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September 2022 – Nomination of Club Officers We are accepting nominations for the following Club Officers:  OFFICER ROLE CURRENT INCUMBENT YOUR NOMINATION PRESIDENT RALPH GRANT   VICE PRESIDENT DAVE HARRINGTON   SECRETARY ROBERT WILSON   TREASURER WAYNE NENNINGER   There may be Chairman positions open after the election if youContinue Reading

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Monday 26Sep brought four pilots, five planes, and one lone boat together at a large pond near Steve Pokorny’s place. It was a great time for flyers and spectators alike; so grab a Timber (mine arrived on Wednesday) and join us next time! The pizza, shrimp and beers (after theContinue Reading

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A minor modification to the racing rules…. ENGINE TYPE: A .40 to .46 cu. in. two-stroke ringed or non-ringed engine is required. “High Performance” (i.e. Nelson, Jett, etc.) engines will NOT be allowed. No tuned mufflers (with internal pipe) like Nelson, Jett, Super Tiger, etc. allowed. You are allowed to remove the conicalContinue Reading

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National Model Aviation Day was celebrated in style at the Spirits of St. Louis RC club in St. Charles County Missouri. More than 25 members enjoyed the day flying, sharing stories, while club president Ralph Grant cooked up the burgers and dogs. The weather cooperated and we had a fewContinue Reading

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Thanks to Paul Geders for pulling these items together. Racing rules can now be accessed from the Menu under Documents. Direct link provided: Revised Four Star 40 and Uproar Rules Additional resources are now available under the Interesting Reads – Interesting Things menu (midway down the Home Page). Direct linksContinue Reading

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I had the opportunity to travel to Germany for business and planned a side excursion to London.  My wife flew directly to England while I worked in Cologne and then we were going to meet up for five days of vacation. Well, things did not go as planned.  Within 3Continue Reading

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Airshow Glory I was able to attend the St. Louis Airshow Saturday June 11th. I have a friend by the name of Bevin Shively who owns the Diamond D20 Katana in the photo in front of “Doc” B-29.  Bevin and my brother Bob go all the way back to OzarkContinue Reading

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At our April Club Meeting, Ralph Grant mentioned Stephen Adams, li’l ole me, was taking a more active role with the Spirits website. I am no expert but currently building a new Home Page which will debut soon. This is YOUR website so it needs content from our members: picturesContinue Reading

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Club swap meets are best when you bring home a P-47 and park it on an awesome quilt; er, ramp. Perhaps, Rich has a creative hobby most are not aware of. 😉 We look forward to seeing it fly very soon.Continue Reading

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Hope everyone is staying inside, safe and warm today. In this installment I intend to answer a few questions raised at club meetings and point out remaining details. There is some polishing to do in the spring but the hard part is done and I am looking forward to usingContinue Reading