Sometimes we don't know what lands our life will take us to, but often our aeromodelling follows. Phil Spence is our special guest this week and boy has he traveled a lot! Claiming to be one of the first aeromodellers to fly on Christmas Island, Phil has lead an interesting life, and now in retirement, has thrown himself full bore into flying pattern aerobatics. So much so he doesn't mind jumping in his car and travelling great distances to compete at an event. An avid aeromodeller that has led a very interesting and fulfilling life with plenty more to come.

For the final episode of the Flat Out RC podcast for 2021 we announce the top ten listened to podcasts for the the year and Frazer Briggs returns to share more stories from his travels. From his "Achtung Spitfire" story in Germany to sneaking in a few beers at the flying field in India, Frazer's stories are guaranteed to get you laughing.

Our first guest from the centre of Australia is joining us on this weeks podcast. Dave Goodes lives in Alice Spring and holds the mantle as one of the leaders in the turbine jet scene in the Northern Territory. A career Air Traffic Controller, Dave has moved around for his job but model planes have always followed him. We discuss the flying scene in Alice Springs and his ever expanding hangar of turbine jets. A committed aviator Dave is a great guy that enjoys helping others in their turbine jet journey.

When you venture into the realm of large scale model aircraft you have probably contemplated investing in a trailer. This week Marco Forte from Forte Trailers joins us to discuss trailers for model plane transportation. We talk about what to consider and share some of our own experiences owning trailers. It also happens that Marco flies model planes and has a penchant for turbine jets so we catch up with his model flying activity as well.

When you look at the history of RC heli flying in Australia, Rob Barbuto's name will show up. Rob joins us to talk about his history in model flying from starting out in heli's, world championship trips to his fixed wing flying. You could say Rob has done it all in model flying, but now is happy to join in the IMAC aerobatic movement here in Australia.

Heli's to prop planes to turbine jets to full size flying, Michael Timms is committed to aviation. Starting as a self taught RC pilot and progressing to instructor level, Michael's aeromodelling story is a very entertaining one. You will hear about his collection of RC heli's and RC gear and have a few laughs along the way.

Scott Kay, our first guest from Tasmania, joins us to talk about his aeromodelling experiences. Scott is one of Australia's top F3A aerobatics pilot who not only has represented Australia at world championship level, but also is the main man coordinating pattern competitions in his home state of Tasmania. Not only do we discuss Scott's flying activity, but touch on the flying scene in Tasmania and what it is like to be a fly in, fly out worker in the mines and still being able to get out for a fly.

We are chatting about gliding and in particular slope soaring and power slope soaring with Glenn Salisbury. Glenn has a long history in slope soaring having owned over 300 models!!! A special interest for Glenn is power slope soaring models, models that are based on powered planes but used as a slope soarer. Glenn has a great love for gliding and model building and a wealth of knowledge amassed through hours on the slope. We also take a look at the new DJI Mavic 3.

This week on the Flat Out RC podcast we are talking to an avid pattern aerobatics flyer in Norm Morrish. Norm found a passion for aerobatics very early on in his RC flying career and has not looked back. At the age of 76 he is still a master at pattern aerobatics and helping to mentor the next generation. Join us in exploring Norm's life in aeromodelling and have a few laughs a long the way.

From Switzerland to Australia, Roly Gaumann truly has had an extensive journey in aeromodelling. Roly joins us to share his story which is an entertaining one. Born in Switzerland and migrating to Australia in his early 20's, Roly made sure that he brought his transmitter and some model engines with him so that he could continue with his passion for model flight and has never looked back. A dedicated builder and flyer, Roly always has a smile on his face when at the field. An interesting story from a lifelong aeromodeller.