Please review the Updated Rules for Stock Electric Warbirds. The next racing event takes place on June 17th and is open to anyone with valid AMA. No trophies…just the satisfaction of winning and bragging rights. Plus, there is always a great lunch as part of the plan. The rules areContinue Reading
Take very good care of your equipment, and look at all details to fly as comfortably as you can by trimming to the point that almost flies itself, …Continue Reading
Maiden Flight at the field after over 30 years. Some Old School RC flyin’ from Jim Grants Fleet. Dad scratch built this Gee Bee from plans back in the early 90’s and it hung un-flown on the ceiling of his shop until yesterday! I went through her earlier this month,Continue Reading
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 Performanceâ€Â (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
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
I needed a bad ass spinner for my Cassult Formula One Racer so the only place to go was of course, Tru-Turn. To my horror, after today, June 30th, 2022 there will no longer be custom order spinners available to us modelers who need them. I’ve been putting these highContinue Reading
How could this happen? It started with Dave Harrington and I going to the Stihl Championship Air Races last September and watching some of the Formula 1 racers. We were laughing about how we wouldn’t fit in one of the full scales so we might as well set them upContinue Reading
Last night at the meeting we shared a few pictures and stories from the Reno Air Races. The mustang I couldn’t remember the name of was Man-O-War. She’s unique and a beauty. She’s rolling out to race in the image above and you can see here sitting on the tarmacContinue Reading
Rich debuted his new airplane at the last meeting which is a Mike Del Ponte designed Quickie 500 named “Revlution”, not to be confused with a Revolution! Rich scored it from Steve Collins and built it to be electric for cruising around. Paul Geders covered it for him in CreamContinue Reading
This past week, our club and the entire modeling community lost a long standing member and friend. Depending on who you ask, John can be described as filling any number of roles. To many he was a loving son, a committed Boyfriend and Husband, a dependable Brother, a comedic Cousin,Continue Reading
News and video from he July Four Star / Warbirds Pylon Racing eventContinue Reading
Anyone who has been a Spirits member for more than a year knows about the infamous “4-Star Forty” by Sig Manufacturing and its functionality as a pylon racing plane in our club. Last year, 4-Star’s were impossible to get thanks to shortages of balsa and other issues. Hence, several ofContinue Reading
Thanks to the efforts of Paul Geders, we have updated the Pylon Racing rules to include the new Uproar Class. I know of at least 4 of these beasts that have been built so we should see some close racing. Depending on how they compete we may toss them inContinue Reading
So your winter project is to get a competition ready Four Star 40 Racer together for this coming 2021 Racing Season and you’ve been online for the last 30 hours scouring the internet for Dilithium Crystals to go in the Warp Core for the powerplant you plan on running? HoldContinue Reading
You only have about 3 weeks left to build your racing machine!!! (Races on May 8th) The Uproar is a great option to get in the game. https://www.towerhobbies.com/product/uproar-v2-.46-gp-ep-arf-47.6/TOWA2040.html If your a super-saver don’t forget to add about $25.00 of accessories and save an additional $25 by adding the MODEL25 couponContinue Reading
If you love Aviation, Speed, Pratt and Whitneys, Merlins, Mustangs, Sea-Furies, Bearcats, and a legacy that has lasted since 1964, click on the icon below and donate anything you can afford. Mention Trent Palmer in your donation message and you will also be entered in an opportunity to win aContinue Reading
The second EDF timetrials took place on September 22, 2020. We had another 9 racers enter the event and Steve Ramonczuk took the title as fastest jet with an average speed of 100.25MPH. Steve inched out Ralph Grant by 2.66 seconds on his 3 laps around the pylons. Fun wasContinue Reading
We had an awesome impromptu turnout for some EDF (Electric Ducted Fan) Jet pylon racing this past Sunday. We had the intention of racing the pylons on Saturday but rain and a strong cross wind ran everyone off. There were about 5 of us standing around talking about how awesomeContinue Reading
Lets face it. All servo testers are little electronic pieces of junk. Until now! At least that is my experience. I’ve probably purchased at least 3 or 4 of them and they ALL die eventually. Jump over to Amazon and they range from $7.00 to $15.00 and they are allContinue Reading
I’ve loved this plane since I first saw Bob Odegaard fly her at Reno in about 2000. Here’s the story….Continue Reading