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Monday at 2:01 AM
Listener Mark Harrison joins us to talk all about brushless camera gimbals, control boards, and multicopters, plus a PSC as usual. Tune in!
Mentions:
Mark’s EastBay RC Blog
RCTimer Gimbal
Arris CM2000 Gimbal
YUN-1 Simple Gimbal
Spidex Gimbal
Anderson Powerpole Sizes And Specs
San Diego Heli Fun-Fly, Fallbrook, CA - May 24-26, 2013
Mid-America Heli Fun-Fly in Grosse Ile, Michigan - May 31-June 2, 2013
RCX Show in Long Beach, CA - June 1 & 2, 2013
XFC in Muncie, IN - June 14-16th, 2013
Warwick...
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Sunday at 3:58 AM
Sit in with Jamie and Diggs discussions on getting into the RC hobby as a new person. We talk about what it means to use brushes on your ESC, simulators and ugly planes.Mentions:Crazy Eight mini TyphoonTackle Box organization --> Pic1 / Pic2RCFlightCast PodcastExtra 300 EPPE-Sky goes 2.4Higher Plane Productions Flight Pass - Great Video!Our best 3 starter planes.Slow Stick Super Cub Easy Star Great Resources onlineRCGroupsWattFlyerRCUniverseHeliFreakYou can probably learn from each...
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Thu May 16, 2013 at 2:38 PM
Chris and James talk about the things you need to know in order to choose the right motor for your electric heli.Mentions:Video of the Week: YouTubePentium ESCs at Don's RCJETI Spin 33 at Hobby-LobbyCastle's new HV 30 ESCScorpion ESCs at Innov8tive DesignsEHBG (Electric Helicopter Beginner's Guide)MSH Protos: Manufacturer site and RC Groups build threadRave 3D: Manufacturer site and RunRyder discussion threadOutrage G5: Manufacturer site and HeliFreak discussion forum
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Mon May 13, 2013 at 2:20 AM
Today's show is all listener questions about power systems for our expert Lucien, including how to power electric retracts, whether to rewind a motor to a different KV, and how to stop a motor from screeching in flight when going from idle to full power. Plus the usual product news and banter.
Mentions:
Daniel's Quadcopter Crash Video
Naza-M V2
Other DJI News From NAB
Darkhorse Headspeed Calculator
San Diego Heli Fun-Fly, Fallbrook, CA - May 24-26, 2013
Mid-America Heli Fun-Fly in Grosse Ile, Michigan...
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Sun May 12, 2013 at 7:27 AM
This week Diggs and Jamie talk to Jim Graham from RCGroups.com all about SEFF 2008. Join in and pretend you were at SEFF. ;)MentionsBest of SEFF video – Martian Anti Gravity machineTrust for the daughters of Darrell Garrison - crash victimWho was involved in crashAndrew Jesky flying the New AJ Slick from 3D hobby shopBest New product winner, The VecJet XTFlightPass and Higher Plane PrductonsHobby Lobby FPV gearNEW Parkzone Corsair in a midair collision at SEFFCorsair Photos...
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Thu May 9, 2013 at 4:10 AM
Chris and James share a listener's tips and tricks on effective training, and James talks more about the Blade 400. Don't miss the video of the week! Mentions:Video of the Week: YouTube or HeliFreak High QualityBlade 400Phoenix Sim
Clearview Sim
HeliSimRC Sim
RealFlight Sim
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Tue May 7, 2013 at 1:10 AM
This week Grandpa Tony joins us as we talk about multirotors, camera gimbals, flybarless units, discus launch gliders, crashing, power systems, new products, and SEFF. And probably some other things I forgot. Tune in!
Mentions:
New Castle Creations 6.5mm Connectors
Photos From The Multirotor Challenge
Wings Across America
Bildo’s Videos From SEFF
Joe Smith Night Flight At SEFF
San Diego Heli Fun-Fly, Fallbrook, CA - May 24-26, 2013
Mid-America Heli Fun-Fly in Grosse Ile, Michigan - May 31-June...
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Sun May 5, 2013 at 5:14 AM
Jamie and Chris interview Dave and Sara from LightFlightRC.com! Learn how they got started, what kinds of products they offer, and what kind of new toys they plan to stock. Mentions:ATTF hats are in the storeChris is selling 3M 4408 foam tape in the store (click Chris' Box link)Multiplex Blizzard (YouTube video)Best Product Award at SEFF: VecJet (RCG review)Plane crash claims SEFF attendees
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Thu May 2, 2013 at 5:34 AM
Join Chris and new host James for the return of InsideHeli! Mentions:Rave 3DBlade 400DragonusWelcome James (Sparx) to the team!
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Mon April 29, 2013 at 1:13 AM
Did you know that fixed-pitch quadcopters can fly inverted? Turns out they can, if they are equipped with the UltraESC. This week we talk to the designer all the way from Germany to learn about this brand new ESC designed specifically for multirotors.
Mentions:
UltraESC Development Thread
UltraESC on the Flyduino Store
Atmel 32U4 Processor Data Sheet
New Battery Technology With 30x The Density Of Lithium Packs
Kontronik Founder Killed In Car Crash
San Diego Heli Fun-Fly, Fallbrook, CA - May 24-26,...