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
On April 26th we had a contingent of youth from two Civil Air Patrol units at Gizzie Field to experience Radio Control flying firsthand. Many thanks to those who handled buddy-box flying and/or spent time educating these future fliers. Thanks to Dave H for coordinating this event.Continue Reading
SAFETY FIRST <> SAFETY ALWAYSRead the sign! Front and Back! It protects You!It protects everyone else at Bob Gizzie Memorial Field!FLY SAFE — BE SAFEContinue Reading
The Spirits have a new Flat-Top Grill. It’s 36″ and should easily handle almost 30 burgers. I see a breakfast fly in our future! Best practices for use are: If you want a quick training session on using it, ask Ralph Grant for help and he will cook a cheeseburgerContinue Reading
Tue, Apr 8, 2025 7pmMeeting called to order at 7:03pm21 Members Present Show and Tell Tell us a little about your project. Stick around after meeting adjourns to elaborate. Secretary’s Report: Stephen Adams Website is looking great, Stephen! The website needs writers to keep it relevant. Send your articles toContinue Reading
Wow, this project is challenging given the lack of manual, photos, and one drawing. Manual was translated from German so the language is awkward and difficult to understand. The Manual was written for v3 of the kit and mine is either v1 or v2 so instructions do not align well.Continue Reading
Pre-bent hardwood was a nice, and welcome, surprise to round the fuselage nose in towards the firewall. I will find out many of mistakes are due to an inadequate manual and lack of photos. As Wayne N says, “Just keep gluing”. For me it starts with “cut it apart and then…”Continue Reading
Waco YMF-5 History The Waco F series is a series of American-built general aviation and military biplane trainers of the 1930s from the Waco Aircraft Company. The Waco ‘F’ series of biplanes supplanted and then replaced the earlier ‘O’ series of 1927/33. The ‘F’ series had an airframe which was smaller and about 450 pounds (200 kg) lighter thanContinue Reading
Yes, I know. There are things messed up but joy is just around the corner. The Spirits website has evolved over many years; and with it, issues pile on top of each other. Ralph Grant can attest to the frustrations with the site; well before my time taking over management.Continue Reading
“The club exists to have a field to fly our airplanes and enjoy fellowship with the like-minded. Everything we do must serve this end.” ~Dan M.Continue Reading
