ChadLee After-Hours RC Podcast

RC Outlaws on ARFs vs Builds


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RC Outlaws On
ARF’s VS Builds!
Episode 3 Outline
 
 
 ***Special random call at the end!!!***
 
 
00:04:30---Introduce the show – this episodes layout
 
00:07:08---What’s Happening
            Navy’s penis skywriter
            MAX AMPS Give-A-Way
 
00:16:18---Social Media
Read with a grain of Salt…
Balance Plug Post
Battery Charging post (Lipos catch on Fire if charged wrong)
Spad engine story
Putting a company on blast
Lipo in rc car story everyone commented the same
 
Sponsored pilots
Do’s and don’ts
Balsa Trainer story
Learn who they are, normally have knowledge on products
 
 
00:55:44---In the Toolbox with Lee Watkins
 
01:01:51---Safety 101
            Carbon Monoxide Detectors!
 
01:10:16---Scratch Builds, Kits, ARF’s
ARF’s
Pros
Quick Plane
Middle of the season and you crash
Something to beat up tear up the sky with
Sport Planes
Indoor Flying
Cons
Same as everyone elses
Not as much pride
Cost per hour highest
Kits
Pros
Instruction Manual
Precut Parts
All wood included
Winter Build
Cons
Finding the Parts
May not have exactly what you want
Takes Time
Scratch Builds
Pros
Best selection of models
Normally more scale
Highest pride factor
Everyone looks up to the “Scratch Builds”
Best Value per hour
Cons
Most time consuming
No manual, you must be able to read blueprints
A lot of unproven designs
It will bother you more when you lose this plane than when you lose your Wife/Husband
 
02:19:01---Freedom of Information Act  
 
03:06:05---Notable Events
             BLUE MAX!!!
           
 ---End of show---
            --- Chad -- Keep calm and build the plane
            --- Lee -- What happens in the hanger, stays in the hanger
 
Links
 
Max Amps
Best Pilots
National Balsa
Dynamic Balsa
...more
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