In this update, Ron talks about creating easy foamy airplanes, and 3d printing wing ribs. Tom gives a quick update on the
Horten project with a few words about the upcoming Duellist project.

In this episode, Ron and Tom talk about Tom’s favorite subject: Nitro airplane engines! In the first installment of
this episode, your hosts explain the difference between two- and four-strokes, glow plugs, tuning, and
more. Get a better understanding of the heart of your airplane by listening to Tom talk about what’s
close to his heart!

Ron and Tom don’t miss a beat in the second part of the Nitro engine episode. They talk about what’s in
your model engine fuel, breaking in a new or rebuilt engine, proper care and storage of your model
engines, and some of the tools required to maintain them.

In this episode, Ron and Tom give some updates on what they’ve been working on this week, but they get off on a tangent and talk about some of the RC projects Tom hasn’t finished and some of the planes he’s crashed. 

In this short episode, Tom describes how he makes balsa wing sheeting for covering large wings. To follow along with a photo gallery, visit https://rcplanelab.com/wing-sheeting/.

Receivers, receivers, receivers! What are these mysterious electronic boxes we put in our airplanes? In this episode, Ron and Tom demystify receivers and discuss what they do, how to bind them, and why it’s a good idea to bind more than once!

In this short episode of the RC Plane Lab Podcast, Ron and Tom give updates on what they have accomplished this week in the hobby. Tom gives a quick overview of how to edge glue balsa sheets to make them wide enough to sheet a wing.

In this episode, Ron and Tom explain some of the more complex features of modern transmitters!  From end point adjustments to exponential travel, today’s transmitters offer a large assortment of functions. There’s more to your radio than just sending signals to your airplane!

Listen below, or in your favorite podcast app!

Episode 5, Pre-Flight Checks is live now! Click here to go to the show page and get our free downloadable preflight checklist and listen, or check us out on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode short, Ron and Tom talk about what they’ve been up to in their first week of the lockdown. They also respond to feedback from a listener about their last episode.