchon and Dan Morrison were flying, Steve Pokorny and others were boating…good times, just tooContinue Reading
The Great Planes 70” Waco was reduced to this pile of hardware due to a failure to properly preflight the aircraft. The underlying physical issue was insufficient up elevator travel to pull out of the dive. Down in the corn (big thanks to Bob who ventured in with me) weContinue Reading
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 WacoContinue Reading
Great time at the second pylon race of the Spirits RC Championship Series. Join us July 19th for Round 3.Continue Reading
Stringers! Each former had to be notched for the stringers. I grabbed by Dremel and tripled up diamond grinders. This made the correct width and nearly the right depth. Tedious! And plenty of mistakes no one will ever see. Set the angle of the wheel pants so I can drillContinue Reading
Top Center Wing Section Straightforward build but the video shows me starting then stopped because I forgot to shim the rear spar. That could have been bad. This section of the wing will remain attached to the fuselage at all times. Only the wing panels will be removed for travel.Continue Reading
The horizontal stabilizer is 42″ across. Larger than many planes flown at Gizzie Memorial Field! (The wingspan is 120″). The edge material comes as pre-molded balsa laminate. So nice to NOT have to do it myself! Build process was stick layout, balsa sheet at the core, and then the secondContinue Reading
Tue, May 13, 2025 7pmMeeting called to order at 7:00pm35 persons Present Show and Tell Tell us a little about your project. Stick around after meeting adjourns to elaborate. Secretary’s Report: Stephen Adams Stephen not present. Minutes from April meeting accepted as shown on website Treasury Report – Wayne Nenninger Continue Reading
Tue, May 13th, 2025 7pmMeeting called to order at 7:00pm35 Members Present Show and Tell Tell us a little about your project. Stick around after meeting adjourns to elaborate. Secretary’s Report: Stephen Adams (not present) Minutes from April meeting accepted as shown on website Treasury Report – Wayne Nenninger ReportContinue Reading
It’s been hectic on this build project. The landing gear mount made no sense and looked like it would tear out on the first hard landing. (I specialize in those kind of landings!) To make matters worse; once the gear is attached I would be unable to remove it withoutContinue Reading
Once again, the Spirits of St Louis Radio Control Club meets the AMA requirements to retain our Gold Leader Club status. It is due to the hard work and dedication of our Members by which we retain this status. Here are some of the requirements for the Leader Club Program:Continue Reading
