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Welcome to RC Plane Lab, a podcast for anyone who likes RC airplanes! We'll share tips and tricks on how to build models and how to be a better pilot. Visit us at RCPlaneLab.com to sign up for our email list and to ask us questions.

RC Plane Lab


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 7m AVG DURATION
    • 184 EPISODES


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    Ep 184: The Good, the Bad, and the Muddy; From Joe Nall with Lee and Fitz!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 75:55


    2/3rds of the RC Plane Lab crew were able to meet up with 2/3rds of the RC Roundtable crew and record together on the final day of Joe Nall 2025! Tune in for the fun!   **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​    

    Ep 183: FrSky Steve

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 112:29


    Tune in as the guys sit down and chat with Steve Schlesinger from FrSky as we learn about the history of FrSky, how to pronounce it, and some of the cool things Dave's new radio can do.    Link to the Ethos 1.6.2 Simulator for the X20RSS: https://github.com/FrSkyRC/ETHOS-Feedback-Community/releases/download/1.6.2/X20RS-Simulator.exe   **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​  

    Ep 182: New Planes, New Radio, New Trailer!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 59:10


    Tune in as the guys talk about them setting a new record for number of maidens in one day, Dave talks about his new FrSky radio, and Ron talks about what he's done with his new trailer so far...   **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​  

    Ep 181: 2025 Toledo Wrap Up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 86:44


    What sold? What's new? How was racing? Tune in to hear how the 2025 Toledo RC Swap Meet and Expo went for the RC Plane Lab guys!

    Ep 180: RC Planes for Beginners, Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 104:15


    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.    **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​  

    Ep 179: Spring's here. Now what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 71:14


    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.     **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​

    Ep 178: Dan Landis from Boomerang RC Jets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 55:24


    In this episode, we sit down with Dan Landis from Boomerang RC Jets to learn about Dan and to talk about this history of Boomerang and what's in store for their future. For more information, head over to their website: https://www.boomerangrcjets.com/   **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​  

    Ep 177: Planes, Boats, and Automobiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 85:19


    There are lots of new airplanes to talk about this week, along with a boat Ron recently received, planes Dave has reburbished, and a new purchase Ron is excited about!   Head over to https://rcplanelab.com/ep177 to see pictures of the flying wing Dave recently refurbished tat used to be long to Tommy, and the boat Ron finished. 

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 112:07


    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!  For more information, head over to their website: https://toledorcswapmeet.com/   **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​        

    Ep 175: Snow Way!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 67:37


    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!   **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​  

    Ep 174: 2025, Here we Come!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 68:57


    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   **************** Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​

    Ep 173: 2024 Year End Wrap Up, with the Wives!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 112:09


    Happy Holidays from the RC Plane Lab gang! Tune in as the guys reminisce with their wives as 2024 comes to an end.

    Ep 172: Catching Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 58:21


    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. To see a pic of what we're talking about, head over to https://rcplanelab.com/ep172/

    Ep 171: A Stik-y Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 48:14


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

    Ep 170: You Sunk My Sailboat, with Terry Dunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 111:05


    Tune in as 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 an impromptu RC flotilla of fun, where Ron may or may not have sank one of Terry's Sailboats.  Head over to rcplanelab.com/ep170 for pictures from the weekend!   Links from the show: https://rcroundtable.com/ FMS EDF Jet 90mm Super Scorpion V2 PNP Sportix 1.1m BNF Basic with AS3X+ & SAFE Select FMS 64mm EDF F-18 V2 Gray PNP 1s battery discharger  

    Ep 169: Soft Tires, Soft Landings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 72:11


    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 of the week: The Spektrum Soldering Jig https://www.horizonhobby.com/product/spektrum-soldering-jig/SPMX-1009.html

    Ep 168: REPLAY: Halloween Special; Scary RC Airplane Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 59:28


    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 it!

    Ep 167: Oops, Dave did it again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 57:19


    Crashes. Nobody likes them. Tune in to hear about Dave's most recent outing... and other stuff. ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​

    Ep 166: When are airplane markings offensive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 64:15


    Tune in as the guys talk about a failed fly in, some windy flying, and give their answers to the question "When are airplane markings offensive?"   Links: E-Flite 64mm Viper https://www.e-fliterc.com/product/viper-64mm-edf-jet-bnf-basic-with-as3x-and-safe-select/EFL07750.html   ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​

    Ep 165: Ron Crashes, more maidens, and other things...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 69:14


    Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to the last couple of weeks, including more maidens and a crash.

    Ep 164: Illini Jets, AS3X+ installs, maidens, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 112:41


    Tune in as the guys talk about their recent trip to the 2024 Illini Jet Meet at Eli Field, some new airplanes, and a bunch of other stuff. For links and photos of some of what we talk about in this episode, head over to https://rcplanelab.com/ep-164

    Ep 163: Tommy visits another hobby shop, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 87:09


    Tommy finds another hobby shop to visit, this time in Iowa. The guys also talk about their recent activities.

    Ep 162: Dave's Remote ID Module, and other stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 50:32


    Tune in to hear about the new remote id module Dave found on Amazon (the Ruko), and other stuff.

    Ep 161: Many Maidens and the big Spektrum Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 92:33


    Tune in to hear about the numerous recent maidens the guys have had, along with some talk about the newly released Spektrum update

    Ep 160: MB-339 Maiden, Sullivan RC Products Announcement, and Other Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 78:27


    Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to the last couple of weeks, including Ron's MB-339 maiden, an announcement from Sullivan RC products, and lots of other stuff!   https://www.rcplanelab.com/mb-339

    Ep 159: The Basics of Fabric Covering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 69:23


    Since Dave's Brother, Daniel, picked up the Mystery Man airplane from Ron, he's decided to recover it and is using fabric for the first time, so Dave goes over the basics of fabric covering.  

    Ep 158: RC Fest and the Ring of Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 84:02


    Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to recently, including RC Fest and the Ring of Fire!

    Ep 157: Joe Nall 2024 Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 121:25


    The whole RC Plane Lab gang made it to Joe Nall this year! Tune in to hear how it went.    Joe Nall photos: https://rcplanelab.com/joe-nall-2024/

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    EP 156: Let's Talk Swap Meets!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 114:56


    The gang has been to several swap meets lately. Tune in to hear where they've been and what's new in their collection!

    Ep 155: Ron and Reggie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 85:45


    Tune in as Ron catches up with Reggie on what he's been up to in the hobby lately. New planes, hangar rash, and crashes are just a few of the things they talk about.

    Ep 154: Listener Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 104:21


    Tune in as the guys finally get around to answering listener questions.

    Ep 153: What the Torc, Man?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 107:53


    Remote ID is upon us. Tommy buys a plane. Ron has an oopsie. New plane releases... Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to the last couple of weeks. ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​

    Ep 152: Oh Micro Draco, I couldn't resist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 99:37


    Ron buys a plane, Tom names the Beast, swap meets are coming up, and so is Joe Nall! Tune in to hear the guys talk about what's coming up.

    Ep 151: Tommy feels pity for Ron

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 106:03


    Tune in to hear what the guys have been up to for the last couple of weeks. Tommy's been on a roll, Dave's done some stuff, and Ron? Not so much!

    Ep 150: The 150th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 75:13


    After 150 episodes, naming these things gets kinda hard! Tune in as the guys talk about rc airplanes and stuff.

    Ep 149: Strip - Repair - Repeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 71:47


    Sorry for the late release! Tune in as the guys talk about what they've been up to the last couple weeks, and why they were late with this episode. Hint: It's Ron's fault.

    Ep 148: 2024, here we come!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 68:57


    Tune in as the guys talk about how they've started off the year.  An all new listener survey is live! Please fill it out at https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/  Like what we do? Become a Patron! Join our Discord!

    Ep 147: 2023 Wrap up, Featuring our Wives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 121:51


    There's really no topic as we sit down with the wives and loosely talk about our year in review. 

    Ep 146: Shop Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 88:48


    Tune in as the guys talk a little bit about what they've been up to, and then they have a discussion on shop safety. 

    Ep 145: Tommy's Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 87:53


    The gang's all back together! Tune in to hear how Tommy's trip went, and what we've been up to.

    Ep 144: Jet update and other stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 52:27


    Tune in to hear what Ron and Dave have been up to during the last couple weeks.

    Ep 143: Nothing in particular!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 68:03


    Join Ron and Dave as they sit down and talk about some new products, a local fly in, and hear what Ron's exciting news is.

    Ep 142: REPLAY: Halloween Special; Scary RC Airplane Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 59:28


    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 it!

    Ep 141: Flaps and Field Boxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 52:17


    Tune in as Ron and Dave talk about Spektrum's new DX7e, flying with flaps, and what we keep in our field boxes.

    Ep 140: Reno, Remote ID Delay, Crashes, and the Streator Fly In

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 60:45


    Tune in as Ron and Dave discuss the last of the Reno Air Races, the Remote ID delay, a couple small crashes, and the Streator Fly In. 

    Ep 139: Daniel Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 77:04


    Join us as we we sit down and talk with Daniel Taylor, Dave's brother and one of the flyers in our group.    ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com

    Ep138: A Dynamic Balsa trip, and the Illini Jets fly in

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 61:10


    Tune in to hear how Dave's weekend went, and hear about Ron and Reggie's trip to Dynamic Balsa and the Illini Jets fly in. ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com

    Ep 137: AirVenture Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 62:05


    Ron and Reggie made it up to Oshkosh this year for AirVenture. Tune in as they wrap up Oshkosh and talk about a few other things with Dave.  ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​  

    Ep 126: Spektrum SkyID announced, Ron's 2 maidens, and Dave crashes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 77:49


    Tune in this time as Ron and Dave talk about Spektrum's new SkyID module, AMain Hobbies' acquisition of HobbyTown, Ron's maidens, and Dave's crash. ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com Dave@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​

    Ep 135: Ron got a Twimber! Oh... And Reggie's Back... :)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 76:17


    Join us as we sit down and catch up with Reggie! It's been a while since he ha been on, so let's see what he's been up to.   ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​

    Ep 134: Eli Tow, ARF Bashing, and Other Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 58:50


    Tune in as Ron and Dave talk about the Eli Tow event, bashing an ARF into something else, and other things!    ******************* Join our Discord server: https://rcplanelab.com/discord   Take a moment to fill out our listener survey: https://rcplanelab.com/listener-survey/   Support us by becoming a Patron! https://rcplanelab.com/patreon​​​   Or Support us through Paypal https://paypal.me/rcplanelab   Questions, comments? Email: Ron@rcplanelab.com Tom@rcplanelab.com   Text or leave a voicemail: (818) 351-9846   Website: https://rcplanelab.com​​​  

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