In this episode Ron and Tom ramble on quite a bit in this episode, but mostly they cover Tom’s recent purchase of an Ajusto-Jig (because he wants to be just like Ron!), Ron’s Duellist wing repair (not very pretty), what to expect at a fly in, and what a spotter does. Episode 33 Transcript This … Read more
In Episode 33, Tom chooses a Drill Index for the Tool of the Week.
In this episode In this episode, Ron talks about how he broke the wing of the Duellist he’s building. Ron and Tom also cover 3D Printers, and how to setup your glow and gas fuel tanks. Episode 32 Transcript This transcript has been lightly edited for readability. Timestamps are retained. Read the full transcript [0:00] … Read more
Tom picked the Midwest Products Hobby and Craft Square for this week’s tool of the week. If you don’t have a wing jig, it can help make sure you are assembling your ribs square to the plans and can help if you’re building a square fuselage. It also has handy gauges to easily and quickly … Read more
In this episode Oh, the bees! In this episode of the RC Plane Lab podcast, Ron and Tom talk about their latest trip to the field, and the overwhelming number of sweat bees they had to contend with. They also talk about what it takes to teach someone how to fly RC airplanes, and Tom’s … Read more
Tom chose a Dremel for this week’s tool of the week, and boy was that a good choice. Dremel’s come in handy all over the house, not just while building RC airplanes!
In this episode This episode covers a lot of topics. Starting on the Duellist project, different types of wood to use when building airplanes, listener questions, to us rambling on about other things. Oh, and the Trash Can Telemaster is not finished. Please help us by filling out our listener survey at https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/. The more … Read more
Tom and Ron couldn’t agree on the tool of the week for Episode 30, so they each picked their own. Ron’s tool of the week is the tool magnetizer / demagnetizer. It is an extremely handy tool that will magnetize or demagnetize your screw drivers, needle nose pliers, and a lot of other things. Ron’s … Read more
In this episode We’re excited to have our first guest, Reggie Washington, join us in studio! Reggie is a good friend of Ron and Tom’s and he has been flying RC airplanes for around 8 years. Join us to learn a little more about him and hear some funny stories. Episode 29 Transcript This transcript … Read more
Our first guest, Reggie Washington, picked this week’s tool of the week, the Great Planes C.G. Machine. It’s a great tool for checking the center of gravity on your airplane, which is an extremely important step in getting an airplane setup correctly for flying.. Great Planes CG Machine