Your RC Airplane
Journey Starts Here
Practical RC airplane guides, real-world build projects, and a welcoming community for pilots at every skill level.
Where Would You Like to Start?
Choose the path that best matches what you are working on today.
New to RC?
Start with the essentials: choosing a first airplane, understanding the equipment, and preparing for your first flight.
Learn & Troubleshoot
Browse practical guides covering radios, batteries, motors, setup, safety, repairs, and common flying problems.
Follow a Project
See complete RC airplane builds and repairs, including the decisions, mistakes, and fixes along the way.
Latest from the Podcast
New releases, projects, interviews, flying stories, and everything happening around the hobby.
EP 216: Tom’s Home for One Episode—and Ron Bought a Nitro Plane?!
Tom returns to the studio, Ron visits Illini Jets and Dynamic Balsa, and a mystery vintage nitro airplane comes home.
EP 215: Night Flying, A Found Yak, and DIY Light Switches
Ron revives a forgotten Carbon-Z Yak while Dave finishes his Beaver and tackles night-flying light controls.
EP 214: Old Beavers, Ironic Howls, and Wing Loading
New RC airplane releases, the basics of wing loading, and Dave’s $50 swap-meet Beaver restoration.
Shop RC Plane Lab
Our airplane products and logo merchandise live in two purpose-built stores.
RC Plane Kits
Shop the RC Plane Lab short kit available now, with more airplane products planned for the future.
Apparel & Merch
Find shirts, clothing, and other merchandise featuring the RC Plane Lab logo in our separate apparel store.
Join the Community
Ask questions, share your projects, learn with other pilots, and become part of the RC Plane Lab community.