In our 89th session, we talk about batteries, ESC's, Spektrum AR6100's, a little more about my playing with RealFlight G5.5 (boy, do I LOVE Dynamic Slope Soaring!), and my official entry into Micro RC Flight with the Micro 4-Site I got for my birthday! Also, thanks to Hobby People, we've got some more STEALS to talk about this week!

LINKS:

PhlatBoyZ (PhlatPrinters and the batteries I ordered)

Micro 4-Site

SOTW

In our 88th airing, we talk about a bunch of stuff, including some new items coming out, another great contest, some great used equipment for sale CHEAP, and a BIG video project that I worked on this past week. We hope you enjoy it!

LINKS:

RealFlight G5.5 Due Out Soon

Another Great XtremeFlyer Contest (Prizes from HERE and HERE)

HeadsUpRC (Great Products, Info, Shipping, and Customer Service)

Kyosho Lands At Hobby Lobby!

Some Great Deals On Used PhlatPrinters (HERE and HERE)

CNC Halloween Decor

Gyros For People? (Thanks to David F for this link!)

After editing this 87th installment, I am ashamed to hafta say that the pace is REALLY slow! LOL I apologize for this - very little sleep can have this affect. Nonetheless, we talk a bit about how RC has made an appearance on television this past week, some new offerings from Hobby Lobby that are certain to be a hit, as well as speculate what might be going on with the Ultra Micro 4-Site.

LINKS:

Voodoo, and Dago Red

Ultra Micro 4 Site ON SALE

Dorsal's 4x4 Build And Those Cool New Connectors

It's been two months since we've had a chance to visit with the PhlatBoyZ (Mark and Trish Carew) so what better time to get an update from them than right now when they're on the cusp of releasing their latest piece of CNC equipment - The PhlatPrinter MK3! Most of you guys that have been following the progress of this long-awaited jewel have a pretty good idea of what it will look like and the kind of things it will do, but in this 86th installment we get into some of the latest improvements to the electronics package and workflow that will be implemented in it. Believe it or not, (as if the PhlatBoyZ hadn't already made CNC easy enough) they are making it even EASIER for the rankest of beginners to learn how to use!

LINKS:

Instructables QuadRotor

Mach1RC

Mach1RC Thread At RCG

EZ-G540 for Gecko G540 Controllers

RCadvisor

AR Drone

Planet-CNC USB Card

PhlatBoyZ

PhlatForum

It's been a really tough week for me and this show stinks of it! LOL After some off-topic discussion, we talk about some HITS that I've found on the interwebs (some of which I have included on my Steals Of The Week), a MISS that I would be concerned about gambling money on, and a RANT that I've harbored for way too long. I apologize in advance if you find that this 85th installment is too far off the mark - even for me!

LINKS:

Phoenix 7

McFoamy

RC Skydiver

Steals Of The Week

The 'MISS' I speak of

Urs' New Mini Pattern Plane

Alexander Lippisch

No, we're not talking about the "X" planes project that was started in the '40's. In this 84th installment of TheCrashCast, we have the honor of visiting with Mr. James Karpy of Millennium RC - makers of the SSX and MicroSSX series of planes! I also get to respond to a few letters I've received from around the world. Are you an avid RC enthusiast that is NOT in the United States? If so, please drop us an email and share how YOU enjoy this great sport in YOUR part of the world.

LINKS:

Wings Across America (Dorsal has the plane now)

XtremeFlyer Photo Contest

WingmanRC

Rabid Models

Urs' Coverage of the Horizon AirMeet 2010 (The Quique Interview is in English)

Urs' Pitts S-12 Project

AirMix Online Mag (You'll prolly need to use a translator like Babel)

RCadvisor (email your questions to Carlos!)

PhlatForum Contest (Hurry - it ends Sept 8th)

Millennium RC

WyoWindWorks (I'm diggin' on the Slope Monkey!)

In this 83rd show, we do a little "call-back" to some older material that we have some updates for (otherwise, not a whole lot going on LOL). I was able to get my Millennium RC MicroSSX finished and maidened, so I do a quick review of my experience with this cool little (and I MEAN little) plane.

LINKS:

Micro SSX

UFO's very informative Foam-Cutting Resource material

Magazine with even MORE data (see page 103)

Lanzo Bomber in foam

HeadsUpHobby is open!

Toxic Toast's e-QSC maiden flight

Funcopter

LiteMachines (RCG Review)

Freq Wiki

In this 82nd installment we discuss an exciting new product from Horizon, a potential solution for people with module-based JR radios that want 2.4ghz without using the Spektrum module, a DIY project for people wanting use use a hot-wire system instead of an X-acto, and the RCadvisor explains Carlos' Power Rule!

LINKS:

Hobbico FASST Module for JR

UMX Beast (Vid 1, Vid 2, Vid 3)

HeadsUpHobby (Coming August 27th!)

WMParkflyers 42" Yak (Coming soon!)

BTTF Name The Plane Contest

Rene Wire

My DIY HW-PS Build Vids

This week we talk about some cool things discovered on the interwebs (lost plans found, LED tutorials, CNC information, etc,), some letters I've received, and a great Old Timer design that I contributed to.

LINKS:

The XB-70 Dorsal Received This Week

BadToTheFoam

Tweakie's VERY Informative Site

Eric's SUPER Detailed LED Tutorials

LED Calculator Dorsal Found

Lanzo Bomber Thread (you'll need to be a member to see the pics)

BluBaby Thread - (one of the BEST planes around!)

Matt's Extra 300 in 90 Seconds

LDMFA RC Flying Display Day

What LDMFA Thinks Of Us RC Podcasters (Thanks, guys!)

Good Info At Fangin

Is a PhlatPrinter CNC machine just a bit outside of your budget right now? Well, here are the links that I shared with Tim to inspire the build of a 'manual control' hot wire cutter ti make it easier to cut out those foamies:

Building A Hot Wire Cutter

Large Dimension Hot Wire Foam Cutter

Dan's Workshop

Home Depot Foam Cutter

LOTS Of Great Foam Cutting Info Here!

Oh, and if you should happen to find one of these on the shelf at your local Hobby Lobby, you might snag one up as it appears that they have been discontinued!

Marvy Uchida Foam Cutter

Just like clock-work, we're back with an 80th installment this week, but alas, it's just been so stinkin' hot that we just don't have a lot of RC talk this week. If you know us, though, you'll know that both Dorsal and I are really into CNC machines to support our respective RC 'habits'. I spent some significant time in the workshop on a mission to discover more about these great machines and how they operate. Tune in as we explain the "Right-Hand Rule", as well as how I suggest that the PhlatScript might be improved for use with the upcoming PhlatPrinter MK3 machine and other such  Overhead-Gantry systems.

We also have some other stuff, including a visit from the RCadvisor and also some great pictures of a listener's completed e-QSC! Have you completed your e-QSC from this summer's Scratch-build Club? If so, get your pics to me by August 15th so that you can be eligible to win a free power system!!

LINKS:

Dorsal's Observa-Shop - As Planned and Current Progress

Stef's e-QSC

Sneak-peek of the WMParkflyers McFoamie!

HeadsUpHobby

XtremeFlyer GiveAway

MK3 GiveAway