The RC Plane Lab Podcast

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Welcome to the home of the RC Plane Lab podcast. Hosts Ron Hull, Tom Dale, and Dave Taylor have decades of combined experience in flying RC airplanes, building balsa models, and even building the occasional foam airplane. They all enjoy sharing their love of the hobby.

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Ep 169: Soft Tires, Soft Landings

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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

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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!

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Crashes. Nobody likes them. Tune in to hear about Dave’s most recent outing… and other stuff.

Ep 166: When are airplane markings offensive?

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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

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

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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!

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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. Links and photos below!

New Airplanes we talked about in this episode:

Minimum RC Savannah Jet

Seagull 70″ P-47 BUBBLE TOP TARHEEL HAL from Legend Hobby

FMS EDF Jet 90mm Avanti PNP 18th Anniversary Edition

Freewing Zeus 90mm 8S EDF Sport Jet – PNP

Freewing F-16 V2 High Performance 90mm EDF Jet – PNP

Freewing JAS-39 Gripen Grey 80mm EDF Jet – PNP

Extra 330 SC 3D 1.3m BNF Basic with AS3X and SAFE Select

Photos from the 2024 Illini Jets fly in, and our trip to Eli Field the following weekend (click the pictures to make them full sized):

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

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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

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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

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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

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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!