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Ep 175: Snow Way!

2025-01-2501:07:37

We got some snow here in Central Illinois, and decided to make the best of it by doing some snow flying. We also made it to the Rock River Aero Modelers Society swap meet in Janesville, WI. Tune in to hear how it all went! **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/ Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846 Website: https://rcplanelab.com

Ep 174: 2025, Here we Come!

2025-01-1101:10:03

2025 starts off with some new plane releases, a few flights, and a few crashes. Tune in to hear how the last couple weeks have gone! Airplane releases: https://tinyurl.com/64mmf18 https://tinyurl.com/80mmf22 https://tinyurl.com/UMXCirrusSR22T **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/ Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846 Website: https://rcplanelab.com

Ep 173: 2024 Year End Wrap Up, with the Wives!

2024-12-2801:55:22

Happy Holidays from the RC Plane Lab gang! Tune in as the guys reminisce with their wives as 2024 comes to an end.

Ep 172: Catching Up

2024-12-1401:00:14

Tune in as the guys catch up with each other on what's been going on the last couple of weeks. After one of the last episodes, Fred, one of our listeners reached out to us about a 1s battery discharging cable that he had made. To see a pic of what we're talking about, head over to https://rcplanelab.com/ep172/

Ep 171: A Stik-y Episode!

2024-11-3050:20

Tune in as the guys talk about a recent swap meet and some new airplanes... Hint: There may be some Stiks involved. :)

Ep 170: You Sunk My Sailboat, with Terry Dunn

2024-11-1601:53:39

Tune in as the guys have a chat with Terry Dunn (from the RC Roundtable podcast) about Ron's recent trip to Wisconsin for an indoor fly-in and an impromptu RC flotilla of fun, where Ron may or may not have sank one of Terry's Sailboats. Head over to rcplanelab.com/ep170 for pictures from the weekend! Links from the show: https://rcroundtable.com/ FMS EDF Jet 90mm Super Scorpion V2 PNP Sportix 1.1m BNF Basic with AS3X+ & SAFE Select FMS 64mm EDF F-18 V2 Gray PNP 1s battery discharger

Ep 169: Soft Tires, Soft Landings

2024-11-0201:13:03

Dave and Tommy have given the new air filled tires from E-flite a try. Tune in to hear what they think about them, and lots more! Tool of the week: The Spektrum Soldering Jig https://www.horizonhobby.com/product/spektrum-soldering-jig/SPMX-1009.html

Ep 168: REPLAY: Halloween Special; Scary RC Airplane Stories

2024-10-3101:00:04

We hope you enjoy our replay of our first Halloween episode! This one was fun to make, so we hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording it!

Ep 167: Oops, Dave did it again!

2024-10-1959:56

Crashes. Nobody likes them. Tune in to hear about Dave's most recent outing... and other stuff. ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/ Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846 Website: https://rcplanelab.com

Ep 166: When are airplane markings offensive?

2024-10-0501:05:52

Tune in as the guys talk about a failed fly in, some windy flying, and give their answers to the question "When are airplane markings offensive?" Links: E-Flite 64mm Viper https://www.e-fliterc.com/product/viper-64mm-edf-jet-bnf-basic-with-as3x-and-safe-select/EFL07750.html ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/ Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846 Website: https://rcplanelab.com

Ep 165: Ron Crashes, more maidens, and other things...

2024-09-2153:18

Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to the last couple of weeks, including more maidens and a crash.

Ep 164: Illini Jets, AS3X+ installs, maidens, and more!

2024-09-0701:52:41

Tune in as the guys talk about their recent trip to the 2024 Illini Jet Meet at Eli Field, some new airplanes, and a bunch of other stuff. For links and photos of some of what we talk about in this episode, head over to https://rcplanelab.com/ep-164

Ep 163: Tommy visits another hobby shop, and more!

2024-08-2401:27:09

Tommy finds another hobby shop to visit, this time in Iowa. The guys also talk about their recent activities.

Ep 162: Dave's Remote ID Module, and other stuff

2024-08-1051:15

Tune in to hear about the new remote id module Dave found on Amazon (the Ruko), and other stuff.

Ep 161: Many Maidens and the big Spektrum Update

2024-07-2701:35:27

Tune in to hear about the numerous recent maidens the guys have had, along with some talk about the newly released Spektrum update

Ep 160: MB-339 Maiden, Sullivan RC Products Announcement, and Other Stuff

2024-07-1301:18:27

Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to the last couple of weeks, including Ron's MB-339 maiden, an announcement from Sullivan RC products, and lots of other stuff! https://www.rcplanelab.com/mb-339

Ep 159: The Basics of Fabric Covering

2024-06-2901:11:37

Since Dave's Brother, Daniel, picked up the Mystery Man airplane from Ron, he's decided to recover it and is using fabric for the first time, so Dave goes over the basics of fabric covering.