Flat Out RC

We are fortunate to have a passionate aeromodeller join us this week on the Flat Out RC podcast who also happens to work for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Heath Macdonald. CASA are the managers of the sky here in Australia and are involved in setting regulations that keep air travel safe. A lot is happening in the air safety space as a result of the emergence of drones with new regulations on the horizon. Heath discusses his history in aeromodelling, current activity and also shares with us what CASA is working on that impacts aeromodellers.

It's often the everyday RC pilot that is the happiest and Stevie Malcman is one such pilot. Stevie is known among many model flying circles in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia including gliding, scale and IMAC aerobatics. Stevie joined us to have a chat about his model flying activity which is extremely diverse. His story is diverse and engaging.

We love to talk to everyday aeromodellers and this week we have Mark Sills joining us to talk about his life in aeromodelling. Mark has been active in the local Victorian model flying scene for many years, not only as a pilot, but actively involved in the administration side of his club. We discuss everything from his history in the hobby, his admin work and even how he burnt down his model trailer.

We have the master joining us once again on the Flat Out RC podcast. Peter Goldsmith has done it all in the hobby and is an expert on trimming a model to fly the best it possibly can. Many years ago he published an article on his trimming technique which is now viewed as one of the best trimming guides around the world. He gives us a lesson on his model plane trimming process which is not only logival but proven to work.

Who is one of Europe's best RC aerobatics pilot? The answer is Sacha Cecconi and he joins us on the Flat Out RC podcast this week. Sacha has competed around the world in IMAC and freestyle aerobatics and is the current European IMAC champion. Sacha discusses his history in flying, his current activity, jets, building and more.

Marty Morgan, the aerobatics gun from South Australia, joins us on the Flat Out RC podcast to talk about his model flying. Marty is a farmer who happens to have his own strip behind his house and we explore the pros and cons of having what many of us see as the "dream". He's a good friend and great pilot to watch fly.

We are back talking RC gliding with one of Australia's best pilots in Andrew Meyer. Andrew has represented Australia in multiple gliding disciplines at world championship level including F3J and F3K. Hailing from South Australia, he is a regular performer on the local scene and has many more years of competitive gliding in front of him. A good chat with a nice guy that we know you will enjoy. we also share our experience of flying the new DJI FPV drone.

Our guest this week is a budding scale builder and flyer Melissa Law. Melissa has a long history of involvement in model flying and now is very much focused on the scale competitive scene. Wife of renowned scale modeller David Law, you could say Melissa is surrounded by model building. Melissa shares her aeromodelling story and tells us what she is currently working on.

The electronics in our plane are a critical component and Booma RC are manufacturing high quality solutions for our models right here in Australia. Brendan Gell joined me to have a chat about his model flying history and of course Booma RC and their Advanced radio line of products. This is an informative chat that provides an insight in what happens behind the scenes as far as determing what products and solutions to make that keep our models flying well and reliably.

When you have been an aeromodeller for many decades it is inevitable that you will explore different facets of the hobby. Simon Ventevogel is one such hobbyist. Starting with fixed wing and then moving into helicopters and now back to fixed wing. His story covers everything from the infancy of RC heli's to IMAC competition. A great guest with an interesting story.