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Hey, gang! There's been tons going on since we last visited with you, what with the Toledo Weak Signals Show and SEFF 2012 preparation. In this 159th installment, we discuss what we heard from the the big show in Toledo (neither of us were able to attend) what with a few product announcements and some great pictures a listener shared with us. And in prep for SEFF, well, you should see my workshop - it's a mess! LoL I did, however, get turned on to a great new addition to SlowBipes fleet - the new StuntBipe! In fact, you'll get to see it first-hand (and maybe even fly it) if you're attending SEFF. I was really impressed with it!

We also get another visit from the RCadvisor with a discussion on wing incidence. And hey, if you've got a few minutes to spare, you should check out a couple of very informative new videos that Carlos has released (in the links below).

Once last note: Tim and Eli are planning to pluck the winner of our RACores Mini Gremlin GiveAway sometime this week! If you cruise over to our FaceBook Fan Page, you can see a photo of my completed one. If you don't win this one, please consider ordering one from Jim. They're inexpensive, easy to build, and are a great way to get your friends into combat!

LINKS:

StuntBipe (A HeadsUpRC Exclusive!)

Millennium RC MSSX (I'm taking mine to SEFF!)

Habu 2

Blade 130

New Zenoah ZP Engines

Pics From Toledo Show (Thanks, Ron K.!)

RC-AirSim (A free Sim for your iOS device)

RCadvisor Ultimate Foam Glue Shootout

RCadvisor Hinge Tape And Glue

Multuplex Twin Star, Fun Cub

ParkZone Icon A5

Since all three of your Crash Cast hosts are planning the pilgrimage to SEFF 2012 later this month, we thought it a good idea use this 158th installment to go over some of the preparation you might want to go through before going on a trip like this, be it a trip to your local flying field, or a long haul to an out-of-town or out-of-state-event. Also, the RCadvisor is back again with another Ask The RCadvisor segment - this time you'll get some great tips for preparing for a maiden flight on that new aircraft.

LINKS:

RCRN Is BACK! (And better than ever!)

Chrome Multitask Mode

Gmail Tap

Google Racing

Zurich Sunglasses

The deadline for entering our Mini Gremlin GiveAway (courtesy of Jim over at RACores) is fast approaching! All you have to do to enter is to LIKE us on our Facebook Fan Page and upload your picture of your crashed RC aircraft and you'll be entered! If you do not have a Facebook account, then you may consider emailing me (address in the show) your picture and I'll post it for you.

Also, please note that we will not have a show next week, due to our spending Easter Sunday with our families, but we'll be back the following week! Feel free to listen instead to some of our older nonsense. :)

In our 157th installment, we finish up our three-part series on safety, so now there are no excuses for accidents - we told you! LoL Also, the RCadvisor is back again this week with his second part to his series on Spins, so you'll want to hear this one to learn what you may do if you should find yourself stuck in one. Oh, yeah, there's also more of our usual banter, but I promise, no more lengthy discussion by old men fussing about our ailments. :)

LINKS:

ForeverCali (this is where the GTYC shirts come from)

GTYC Shirt that Tim has

Electric Four Start 120 (Thanks, Vintauri!)

Vintauri Flew The WAA 2008 Plane!

3D Parts You Can Print (especially if you still like to play with toys)

In this 156th installment of the show, we'll start right off on some pain and suffering that Ron has been putting up with. Yep, we're just a couple of old guys fussing about our ailments. LoL Honestly, though, we do get into some fun RC talk, so if you want to skip through the first 12 minutes, or so, we'll fully understand. :)

There is, however, some great discussion on some of the letters we have received, as well as some of the pictures you guys have posted over on our Facebook Fan Page for our Mini Gremlin GiveAway sponsored by our buddy Jim over at RACores. We will be giving away this plane in April,and all you have to do to enter is to post your best crash picture on the Fan Page and you'll be entered in to our GiveAway. If you don't have a Facebook account, but still want to get in, just email me directly with your picture and whatever details you'd like to share, and I'll post it for you.

Oh, and you won't want to miss this week's Ask The RCadvisor segment, as Carlos starts into a two-part series on Spins and Spiral Dives. Good stuff!

LINKS:

Matt's Quad Foamie

Nathan's MouseBot

Flying Delorean

The PhlatBot (You'll need to log in to see the pics)

RCadvisor Article on Foam vs Balsa (some great info here!)

Another Use For Coroplast

PhlatBoyZ Tax Return Specials (Sale Ends 4/15/12!!)

Yes, that's right - three "40-somethings" out looking for a safe alternative to the "pogo". I bet that left a lot of you behind in the dust! LoL

Seriously, though, it's that time of year again where we will be blowing the dust off of our toys and making weekly pilgrimages to our favorite flying sites. Once a year we like to talk a little about safety in this hobby and we start the ball rolling in this episode where we discuss some tips for safe travel to and from your flying field. In this 155th installment, we've also got some news, as well as another great segment from the RCadvisor - this time it's a bit of a continuation on last week's tips for becoming a better RC pilot. Carlos shares a great site that details aerobatic maneuvers, as well as their "K Factors" ( level of difficulty), and how you might select the maneuvers right for you to become a more accomplished pilot.

LINKS:

PhlatBoyZ Tax Return Sale

FormUFit (Hard-to-find PVC parts for racks, etc. Thanks, Justin!)

Congrats to Tammy Crespin!! (Carlos, you're a lucky man!)

RCPilot (A new "eMag" for the RC hobby)

PlaneInsaneRC (A great place to get that DT750 motor here in the USA - Thanks, Nick!)

BluuMaxCNC

NSRCA Aerobatic Maneuvers

Solar Balloons?

EggBot (Time made something like this)

LipoSack

Mini Intern Build-Along COMPLETE! (Video 8 is up!)

Our next GiveAway will be a Mini Gremlin Combat Flying Wing from our friend Jim over at RACores. All you need to do to enter the drawing is to upload your personal best CRASH picture over on our FaceBook Fan Page. Yep, that's it! We will accept entries until April 15th and we'll draw a lucky winner during that following week. (Thanks to Matt M. for providing the idea for this GiveAway!)

And that Mopar dude, too. LoL

In this 154th installment of our show, I found myself without a co-host! Never fear, though, as we have a couple of surprise guests in the workshop. Both of these gentlemen took time out of their schedules to visit the workshop and tell us about a little event that's held every year over in Perry, Georgia - The Perry Swap Meet!! Of course, we talk about a bunch of other stuff, too, but I think you'll enjoy it. Thanks so much to both guests for coming on! And if you haven't figured out who these two guys are, just download the show already!! :)

Also, our good friend Carlos, the RCadvisor, is back again this week with another fantastic segment, this time some tips on becoming a better RC pilot. Oh, and if you haven't visited RCadvisor.com, you should take a moment to head on over there, as Carlos has been cranking out tons of great articles!

LINKS:

RCadvisor

Phlat-Boxes (I show yet another thing the PhlatPrinter can do!)

Model Plane Foam (A new foam just for RC models)

PhlatBoyZ Tax Return Specials (Sale Ends 4/15/12!!)

NEW 12 Volt, 120 Watt (10 Amp) Power Supply

Tim and I are in the workshop for this 153 installment while Ron is still away. We talk about all kinds of great stuff we've found in cyber-space, since neither of us really have had much of a chance to get much done in the realm of RC. The RCadvisor comes to the rescue, though, with a continuation of last week's Dihedral discussion, with this week's topic leaning a bit more towards the arena of Wing Sweep.

LINKS:

PhlatBoyZ Tax Return Specials! (prices good until 4/15/12)

Rasberry Pi (Looking forward to getting our orders in!)

RCPtero's FPV Thread

DSMX Tx Bulletin

MIT's Collective QuadCopter

DIY PiCopter

DIY "Toy" Heli Mods

DIY CNC

Vintauri's E-Fest Coverage

HK Flying Wing (Coming soon, maybe??)

HK Mini 3D GeeBee Kit (CHEAP!!!)

Lil Giants Construction Company

In this 152nd installment, we read some listener emails and find out everything we need to know about Gremlins! Also, the RCadvisor pops in again this week with a very informative discussion on Dihedral.

LINKS:

RACores

Coreman's Videos

Coreman on RCG

Quads Gone Wild!

Who Was Erwin Rommel?

In this 151st installment of our little show, we jump all over answering some letters in the old mailbag, but the best thing about this week's show is that we have the RCadvisor back live in the workshop! Carlos has been involved with some very extensive UAV work during that last year, or so, and he sheds some light on this whole Unmanned Aerial Vehicle thing. I think that you'll find this to be one of our more interesting shows, especially the discussion on the H.A.L.E. project that Carlos has been involved with(very cool stuff!).

LINKS:

RepRap (Tim got to see some of these last week)

Bottle Copter?? (Mat's been at it again! LoL)

2 Brothers Hobby; YouTube Channel (Great Info!)

RCadvisor

In one of the letters we answered on this week's show, we discuss some power system options for the Mini Intern that we are doing the Build-Along series on, as well as the option that I chose. I will be documenting several options in an upcoming video and will have links to everything I suggest in the Mini Intern Build-Along article very soon!

For our 150th show, we've got tons of great news to discuss, what with a plethora of new products and some very interesting videos and articles, to boot! We also discuss the tissue covering techniques I've been promising on our Mini Intern Builad-Along, since I was abole to get two more videos uploaded recently. A third video is also out there showing the drawing for the winner of our Mini Intern that RadicalRC let us give away. Tons of great info here, so pull up a chair and fire up that browser, since you're going to want to hit some of the links below to find out more!

LINKS:

Sia's TriCopter Build

A Swarm Of Nanocopters

Flying People in NYC

Westward 18 Sailboat

Ultra Micro Spitfire

Ultra Micro GB (Now Shipping!)

7 Cylinder Radial (SWEET!)

20cc Tiger Moth

UMX Carbon Cub

ASK-21 Sailplane

DX18 (WOW!!)

Firebird Stratos

Albatros 480

Albatros 25

Blades! 300X, 500X, 500 3D BNF, 500 3D RTF

TX-R (Free Modules With Plane Purchase!)

Vintauri Review of TX-R

FAA Bill

Wheelpants for ParkZone Planes

RCPtero's Rascal Float Thread

Mini Intern Build Vids HERE

Mini Intern Giveaway Winner Announced!