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RC Plane Lab is the podcast, guide, and community for RC airplane enthusiasts of all skill levels — from your very first trainer to giant scale warbirds.

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Welcome to RC Plane Lab

Whether you're trying to figure out what plane to buy first, looking for help choosing the right motor and battery setup, or just want to geek out about RC aviation with people who love it as much as you do — you've found the right place. Ron, Tom, Dave, and the RC Plane Lab crew have been flying, building, and talking about RC airplanes for years, and we're here to help you do the same.

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New episodes every two weeks covering new releases, build projects, interviews, and everything happening in the RC world.

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Beginner Guides

Never flown before? We cover everything — choosing your first plane, understanding batteries, FAA registration, finding a club, and more.

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Build Logs

Follow along as Ron, Tom, Dave, and friends document their builds and repairs from start to finish — mistakes, fixes, and all.

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A classic design brought back to life. Laser-cut parts, detailed plans, and limited supply. Built by the RC Plane Lab community, for the RC Plane Lab community.

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Ep 180: RC Planes for Beginners, Revisited

Tune in as the guys revisit one of their beginning episodes covering RC Planes for Beginners. A bit of a warning: This episode goes back to basics, covering terms and topics that are familiar to those of us that are not starting out in the hobby. They talk about what to look for as a first airplane, and give their picks on what a good model would be. They also delve a bit into Lipo batteries, covering the proper care and storage of them. 

Ep 179: Spring’s here. Now what?

It may not really feel like it for those of us in the mid-west, but Spring is finally here! Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to and what we have coming up.

Ep 176: Henry Rauhaus from the Toledo R/C Swap Meet & Expo

Mark your calendars for April 4 & 5, 2025 and head over to Toledo, OH for one of the biggest swap meets in the country! 

In today’s episode, we sit down and talk with Henry Rauhaus, the face of the Toledo R/C Swap Meet & Expo. Tune in to hear all about the resurgence of the show in Toledo and what we can all expect this year!

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https://toledorcswapmeet.com/

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Ep 175: Snow Way!

We got some snow here in Central Illinois, and decided to make the best of it by doing some snow flying. We also made it to the Rock River Aero Modelers Society swap meet in Janesville, WI. Tune in to hear how it all went!
 

Ep 172: Catching Up

Tune in as the guys catch up with each other on what’s been going on the last couple of weeks.

After one of the last episodes, Fred, one of our listeners reached out to us about a 1s battery discharging cable that he had made. Here’s the picture he sent in.

Ep 171: A Stik-y Episode!

Tune in as the guys talk about a recent swap meet and some new airplanes… Hint: There may be some Stiks involved. 🙂