RC Plane Lab

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​​​    

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​​​  

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​​​  

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!

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​​​  

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​​​

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​​​  

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. 

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​​​        

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​​​  

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​​​

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

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/

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

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  

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

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!

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​​​

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​​​

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.  

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

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/

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

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.

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

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​​​

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.

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!

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

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.

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!

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

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. 

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

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

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.

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!

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

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. 

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

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

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​​​  

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​​​

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​​​

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​​​