All Things That Fly RC Podcast

This week Daniel prepares to build an acoustic guitar and Lucien takes us through his intro to power systems lecture. If you're new to electric this is a great place to start.

Mentions:

• Lucien’s Electric Power Systems presentation
• How to set up throttle hold for airplanes
• Warwick All Electric Fun Fly in Warwick, NY - June 22nd and 23rd, 2013
• Warbirds Over The Hudson in Haverstraw, NY - July 20th, 2013
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• Watts over Owatonna Flyin, Owatonna, MN - August 2-4 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

This week we get deep into speed flying with Gerry and Marcos, covering everything from pitch vs. headspeed to flybarless systems, turnaround maneuvers, and how to get started. Plus lots of talk about the TDR, the Uvular, and the amazing Banshee.

Mentions:

• RCX Show Coverage
• Los Angeles and Orange County Drone Users Group
• Star Wars Droid Builders
• Balance Charge Cable for the Scorpion Back-up Guard
• Scorpion Precision Tools
• Banshee Helicopters
• TDR Speed Fuselage Project
• Three Dee Velocity fuselage for TDR
• Mikado Uvular Fuselage for Logo 600SE
• XFC in Muncie, IN - June 14-16th, 2013
• Warwick All Electric Fun Fly in Warwick, NY - June 22nd and 23rd, 2013
• Warbirds Over The Hudson in Haverstraw, NY - July 20th, 2013
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• Watts over Owatonna Flyin, Owatonna, MN - August 2-4 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

This week Lucien and Daniel tackle a bunch of listener questions as well as motor naming conventions, plus the return of Dumbest Thing You Did This Week and some multirotor updates.

Mentions:

• New Align Flybarless Units With Built-In Receivers
• Hybrid Car/Quadcopter Project On Kickstarter
• 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 All Electric Fun Fly in Warwick, NY - June 22nd and 23rd, 2013
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

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 All Electric Fun Fly in Warwick, NY - June 22nd and 23rd, 2013
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

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 - May 31-June 2, 2013
• RCX Show in Long Beach, CA - June 1 & 2, 2013
• XFC in Muncie, IN - June 14-16th, 2013
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

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 2, 2013
• RCX Show in Long Beach, CA - June 1 & 2, 2013
• XFC in Muncie, IN - June 14-16th, 2013
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

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, 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
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

Ever wondered about the helicopters used for movie production and industrial applications? This week Lucien and Daniel welcome the owner of Airstar International to talk about high-end gasoline and turbine machines, plus we cover some important Mikado news and a Power Systems Corner question.

Mentions:

• Airstar International
• Mr. Mel’s Complete Electric Governor Setup Video
• Daniel’s Thread About The MKS Servo Problem With VBar 5.3.4
• ABC Article About Drones In Australia
• 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
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

This week we spend an hour with Rich Hanson, the government affairs officer for the AMA, discussing drones, the FAA, pending regulations, and how they will affect our hobby.

Mentions:

• AMA Government Relations Page
• SEFF in Americus, GA - April 22nd-28th, 2013
• 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
• IRCHA, Muncie, IN - July 31-August 4, 2013
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums

Lucien and Daniel cover all the new products and announcements from the Toledo Show as well as a listener question about series and parallel battery configurations.

Mentions:

• RC Groups Toledo Show Photos
• 3D FigureWorks: Print 3D pilot replicas from photos
• Tactic TTX650 Transmitter
• JR XG14E Tray Radio
• QQ Yak 54 ARF 2.6M
• Hangar 9 Cirrus 22
• Desert Aircraft DA250FS
• E-flite Inverza 280
• Yun-1 Camera Gimbal
• SEFF in Americus, GA - April 22nd-28th, 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
• RC Dude Hobbies - Really Cool Radio Control Electric Flight
• Higher Plane Productions
• 3DRCForums