You’ve seen a number of my posts on how Autocad Fusion 360 coupled with the Prusa 3D priner has changed my modeling forever. While Additive Manufacturing with a filament 3D printer is an awesome tool, there are still some needs that require the ability to manufacture parts out of aluminum.Continue Reading
Monthly Meeting Minutes for February 9, 2021 By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant: Meeting and Zoom called to order at 7:10 pm. Attendance: 11 members attended the meeting in person and 6 more logged in via ZOOM. Secretary’s report: Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to acceptContinue Reading
President Ralph Grant: Meeting and Zoom called to order at 7:05pm. Attendance: 16 members attended the meeting in person and 5 more logged in via ZOOM. Two new members introduced themselves. Secretary’s report: Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the December meeting minutes as posted onContinue Reading
I recently had someone ask the following question, “If an application calls for a 40 or 60 Amp ESC, if you put a 130 Amp version on there is that OK or will it damage it?” I’m not going to claim that I am an expert on MOSFET Transistors etcContinue 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
There were about a dozen flyers who took to the skies to be the first flyers of 2021. We had about three shifts. An early crew that apparently got there before daybreak (Around 4:30 Navy Time) and left before 9:30, a mid morning crew (Yours Truly) and a late morningContinue Reading
One of the hardest things to do is to manufacture a part that is intended to fit an existing structure, particularly if that structure has compound curves in the X, Y, and Z axis or Three Dimensionally. In this article I’ll show you how I used 3 photographs to identifyContinue Reading
The Ultimate Battery Checker! If your like me, you cannot have enough LIPO battery checkers in your possession. I don’t know what it is about the little buggers but even if I attach them to everything I own, I never seem to have one when it is convenient. Additionally, someContinue Reading
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