Pylon Racing On September 20th – Round 5
CD still needed for Round 5 of Four Star 40, Uproar and Electric Warbird Pylon Racing on Saturday September 20th. The field is open at 9am for trimming and practice, racing starts at 10am. Make your plans to join us for some good-natured racing. We have a great deal ofContinue Reading
Pylon Racing – Round 4 Results
The weather was HOT, the Pylon Racing was Hotter! A special thank you to the volunteers! It was a tough day to be sitting out in the sun but they powered through. We had some super tight racing with several ties. If it wasn’t like flying on the surface ofContinue Reading
Pylon Racing on July 19th – Round 3 Results
Dan Morrison was CD for the third round of Four Star 40, Uproar and Stock Electric Warbird Pylon Racing on Saturday July 19th. Special thanks go to our volunteers for helping make the day a success! The weather threatened, it even sprinkled a few times, but in the end, theContinue Reading
Biplanes over Bonhomme Island
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
Pylon Racing on June 14th (rainout) – Round 2, rescheduled for June 21st
Paul Geders will CD Round 2 of Four Star 40, Uproar and Electric Warbird Pylon Racing on Saturday June 14th. The field is open at 9am for trimming and practice, racing starts at 10am. Make your plans to join us for some good-natured racing. We have a great deal ofContinue Reading
June 7 Swap Meet and Fly-In
Bring your extra stuff to the field along with something to fly Saturday June 7 9am-2pm Bring all those kits, supplies, rarely enjoyed toys and anything else you think someone else might find valuable that’s been sitting in the corner of your shop for a while to trade for somethingContinue Reading
Whirlybird Classic Photo Gallery
The Whirly Birds Classic at Spirits of St. Louis R/C Flying Club
Join us My 15-18 for this amazing helicopter event at The Spirits of St Louis RC Flying Club Continue Reading
Pylon Racing on May 10th – Round 1 Results
Dave Harrington did a terrific job as CD for the opening round of Four Star 40, Uproar and Stock Electric Warbird Pylon Racing on Saturday May 10th. Thanks to everyone who helped to make the day a success! Dave and Terry had the field in tip top shape and theContinue Reading
Civil Air Patrol onsite
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
Six Round 2025 Pylon Champions Series
Let the racing begin! Spirits of St Louis RC has its own brand of pylon racing that is designed to encourage entry-level and experienced sport pilots alike to race with a common sport plane and spec’d power combinations. Its a low-pressure racing atmosphere and when the racing is over theContinue Reading
“Indoor Fun Fly II” Feb 20th 5:30p-9p (Thursday night)
Our Second Winter Indoor Fun Fly will be another stand alone event (no regular meeting). As in December, this will be just 4 hours of flying fun in the large gym at Francis Howell’s Saeger Middle School in Cottleville, MO. More details below… The Indoor Fun Fly II will onceContinue Reading
Indoor Fun Fly Dec 18th Video
Our Fourth Winter Indoor Fun Fly took place at Francis Howell’s Saeger Middle School in Cottleville, MO. Check out the video below to see highlights…Continue Reading
Oct 5th Pylon Races UPDATED
Our last race of the year was another success. What a beautiful day…a little cross-wind…but we got through it! My first thoughts go to our workers. Without them the rest of us would not have the fun we have. Hats off to Kevin Mayden and Chris Webb our pylon cutContinue Reading
Sept 21 Pylon Races
Race results and reflections We had a pretty solid turnout for this month’s pylon races. 14 planes, 3 classes and 10 different pilots competed with terrific weather in what turned out to be a pretty competitive event. I want to thank the many members who turned out to watch andContinue Reading