In this episode of the RC Plane Lab Podcast, Ron and Tom discuss the ins and outs of the rc airplane electric motor, electronic speed controllers (or esc), and how to choose an electric power system for your airplane. Click here to go to the electric motor page.

In this episode of the RC Plane Lab Podcast, Ron and Tom talk about the basics of flying an rc airplane, answer some more listener questions, and talk about a problem Tom had at the flying field. 

In this episode of the RC Plane Lab podcast, Tom and Ron cover how to store your rc airplanes, Ron talks about his battery charging curse, and they answer some listener questions.

Ron and Tom discuss what keeps them coming back to the hobby, and discuss some things they don’t like that’s happened recently, and they ramble on about lots of other stuff too.

What should you look for in an intermediate RC airplane? We’ve already covered RC Airplanes for Beginners, and now that you’ve mastered your beginner RC airplane, it’s time to move on to your second RC airplane. Ron and Tom talk about what their second airplanes were, and what to consider when looking for and buying an intermediate RC plane. 

What does it take to rebuild a nitro airplane engine? In this episode of the RC Plane Lab Podcast, you’ll hear Ron and Tom discuss how simple rebuilding these engines can be, and what steps to take if you have a nitro rc engine that needs rebuilt. 

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/.