December Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2023
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Thanks to Steve Pokorny for hosting our annual Christmas Party / Club Meeting.
Thanks to Steve Pokorny for hosting our annual Christmas Party / Club Meeting.
You have a sport or scale airplane with a 3- or 4-blade propeller…and you break one, and don’t have a spare, or they are no longer available…
Monthly Meeting location for January-to-March 2024 will be at the Creve Coeur Airport. We are pleased to announce the Spirits of St Louis Radio Control Flying Club is now a FAA- and AMA-recognized FRIA site. Deer season (rifle) is upon us so be cautious about venturing in, or near, the woods. Parts of our current operating documents have become dated and do not accurately reflect how the Club functions. Paul Geders led the effort, working with the Board, to bring the text up-to-date and welcome any feedback prior to finalizing the new documents.
Elections were conducted in October and Spirits Officers for the next year are: Ralph Grant, president, incumbent Dan Morrison, vice -president Wayne Nenninger, treasurer, incumbent
What is a FRIA ? “A FRIA (FAA-Recognized Identification Area) is a defined geographic area where drones can be flown without Remote ID equipment. Both
Back to Home Our runway repairs, led by Dave Brown, began a week before with several individuals helping make the saw cuts. Then, on the
Details ,details , details. After attaching the stacks to the cowl I opened up the “exhaust pies to flow air by drilling them out with
I’m replacing the abs exhaust stacks with printed ones. Trying to get the placement correct. Still looks low. The cowl fits the backplate and the
During the racing days of Warbirds in St. Louis I had a practice racer that I flew constantly doing laps and making left hand turns. It was a modified Jemco fun scale Mustang that was modified with a sheeted wing and had an OS .40 Rear exhaust engine and a Macs Muffler. It was done in the race colors of Leroy Penhalls #81 Reno racer from 1969-70.
Fun Fly was a roaring success! Thanks to all. Online voting for Club Officers is now open. Field closed on 17Sept. Work days 07-08Oct. We need a Field Chairman volunteer for next year.
Awesome weather and awesome people. Thanks to all our volunteers and to our CDs for making this a great event. Our members can now upload
Is a Gyro cheating? Or is it a helpful tool to our flying experience? There are more opinions than options. What’s yours?