RC Plane Lab

Ep 216: Tom’s Home for One Episode—and Ron Bought a Nitro Plane?!

Tom is home and back in the studio with Ron and Dave—but only for this episode during his brief visit. Tom’s wife, Lori, is also there and briefly joins the conversation

Ep 215: Night Flying, A Found Yak, and DIY Light Switches

Ron and Dave catch up after a busy stretch and dive into a surprisingly full evening of RC activity. Ron rediscovers a long‑forgotten Carbon‑Z Yak in his basement and giv

Ep 214: Old Beavers, Ironic Howls, and Wing Loading

Ron and Dave return after a summer break to talk flying, family updates, and shop projects. They highlight five new or reissued RC airplanes and touch on the science of w

Ep 213: New OV‑10, Rock Crawlers, Fly‑In Recap, and Our RC‑Ready Rigs

Ron, Tom, and Dave cover extreme summer weather, camping with RC rock crawlers, a new UMX‑sized OV‑10 release, their local club fly‑in recap, and a deep dive into how eac

Ep 212: Switches, Knobs & Chaos: How We Actually Set Up Our Radios

The guys are back together — sort of — and this week they dive into one of the most common listener questions: How should you assign switches on your radio? After some cl

Ep 211: Tom Returns (Remotely), Crashes, Cap Builds, and Field Adventures

Tom makes a surprise remote return to the show from his extended deployment in the U.S. Southwest desert. The guys catch up on flying, mishaps, new airplanes, swap meets,

EP 210: A Trailer, a Charger, and a Great Day Flying

A couple of new releases hit the RC scene, and a day at the field turns into a mix of flying, tinkering, and trailer‑powered success. With a few maiden flights, some quic

Ep 209: The Beginner’s Lounge, Trailer Upgrades, and the RACores Yak‑55 Assembly

In this episode we talk about the sudden closure of WACO Aircraft Company and what it means for full‑scale aviation fans. Ron goes over the latest trailer upgrades, inclu

Ep 208: 2026 Toledo Wrap up, with Daniel and Reggie

Tune in to hear how the 2026 Toledo RC Swap Meet and Expo went for the guys!

Ep 207: From Trash to Treasure, New Releases, and Swap‑Meet Fun

In this episode, Dave kicks things off with the story behind his April Model Aviation article, “From Trash to Treasure,” and finally shares the full tale behind the proje

Ep 206: Inside the 2026 Toledo R/C Swap Meet & Expo with Hank Rauhaus

In this episode, we sit down once again with Hank Rauhaus, the man behind the Toledo R/C Swap Meet & Expo, to get an inside look at what’s new for 2026. Hank shares how t

Ep 205: Farewells, Finds, and a Free BF‑109

A bittersweet week in the RC world as we announce the BF‑109 kit winner, talk through the closing of Grayson Hobby after two decades, and recap the Fox Valley Aero swap m

Ep 204: What’s in our Hangar?

This week we remind listeners that Electro‑Streak short kits are back on the bench and available now. We take a quick look at Banana Hobby’s X‑Fly new 4‑channel business

EP 203 - What the Fish??

Happy New Year! Tune in as we talk ElectroStreak kits, the BF109 giveaway, FCC rule changes, new plane releases, RRAMS (Beloit, WI) swap meet finds (a flying fish!?!?), B

Ep 202: The 13th Squadron with Jack and Steve Niezgoda

Ron & Dave chat with Jack and Steve Niezgoda from the 13th Squadron about squadron life, RC aviation, and building passion that lasts. 🎁 Plus—we’re giving away a 13th Sq

Ep 201: 2025 End of Year Wrap-Up, with the Wives!

Tune in to hear our annual Wive's Episode!  Here's to a wonderful 2026! 

Ep 200: Listener Questions and Other Stuff

Tune in as Ron and Dave answer listener questions and talk about some things that are coming up.   E-Flite Gee Bee 1.0m: https://www.horizonhobby.com/e-flite-gee-bee-r-

Ep 199: Swap Meets and Stuff

Tune in as Dave's brother, Daniel, joins us as we talk about a couple recent swap meets, and other stuff.

Ep 198: Winter Plans

Tune in to hear what the guys have planned for the winter, and some other stuff, too!

Ep 197: REPLAY: Halloween Special; Scary RC Airplane Stories

It's hard to believe it's already Halloween again! We hope you enjoy this replay of our first Halloween episode from 5 years ago! This one was fun to make, so we hope you