Maximum Collective Podcast

Maximum Collective Podcast

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Maximum Collective Podcast episodes

  • Spool Up 10 - It’s a new year!

    Join Greg, Greggor, Steve as we discuss what our plans are for 2023, new products and future fun flies!

     

    RC Heli Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/1368591710214855



    Feb 23 – 26, 2023 – Ranch Helibeaters Fun Fly at The Ranch at Creek
    Feb 23-26 - RCHO Chillout in Knightdale, NC
    March 17-19, 2023 - Amps Heli Smack Fest - Miami, FL
    April 12 -16, 2023 - Ircha West at Clovis RC Club
    April 27-30 - Spring Fling at FARC in Fredericksburg, VA
    May 6th, 2023 - Buckeye Blade Scrape
    Mat 19-21 - 2nd Annual Helicopter "Spring Thing" Cuba, New York
    June 8th – 11th– Midwest Heli Boyz Full Pitch Fest at Lincoln Sky Knights Club Waverly, NE
    June 22-25th - SPNOFF Molalla, OR
    June 23-25 Dragonfly 3324 Apperson Rd Eastbend NC 27108
    July 13-16th, 2023 - Ohio Heli Throwdown
    July 28 -31, 2023 - RC Helicopter Nationals at Muncie, IN
    August 1-10 - F3c/F3N World Championships at Muncie, IN
    August 9-13 - IRCHA Jamboree at Muncie, IN
    August 25,26,27 2023 - 20th Annual Northeast Model Helicopter Jamboree - Palmyra, NY
    August 31-September 3, 2023 - Heli Extravaganza(HEX) - Triple Tree Aerodrome Woodruff, SC
    September or October 2023 – High Desert Heli Hoedown at Samsarg Field Fernley, NV
    September 2023 – Mile High Heli Showdown – Denver, CO Area
    September of Early October 2023 - High Desert Hoedown
    October 2023 - Hanover RC Heli Smackdown 2023
    October 2023 - Midwest Heli Boyz presents Heliween - Atlantic, Iowa
    November 2023 - Southwest Heli Rodeo - Arizona
    45 min
  • Spool Up 9 - Gas in the Desert

    This month join us in Superior Arizona @ the 2022 Southwest Heli Rodeo as Greggor, Greg, Steve and special guest Doug Darby, Steve Yun, Andy Ross (Freefall RC Podcast), Daniel Tureac (Heli Heads)

    We chat about the 2022 Southwest Heli Rodeo https://www.facebook.com/groups/374701225886224

    While most of us were at the event we took the time to work with Freefall RC and Heli Heads to interview Doug Darby and discuss the evolution of gassers

    Upcoming fun flies

    Orlando Winter Bash Dec 2,3,4, Orlando, FL

    HeliBeaters fun fly FEBRUARY 23-26,2023

    Ircha West - https://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ircha-west-jamboree

     

    Next month we chat with Ben Storick!

    53 min
  • Spool Up 8 - Popping the cherry

    Join Greg, Greggor, Steve and special guest Bryan Barrow as we discuss what it's like to run Mikado USA (among other popular brands) in today's environment. We dig into how he got started in the hobby, what he loves about this hobby and get some detail the slick new technology that is the "Mikado Flight Trainer"! 

    1 hr 13 min
  • Spool Up 7 ”West Coast Lighting”

    Spool Up 7 "West Coast Lighting"

    Join Greg, Steve, Greggor and special Guest, his lightness himself Satinder Dhindsa as we discuss what are the night flying options. 

    Upcoming fun flies

    RC Heli Hoedown Oct 7,8,9 Fernley NV

    Southwest Heli Rodeo Nov 7,8,9,10 City of Superior, AZ

    Orlando Winter Bash Dec 2,3,4, Orlando, FL

     

    1. Construction lights
  • Spot Light Flying
  • Night Blades, Canopy, boom, skids, tail blades
  • The Ultimate Night Heli Setup - Contact Satinder Dhinsda at [email protected] or on Facebook 
    • Check out the awesome write up Satinder did here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-6PK7xhUu2z_FHfSYyUiqiziOu5fcH0QPv0XeOKkQ0/edit?usp=sharing
    1 hr 10 min
  • Spool Up 6 - Twisting Needles

    Join Greggor, Steve and Greg as we discuss some of the ways we've found to best tune our nitros for consistent power. 


    Welcome to Maximum Collective; Episode 6 Twisting needles

    1. Shout out to our listeners
      1. We feel very fortunate for all of our listeners. 

     

    Steve - RC HeliNation is back!

     

    Who would like to be a guest from the West Coast on our show? Who would you like to hear from? 

     

    Touch base on IRCHA and the new developments?

     

    https://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ircha-west-jamboree

    April 12, 2023 - April 16, 2023

    Reedley, CA Peg Field-42CN https://www.google.com/maps/place/Peg+Field-42CN,+1751+S+Alta+Ave,+Reedley,+CA+93654/@36.7098274,-119.408493,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8095018acab973e1:0xdf45a064779b275d!8m2!3d36.7098274!4d-119.408493

     

    Raw 420 - The jury is in, it’s awesome!

     

    Episode 2 on tuning?

    • What is consistent power?
  • Single needle???
  • Default settings? O.S. 105
  • Y.S vs O.S
  • 37 vs 50-55-60 vs 91-96-105-120

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    *DISCLAIMER* from Greggor

     

    How Do I know what to tune

    • .How much smoke to look for?
  • Sport tuning vs max power? Greggor would love to answer this! HAHA
  • High - What to look for? And how to tune it. 
  • Start by doing long climb outs or large loops. Watch for thick white and consistent smoke during the maneuver. Also pay close attention to the sound of the engine and how it pulls through the sky. When you reach optimal performance, the engine will pull hard through the entire climb out or loop while maintaining consistent thick white smoke. The engine should sound healthy, and not raspy. If the engine starts to bog down and you still have a lot of “white” smoke, you are most likely rich. If the engine starts to bog down and the smoke starts to dissipate and the smoke starts to turn brown you are to lean. You may also hear a raspy sound from the engine. 



    • Mid - What is mid tuning? Basic* Start by bringing your helicopter into a hover in bank/idle 2 or3. The goal here is to carefully listen to the engine and pay close attention to how the helicopter looks and feels while sitting in a hover.
  • Does the engine sound healthy, strong, and consistent? Is the helicopter stable and locked into place? It should look and feel extremely stable as if it were sitting on a table.  
  • (Signs of being too rich on the mid needle will be an inconsistent sounding engine, the helicopter will seem sluggish and unstable with sharp stick inputs, thick billowing smoke, and the tail may show an oscillation.
  • Signs of the mid needle being too lean will be increased head speeds, raspy sounding, thin brown smoke, and the helicopter will seem jumpy and jittery with stick inputs. 
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  • Fine Tuning Methods or tuning for max performance. DOESN'T MEAN WE GO LEAN! It takes fuel to make power!!
  • Going green doesn’t mean going lean!
  • Depending on your flying abilities, tic/tocs work well for this.  Do sustained tic/tocs to load and heat up the motor. During the tic/tocs you are again looking for thick white smoke and consistent power. If the engine starts to bog down, but you still have a thick white smoke you are most likely still rich. Try leaning the mid “range” needle. If the engine starts to bog but the smoke is dissipating and turning brown in color, you are too lean. Richen up the mid needle. 
  • Now we're going to add one additional component to the tic/toc. Once again  do sustained tic/tocs to heat up the engine. Once heated, immediately transition into a long climb out or a long push out, with the engine wide open. Is the smoke white in color? If not, if not you may be lean which now would require richining up the high needle.

    • After sustained load if it recovers quickly that's a sign of?
     
  • Low - kill all the bugs?
  • Nite vs Day
    • Humid vs Dry
  • Heat soak

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    Things to look for

    • Visual tune
  • Sound of the tune

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvU3FiiuMxE Tim Jones Nitro Tuning 101 - Basics - Part 1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzNxpbQEV_s OS 105HZ R Engine Setup & Run in

     

    Special enLIGHtNING guest next month! Tune in!

    1 hr 9 min
  • Spool up 5 “Fly it hard put it away wet”

    Episode 5 “Fly it hard put it away wet”

    Greg and Greggor try to talk Steve into a Nitro....  Will he bite?

    Thanks to all our listeners for joining!

    Raw 420 - yes or no?

    IRCHA!

    GooSky - does it fly like an 800?

    Main topic
    • Why Nitro? 
  • What ya  need:
  • Do you clean your heli after flying?
  • How do you store your heli? Do you have a drip pan under it? :)  ???Covered??
  • Good good good…. Good vibrations!!!!!!!!!!
  • Build tips:
  • To switch glo or not to glo!!!!
  • Starter Options
  • Motor Care
  • Glo Plugs

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Spool Up 4 - Fun with Fun Flies!

    This month join Steve, Greg and Absolutely Lechuga as we discuss what it takes to put a fun fly on as well as how we enjoy them. 

    Central Valley Heli fest July 7-8-9 2022 https://amosrc.com/events/meetings/amos-events/central-valley-heli-festival 

    Check out our Facebook page HERE

    Get all the latest Fun fly information HERE

    Show Notes HERE

    Other terrific RC Helicopter related podcast - 

    Skids Up - RC Heli Podcast

    Free Fall RC Podcast

    TellaRotor RC Podcast

    What's up for next month? Perhaps some smoke on the water?????

    55 min
  • Spool up 3 - The Ultimate Debate
    Join Maximum Collective with Greg “Big Raw” Ringle, Greggor “Absolute” McGrath, and Steve “Auto” O’Connor as we debate what is the best flybarless?

    Check out our Facebook page HERE

    Get all the latest Fun fly information HERE

    Show Notes HERE

    Steve's list of flybarless and Controllers HERE

    Support group links -

    Ikon/Brain https://www.facebook.com/groups/1595007400772880

    Vbar Control https://www.facebook.com/groups/468761153285905
    Spirit Flybarless https://www.facebook.com/SpiritSystemCompany
    Bavarian Demon https://www.facebook.com/groups/1851237025193501
    Beastx

    Other terrific RC Helicopter related podcast - 

    Skids Up - RC Heli Podcast

    Free Fall RC Podcast

    TellaRotor RC Podcast

    44 min
  • Spool up 2 - Staying motivated

    This month Greg "Big Raw" Ringle, Greggor "Absolute" McGrath and Steve "Loud Mouth" O'Connor discuss what motivates us to be in the hobby, how we avoid burnout and some of the common humps to get over.  So many great things about this hobby and community! Feel free to chime in on our Facebook page with some of the issues or triumphs you've worked on. 

    https://www.facebook.com/MaximumCollectivePodcast/community/ 

    1. Events
      1. San Diego Heli Fun Fly
        1. Date - MAY 12 AT 11 AM – MAY 15
        2. Location - Fallbrooke,  California
        3. LAST EVENT AT THIS FIELD It’s going away :-(
        4. Contacts - Satinder 
        5. Pre-registration is open from the website
        6. https://www.palomarrcflyers.com/events-1/2022-san-diego-heli-fun-fly 
        7. https://www.facebook.com/events/670420241035834/

        8. Steve Helms Memorial Fun Fly
          1. Date - FRI, MAY 13 - MAY 15
          2. Location - Huntsville, AL
          3. Contact - Huntsville Heli Flyers
          4. https://www.facebook.com/events/641771670415471/

          5. Red River Rotor Extravaganza
            1. Date - FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022 AT 8 AM
            2. Location - Red river Fishing east grand forks mn
            3. Contact Dan William Hiller
            4. Camping
            5. Contest
              1. Auto
              2. Electric duration
              3. Night Flying
              4. 3 minute freestyle
              5. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/900711233972643/

              6. Fly what you bring spring fun fly
                1. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022 AT 9 AM
                2. Location - Bessemer Alabama
                3. Contact - Birmingham RC Helicopter club
                4. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1084298275461667/

                5. STARS Heli Spring Fling
                  1. Date - MAY 21 – MAY 22
                  2. Location - Cuba New York
                  3. Contact - Matt Kloss  "STARS" Southern Tier Aero Radio Society
                  4. Info - A weekend of Rc Helicopter flying at a great facility near Cuba, NewYork
                    1. *20$ pilot fee
                    2. *1100' grass Runway
                    3. *Plenty of flight room
                    4. *Scale Flying Area
                    5. *Saturday amateur 3D contest.
                    6. *Camping with electric Available
                    7. *Electric for charging
                    8. *Lunch Available
                    9. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1084298275461667/

                    10. CincySmackDown2022
                      1. Date - JUN 2 AT 5 AM – JUN 5 AT 8 AM
                      2. Location - Hamilton, Oh
                      3. Contact - HAWKS flying field
                      4. Info - Food and raffles, beginner, intermediate to pro pilots $40.00 pilot fee includes one dinner ticket and pilot only prize. Also included with registration is 10$ worth of general prize tickets! Each year we take a percentage of the money made from admission and someone walks away with cash in hand as the pilot only prize! Light towers each night and DJ each night. Campers, RV's, popups and tents all welcome. Plenty O room. Come one come all, see you soon!
                      5. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/667564990890639/

                      6. Rotors Over The Corn
                        1. Date - JUN 3 AT 12 PM – JUN 5 AT 12 PM
                        2. Location - Waverly, NE
                        3. Contact - Midwest Heli Boyz
                        4. Info - Night flying
                          1. - On-site camping is available but no hookups
                          2. - Pilots dinner on Saturday night
                          3. - Landing fee: $30.00
                          4. ***Pre Register for the funfly*** - send $30.00 to [email protected] - Please add your name (first and last)and AMA number in the note
                          5. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1027357471520785/

                          6. Birmingham 2022 - The Ditch Helicopter Fun-Fly!
                            1. Date - JUN 17 AT 8 AM – JUN 19 AT 5 PM
                            2. Location - Bessemer Alabama
                            3. Contact - Birmingham RC Helicopter club
                            4. Info - Field is located off exit 1 and 6 of I-459
                              1. Camping on site NO Hookups
                              2. Landing Fee $25.00
                              3. ALL NOVICES COME AND BRING YOUR HELIS AND GET SOME EXPERT HELP
                              4. We will have areas available for new pilots and novice pilots. This is just a casual event where the emphasis is on having fun and enjoying the camaraderie of other helicopter pilots.
                              5. AMA Sanction 12897
                              6. NITRO 600 PACKAGE TO BE RAFFLED AT 2PM SATURDAY! 
                              7. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/346944504033030/

                              8. Central Valley Helifest July 7-10
                                1. Location: Lincoln, Ca
                                2. Fully shaded flight line so no tents required but plenty of room if you choose to bring them!
                                3. On city electricity
                                4. 11 evaporative coolers on site
                                5. Free Coffee and Doughnuts Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning
                                6. Ice Cream Bar and Beverage Stand (with tons of caffeine and sugar)
                                7. Lunch and dinner will be provided Thursday and Friday with a catered banquet dinner Saturday night in a massive evap cooled tent.
                                8. Thunder Valley Casino less than 2 miles away
                                9. 600Ft Runway
                                10. Old School Type demos with a twist
                                11. 4K light towers
                                12. Contact: Greggor McGrath
                                13. Charity Event: 100% of raffle proceeds will go to Gi Gi’s Playhouse House for down syndrome kids and adults.
                                14. https://amosrc.com/events/meetings/amos-events/central-valley-heli-festival 

                                15. Southwest Heli Rodeo
                                  1. Date: Setup Thursday Nov 10th thru Sunday the 13th
                                  2. Location: Town of Superior Regional Airport
                                  3. Town is shutting down the airport for us
                                  4. Key reasons to come: “It's all about the fun BABY”
                                  5. Contact site/people: Greg Ringle at our facebook page or thru messenger
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                                        2. Topic

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                                          1. What drives you? How do you avoid burnout 
                                            1. Possible causes
                                              1. How to avoid it
                                              2. Cost
                                              3. Time
                                              4. Frustration in the hobby
                                              5. Take advantage of the good nature of folks
                                              6. Knowing when to step away if folks don’t listen
                                              7. Helping others
                                              8. Heli-Family
                                              9. Hanging out with new folks
                                              10. It’s a hobby! FUN
                                              11. What drives you? How do you avoid burnout 
                                                12. 52 min
                                              12. 1st spool up

                                                Greg "Big Raw" Ringle, Greggor "Absolute" McGrath and Steve "Loud Mouth" O'Connor decide to try their hand at a podcast. 

                                                We discuss some of our ideas around the podcast and introduce ourselves.

                                                Help understanding in the hobby for all pilots and hobby growth.

                                                • Emphasis on west of the Mississippi 
                                              13. Keep duration 35-45 minutes
                                              14. Help people enjoy the hobby
                                              15. Upcoming fun flies
                                              16. Growth in the hobby
                                              17. Share our passion for the hobby and give back

                                                18.  

                                                17 min

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                                              Down to earth day to day podcast about the RC heli community