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In this episode Henry Rauhaus joins the crew to discuss the return of the Toledo R/C Swap Meet & Expo and what visitors could expect from the 2025 event. 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 … Read more
In this episode The crew makes the most of the Central Illinois snow with some winter flying, then visits the Rock River Aero Modelers Society swap meet in Wisconsin. 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 … Read more
In this episode The guys start 2025 with several new airplane releases, a few flights, and more than one crash. 2025 starts off with some new plane releases, a few flights, and a few crashes. Tune in to hear how the last couple weeks have gone! Airplane releases: https://tinyurl.com/64mmf18 https://tinyurl.com/80mmf22 https://tinyurl.com/UMXCirrusSR22T Episode 174 Transcript This … Read more
In this episode Crystal and Lori join Ron, Tom, and Dave for the annual wives episode and a relaxed look back at 2024. Happy Holidays from the RC Plane Lab gang! Tune in as the guys reminisce with their wives as 2024 comes to an end. Episode 173 Transcript This transcript has been lightly edited … Read more
In this episode The guys catch up on the previous few weeks and take a look at a listener’s homemade cable for discharging single-cell batteries. 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 … Read more
In this episode The guys recap a recent swap meet and talk about the new airplanes they brought home, including more than one Stik. Tune in as the guys talk about a recent swap meet and some new airplanes… Hint: There may be some Stiks involved. 🙂 Episode 171 Transcript This transcript has been lightly … Read more
In this episode Terry Dunn joins the guys to talk about Ron’s Wisconsin indoor fly-in trip and an RC flotilla where one of Terry’s sailboats ended up underwater. Tune in a the guys have a chat with Terry Dunn (from the RC Roundtable podcast) about Ron’s recent trip to Wisconsin for an indoor fly-in and … Read more
In this episode Dave and Tom test E-flite’s new air-filled tires and share what they think, while the Spektrum soldering jig takes the Tool of the Week spot. Dave and Tommy have given the new air filled tires from E-flite a try. Tune in to hear what they think about them, and lots more! Tool … Read more
In this episode The guys replay their first Halloween special and revisit scary RC airplane stories, close calls, crashes, and lessons learned at the field. We hope you enjoy our replay of our first Halloween episode! This one was fun to make, so we hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording … Read more
In this episode Dave has another rough day at the field, so the guys talk through his latest crash and what happened. Crashes. Nobody likes them. Tune in to hear about Dave’s most recent outing… and other stuff. Episode 167 Transcript This transcript has been lightly edited for readability. Timestamps are retained. Read the full … Read more