Flat Out RC

The Farnan name in Australia is synonymous with the hobby industry but Mike Farnan has been more than an industry pioneer. A record breaking RC heli pilot, world championship competitor and product developer, Mike has literally done it all. It was great to have a chat about his life in aeromodelling in all fronts.

You won't find a more committed husband and wife aeromodelling team than Richard and Patsy Brown. Labelled as the RAP Fun Factory, Richard and Patsy are gaining a name as Australia's best scale builders using composite technology. Their story is one of commitment and passion to model building and they are not afraid to share their knowledge. A great partnership doing great things.

You are in for a laugh as good mate Chris Rutter joins us on the Flat Out RC podcast. Chris is an avid RC aerobatic pilots who is also involved in the IMAC scene here in Australia. A great guy who enjoys having fun in the hobby.

It's turbine week with the Wang Jets event being held so we are joined by one of the organisers and avid turbine flyer Greg Estcourt to find out more about the event and hear about his hobby activity.

Servo selection and control surface linkage is an area where many struggle to understand. Steve Richardson joins us to look at servos and how to select the right one and also a bit about control surface hookups. This is a great episode that will give you some great insights into a key component of our model planes.

Peter Rieksts is a name that you may have read in magazines over the years but you may not know his aeromodelling story. This week we find out more about Peter's life in aeromodelling and what a life it has been. We also look at the new E-flite Draco which is set to be a top seller.

We have our first repeat guest joining us in Martin Pickering. Martin is a PowerBox guru so we asked him to come back and teach us all about them including why to use them, when to use them and what they can do. We also got a bit of an update as to what Martin is up to as well.

The governance of our hobby is led by our representative associations and there is none more influential in the aeromodelling scene than the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA)in the USA. Joining us on the podcast this week is Chad Budreau, the Executive Director of the AMA, the man running the day to day operations. We find out more about the AMA, what they are working on including and update on the remote pilot ID situation that the world is watching. The new DJI FPV drone is out and we take a look at it as well.

We are back talkign turbine jets with our special guest Derek Pontarolo. You can safely say that Derek is a turbine tragic having now flown jets for over a decade. His fleet of jets is extremely impressive including a unique B2 Stealth Bomber. We find out more about the B2 and the man behind the jet. You wont meet a nicer guy that Derek so strap in and lets go on a high speed turbine jet journey with him.

We are joined by youngster Brad Worm this week to hear about his aerobatic competition activity and in particular his first ever freestyle competition and the journey to get there. While other kids his age are playing computer games, Brad is either at the field or on the sim improving his aerobatic skills. A good friend and a kid on the rise so tune in to hear his story.