Ron and Tom take a deep dive into air screws, also known as propellers! This will hopefully answer any questions you have ever had about those spinning things on your airplane that make it move. Settle in, this is a long one!
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Ep 37: New Forums! Bending Landing Gear Wire, a Good Book to Read, and Fusion 360 Software
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The guys talk about the book “Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying”, which is a book that Ron read when he was learning how to fly. They also discuss how to bend landing gear wire, and the new changes to the Fusion 360 software used for 3D Printing.
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Ep 36: We’re on Patreon! Ron built a third Duellist Wing, Vacuum Bagging the Wing, UMX Airplanes, and Listener Questions
Ron built a third Duellist wing in the hopes of third time’s a charm, and it seemed to have worked out well. He talks a little bit about how the vacuum bagging went, and covers some other things about the build.
The guys talk a little bit about UMX planes and they discuss flying them with and without AS3X. Tom thinks AS3x is cheating.
They have a few listener questions to answer, and talk about a great tip for removing CA glue.
Warped Wings, Retracts, and Listener Mail
In this episode of the RC Plane Lab podcast, Ron and Tom discuss how to straighten a warped balsa wing while it’s still in the bones, or hasn’t been sheeted yet. They also discuss the different types of retracts used in model aeronautics, and respond to some listener mail.
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Here are the pics of the retracts we said we’d put on the website.
We bought a friggin laser! What’s the AMA? And gas vs glow.
Ron and Tom bought a CO2 laser cutter! Tom explains why it’s advantageous to be an AMA member, and they discuss the pros an cons of gas vs glow.Â
Tom buys an Ajusto-Jig, Ron fixes the Duellist wing, What to expect at a Fly-In, and what a spotter does.
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.Â
Breaking the Duellist, 3D Printers, and Fuel Tank setup
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.Â
Bees, Buddy Boxes, and Biplanes
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 fascination with biplanes.
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Starting the Duellist, Telemaster problems, Types of wood for building, and Listener Questions
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.
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Our First Guest, Reggie Washington
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.Â