RC Plane Lab
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. You can also text us or leave us a voicemail at 818-351-9846.
Episodes

Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
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!
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Friday Jan 10, 2025
Friday Jan 10, 2025
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
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Friday Dec 27, 2024
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Happy Holidays from the RC Plane Lab gang! Tune in as the guys reminisce with their wives as 2024 comes to an end.

Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
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/

Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Tune in as the guys talk about a recent swap meet and some new airplanes... Hint: There may be some Stiks involved. :)

Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
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

Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
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

Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
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!

Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Crashes. Nobody likes them. Tune in to hear about Dave's most recent outing... and other stuff.
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Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
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
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