Flat Out RC

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.

Many aeromodellers started out flying control line models. Fortunately, control line is still a practiced art in aeromodelling. Reeve Marsh joins us to talk about control line flying, giving us an insight into what it is, how they fly, competition categories and a lot more. Reeve also happens to be the president of the Victorian Model Aeronautical Association so we touch on a few points relating to the administration of the hobby. Reeve is an all-round aeromodeller being involved in everything from free flight to radio control and has a lot of passion for the hobby to boot as you will hear.

We have a very special guest this episode in Arron Bates. Born in Australia but a resident of the USA, Arron is best known for his work in designing colour schemes for brands such as 3D Hobby Shop, Extreme Flight and FMS. Beyond his design work he is a true aeromodeller, and an inventive one at that, as you will find out in this chat. Arron is a very experienced aeromodeller and has a very common sense approach to models, setup and having fun. You can learn a lot from Arron so listen in!

We are back talking turbine jets with our special guest Mark Stewart. A good guy in the jet scene here in Victoria, Mark tells us his story in aeromodelling and shares a few tips for those starting out in turbine jets. We discuss what's in his hangar and share a few laughs along the way.

The growth of the laser cut kit cottage industry is providing aeromodellers with a lot of model plane building choice. Peter Goff comes back to the podcast to talk all things laser cut kits. Peter is one of Australia's leading scale model builders who now has started a new business called Scale Aeroproducts, specialising in laser cut kits. Peter explains the laser cutting process and other tips around building kits. A great episode that provides an in depth look at how kits are manufactured, what is included and how to build them.

Dennis Beilby is our special guest on this weeks episode of the Flat Out RC podcast. Dennis was introduced to the hobby through his dad and was very active in model flying and RC car racing at a young age. After a 20 year hiatus form the hobby, Dennis returned and immersed himself into the RC heli scene which he is now a major figure in here in Australia. We discuss the rise and fall of the popularity of RC heli, how the heli technology has changed and even his plans to fly a plane or two!