Monthly Meeting Minutes for December 8, 2020 By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Zoom and meeting at the church called to order by Ralph Grant at 7:05pm. Attendance:16 members attended the meeting in person and 7 more logged in via ZOOM. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and votedContinue Reading
A video by John Campbell Our own John Campbell was inspired so much by the amazing weather on the 28th, that he fired up his JVC 4K camera and shot the following video. Thanks John! Remember, anyone can contribute content to the site. Just send in some pictures and aContinue Reading
I received the following message from a fellow flyer from Crowthorne, England. Dear Mr. Grant, I hope you do not mind me contacting you. have been looking through the Internet in an effort to find some information as to the model that I own. It is a 1980 model ofContinue Reading
I could listen to that “lumpty lump” idle all day. I finally got a chance to get out to the field and run in the new Saito 33R3 I obtained from Tower Hobbies over the summer. As many of you know, this motor is going to go in my 1/4Continue Reading
We were notified by the St. Louis Area Foodbank and John Bruno that the Spirits donated 340 lbs of food to the local area families in need! This will provide 278 meals to local area families. We should all be proud! It was a pretty dismal day at the ChiliContinue Reading
I rolled through the field the other day to run in my Saito Engine and what to my wondering eyes did appear, a bunch of Christmas Cheer! Apparently the Gizzie Field Elves have been decorating!!! You should roll through and take a look. And Fly!Continue Reading
MERRY CHRISTMAS Give yourself a present and renew your membership today! Monthly Meeting Minutes for December 10, 2019By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant: Meeting called to order at 7:00pm. The president reviewed the items discussed at an officers meeting held December 2, 2019. Explanation of the bank transfer ofContinue Reading
Monthly Meeting Minutes for November 10, 2020By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Zoom and meeting at the church called to order by Ralph Grant at 7:05pm. Attendance:14 members attended the meeting in person and 3 more logged in via ZOOM. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted toContinue Reading
Airplanes, Chili, Helping people in need? What’s not to love? Cook up a batch of Chili and come out to Gizzie Field this weekend and don’t forget to bring some non-perishable food for our food drive. Everyone with an AMA membership and a canned good donation can fly at theContinue Reading
Trick or Treat!Monthly Meeting Minutes for October 13, 2020By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Zoom and meeting at the field called to order by Dave Harrington at 7:05pm. Attendance:17 members attended the meeting in person and 2 more logged in via ZOOM. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded andContinue Reading
Every St. Louis Spirits R/C Flying Club member we know has an insatiable itch for building model airplanes and flying them. It is an itch that must be scratched. Now imagine being a welding student living in Kabba, Kogi, Nigeria. Your a student with the same insatiable itch for flightContinue Reading
Our friends at the Phantom Flyers could use our support. On Saturday, October 10th, from 9:30 – 3:00 they are having an open house with a membership drive and a airplane raffle to raise funds. Rumor has it they have had some recent maintenance costs with their lawn mowing equipmentContinue Reading
Happy Labor Day! The photo above is Brian Aubuchon’s Paraglider which can often be seen at the field right before sunset. Monthly Meeting Minutes for September 8, 2020By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Zoom and meeting at the field called to order at 7:05pm. Attendance:17 members attended the meeting inContinue Reading
Kent Graves has a sailplane for sale if anyone is so inclined. Kent Graves kentg@stockell.com 2.1M Quest sailplane New….never used, Brushless powered electric high performance Asking $165 Weasel Words: As normal, all sales are intended to be between the buyer and seller and the Spirits of Saint Louis R/C clubContinue Reading
Shut up and take my money!!! Chris Hinson and the team are up to it again over at Extreme Flight. they just introduced the new 104″ Extra. This bad boy is designed for a 120ci powerplant so it should be absolutely ballistic. From the Website: https://extremeflightrc.com/104-EXTRA-NG–BlueWhiteSilver-_p_7106.html The latest effort fromContinue Reading
The club could use some new blood! Every organization requires a certain level of participation to operate. We have leaned heavily on a select few individuals for decades and are in desperate need of some new blood! The secretary position is an easy way to roll into the leadership ofContinue Reading