Admittedly, it’s been too long since I posted an update. Partly because life got in the way. Second, progress was slow with wiring and the like (not very exciting work to photograph), third, I got stuck in a few areas and had to do some re-work. The N struts wereContinue Reading
Held at Serra’s Pizzeria, Maryland Hts, MO, call to order 7pm. Secretary’s Report: Stephen Adams, <not present> Approved Minutes from Oct mtg Show and Tell – Intros only at this time, then discussion after Adjournment. Dan Morrison – Arrows Avanti 50mm EDF, a solid candidate for Pylon Racing ClassContinue Reading
Meeting at Bob Gizzie Memorial Field, meeting called to order @ 6:57pm Secretary’s Report Stephen Adams Minutes from Sep mtg. approved Voice vote to confirm BoD nomination/voting process fix approved. It was recommended that Bart Asher be nominated for VP, he was not present to accept, Dan M will contactContinue Reading
Tue, Aug 12, 2025 Spirits RC Flying Club Meeting at Bob Gizzie Memorial Field, meeting called to order @ 7pm President’s Message Meeting decorum or just go informal? Overwhelmingly, a formal meeting is desired by membership. – Please come to our meetings, but while meeting is in order,Continue Reading
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
