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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

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Please review the updated Safety Rules that will be presented for acceptance vote at the March 11, 2025 regular club meeting, to be effective March 16, 2025. Membership commenting period has closed and the product of many weeks of discussion and thoughtfulness is ready for adoption. This updated rules setContinue Reading

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The FAA is changing and modernizing the National Airspace System. These modernizations particularly affect small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or sUAS – our model airplanes and us, recreational flyers. They have made certain exceptions for the Spirits of St. Louis RC Flying Club Inc. We now are able to operate under a persistentContinue Reading

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As of 7/1/2020 St. Charles County parks are still open. At the request of the members we have re-opened the Porta-Potty and Pavilion, however members are to use these facilities at their own risk. Currently, masks are not required in St. Charles county although if you are not able toContinue Reading

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Monthly Meeting Minutes for January 14, 2020 By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant: Meeting called to order at 7:02pm. Ralph mentioned that the PayPal system is up and running. Attendance:  17 members attended the meeting and we had one Guest, Mark Tillotson. Secretary’s report: Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made,Continue Reading

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During recent conversations at the field regarding “Puffed LIPO’s”, passionate e-mails from our members regarding dangerous LIPO destruction practices, derelict LIPO batteries being left at the field, high energy crashes leaving LIPO batteries significantly damaged, people making the puncture of batteries with a screwdriver a religious experience, and the impendingContinue Reading