Join us for a quick chat about fun fly events, MP7, Greggor and Mikes new found love affair with the OS 91 Speed, Greg's love for the new BK Hobbies Il Raw color scheme and a whole lot more. Full send!!!

New year, new goal, new challenges, but it is the same ole Maximum Collective dude chilling and sharing their thoughts on the Radio Controll Helicopter hobby. Happy new year!

Join us as we hang out with our special guest........ Sean K Hall. We have a great conversation with Sean and learn about his journey from seeing his 1st RC helicopter at 10 years old to today running Team HeliDirect. And... find out what is his favorite fun fly and his favorite pilot. Join us for an amazing conversation with a special person full of joy for the hobby and the hobbyist. Say hello to, the one and only Sean K Hall. 

Join the crew as they meet up with Chance Lavin who had taken a little break from the hobby but returns to flying and attended the 2024 Southwest Heli Rodeo. Listen in as they talk about the Rodeo, the food, flying in the desert, and all the things that have happened while Chance was away.   Also check out the Rodeo Wrap Up Video: https://youtu.be/lbOxsZvGJVY?si=9JvRSIirj4qP7miY  

The guys get back together and are joined by a new member. Join them as they talk about;  1) New theme song options  2) The Southwest Heli Rodeo, RCHO, and the Winter Bash  3) Mikes golf outing with President Trump  4) Some new builds (XL Power Nitro and the il Goblins) and they spend some visiting time with Brayden Leower. Mosey on in for a good time and lets hang out.

Check out this episode “Flybarless Ecosystem, Show me the money!“ Exploring some of today's flybarless systems and radio compatibility. Thanks to https://www.youtube.com/@TheOfficialThisVSThat for taking the time to do some great reviews of the systems out there. We’d love to see some other links to system setup/reviews! Comparison spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UK16_NjHLbqV84zuzwotH_X6xWBKRyKU/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107790646957081080322&rtpof=true&sd=true Up coming Fun Flies April 18 -21, 2024– Ranch Helibeaters Fun Fly at The Ranch Birch Creek, Livermore, CA May 2nd-May 5th - Spring Fling at FARC in Fredericksburg, VA May 3 - 5 - LARKS Buckeye Blade Scrape, Delphos, Ohio May 2-5, 2024 San Diego Heli Fun Fly - Palomar May 3 - 4 2024 - Queen City Heli Throwdown, Charlotte, NC May 17-19 - Spring Thing Cuba, NY FR Sky tutorial Keith Williams  https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=925617  Spirit Setup John Hamel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdJeB2Nwa9-Uf4l5kUuBwzNWw3O4UEQ5a How To Wire A Spektrum SRXL2 To A MSH Brain/iKon FBL https://youtu.be/_RvMjNAfz_c?si=hxZG7k82iA5buLHG How-To Setup EdgeTX Radio for 3D RC Helicopter using iKon FBL • Part 1 https://youtu.be/xrzejjKo1xA?si=jyh9SzCQZ2sPc8WF How To Adjust And Program Your MSH Brain/iKon 2 From Your Spektrum Radio https://youtu.be/oNLFl9pJVj0?si=CiRjMvJepH4u4w5q

What makes a good club? Join Mike, Greggor, Greg and Steve to what our thoughts are on the subject.  Fun Flies: Check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/rc.heli.events RC Heli Events February 22-25 - RCHO Chillout in Knightdale, NC April 18 -21, 2024– Ranch Helibeaters Fun Fly at The Ranch Birch Creek, Livermore, CA March 14th - 17th - Amps Heli Smack Fest - Miami, FL May 2nd-May 5th - Spring Fling at FARC in Fredericksburg, VA May 3 - 5 - LARKS Buckeye Blade Scrape, Delphos, Ohio May 3 - 4 2024 - Queen City Heli Throwdown, Charlotte, NC May 17-19 - Spring Thing Cuba, NY Facebook live video version can be found herehttps://www.facebook.com/MaximumCollectivePodcast/videos/1401225080766898/Winners of the Battery and Charger

Join Episode 24 - Get Charged! Greggor “Absolute” McGrathGreg “Big Raw” RingleSteve AutOConnor Mike Dude Weatherly This month we chat about high voltage lipos (4.35v per cell) vs standard voltage lipos (4.2v per cell) What's the difference? Does it really matter? What chargers we use and how we use them. Giveaway info can be found on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MaximumCollectivePodcast We look forward to hearing from you!

Join Steve AutoConnor, Greggor Absolute McGrath, Mike The Dude Weatherly and Greg Big Raw Ringle as we discuss what to do over the winter? Buy a new winter project? Do you sell a heli to buy one? How do you ship it? How many rolls of tape does your friend use to wrap the heli? Happy Holidays from all of us at Maximum Collective!

Join the guys as they are at it again just in time for that Thanksgiving drive! Or if you just need to get away from the family and hear about helicopters! Our special guest this month is Danny Melnik who is co-owner of Aeropanda, has flown in a couple of movies, and is an all-around terrific person to hang out with at a fun fly.    Torches Winter Bash December 8-10th https://torchs.org/content.aspx?page_id=4008&club_id=255824&item_id=2073762&actr=3&fbclid=IwAR1eLssor9DnduQn9xKLPmyX7ih826CIzNNUrvPBSiROUDgryQhAyh7FtWk   The Shadow Conspiracy - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120107/ TENET - Official Trailer https://aeropanda.com/ Soxos

Join Greg Big Raw Ringle, Greggor Absolute McGrath and Steve AutO'Connor as they do their 1st video podcast which will be released soon on their YouTube Channel.  Photos can be found here  https://www.facebook.com/ModelAirplaneSacramento Video will be posted here, subscribe to our channel! More content to come https://www.youtube.com/@maximumcollectivepodcast  

Spool Up 19 - Team Ninja! Please consider registering for the event even if you won't be attending. All proceeds after expenses will be donated to the Joe Reyes family.  https://checkout.square.site/merchant/DRYY0VKGX03PY/checkout/R4ZXKREI4USEUWRKPBV7S4NK?fbclid=IwAR2nc6g8rTKXvZI4noBbHckDTLqUd7BgjzWvqbAGoO-hNsYl1T4odyVMB68 Special Guest Doug Gasser Darby Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor   September 8th - 10th - Helis Over California - PEG Field Sanger, CA September 15th - 17th, 2023 – Mile High Heli Showdown – Denver, CO Area September 15th - 17th Abilene Chopper Madness - Abilene Texas September 21-24, 2023 – Race City Rotor Fest – Statesville, NC September 28th - Oct 1st - Central Valley Heli-Fest Lincoln, CA September 28th - Oct 1st - Heli Mowdown - Fredericksburg, VA September 30 - Oct 1, 2023 - KC Helicopter Jamboree - Longview Lake, MO October 5th-8th, 2023 - Hanover RC Heli Smackdown 2023 Mechanicsville, VA October 20 - 22 High Desert Heli Hoedown Fernley Nv. SAMSARG FIELD 1925HWY95A October 14th - 15th, 2023 - Midwest Heli Boyz presents Fall Fun Fly - Waverly, NE at Lincoln Sky Knight field November 2nd - 5th, 2023 - Southwest Heli Rodeo - Superior, Arizona - Superior Airport Municipal Frankfurt Airport December 8th - 10th - Winter Bash - Torches Field www.facebook.com/groups/rc.heli.events/   Touch base w/Doug on who he is Why Heli Mowdown - Fredericksburg, VA is important People Venue   What do you do to prep for a fun fly when traveling? Does the site have Electric Food? Hotels? Camping? RV Share? Restrooms/Showers? Can you get there early? How far do you drive? What prep to do if you’re flying to the event? Episode 9  - gas in the desert

Spool Up 18 -  Ircha Reborn   We have special guest Auggie Copter on and he goes over some of the issues Ircha is working through and what is being done to make Ircha great again?   Special Guest Auggie  Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor   0:00:00 Intro/Upcoming Fun flies 0:04:20 Who is Auggie 0:09:30 Auggie goes over some of the problems facing Ircha 1:24:25 Where did all the cash go? 1:15:00 Golf Carts 1:19:00 Ircha Ambassador and board eligibility 1:46:28 Coming soon Ircha membership check website 1:52:17 Board Squatting 1:53:02 Join Ircha today and voice your opinion! https://ircha.org/product/international-radio-controlled-helicopter-association-ircha-annual-membership/ (discount coupon for $25 when you sign up for Ircha Jamboree in 2024) ……………………………………………….. Upcoming Fun flies   August 31-September 3, 2023 - Heli Extravaganza(HEX) - Triple Tree Aerodrome Woodruff, SC September 8th - 10th - Helis Over California - PEG Field Sanger, CA September 15th - 17th, 2023 – Mile High Heli Showdown – Denver, CO Area September 21-24, 2023 – Race City Rotor Fest – Statesville, NC September 28th - Oct 1st - Central Valley Heli-Fest Lincoln, CA October 5th-7th, 2023 - Hanover RC Heli Smackdown 2023 Mechanicsville, VA October 20 - 22 High Desert Heli Hoedown Fernley Nv. SAMSARG FIELD 1925HWY95A (What happens in Fernley stays in Fernley, right Greggor???) October 2023 - Midwest Heli Boyz presents Heliween - Atlantic, Iowa November 2nd - 5th, 2023 - Southwest Heli Rodeo - Superior, Arizona - Superior Airport Municipal Frankfurt Airport December 8th - 10th - Winter Bash - Torches Field

Greg was lucky enough to attend IRCHA 2023 We touch base on all things IRCHA from a positive perspective.  If you've recently discussed/had things to say about Ircha please, please, please consider joining for only $25 so you can have your voice and Make Ircha a Jamboree again! Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor    Upcoming fun flies https://www.facebook.com/groups/rc.heli.events/permalink/1376073776133315  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 8th - 10th - Helis Over California - PEG Field Sanger, CA September 15th - 17th, 2023 – Mile High Heli Showdown – Denver, CO Area September 21-24, 2023 – Race City Rotor Fest – Statesville, NC September 28th - Oct 1st - Central Valley Heli-Fest Lincoln, CA October 5th-7th, 2023 - Hanover RC Heli Smackdown 2023 Mechanicsville, VA October 20 - 22 High Desert Heli Hoedown Fernley Nv. SAMSARG FIELD 1925HWY95A October 2023 - Midwest Heli Boyz presents Heliween - Atlantic, Iowa November 2nd - 5th, 2023 - Southwest Heli Rodeo - Superior, Arizona - Superior Airport Municipal Frankfurt Airport December 8th - 10th - Winter Bash - Torches Field   Greg you made it to IRCHA thoughts? What did you like most about IRCHA? What’s the right size IRCHA? Big + & - Small + & - How many vendors do you wanna see? What does it cost a vendor to make it to IRCHA? please, please, please consider joining for only $25 so you can have your voice and Make Ircha a Jamboree again! https://ircha.org/product/international-radio-controlled-helicopter-association-ircha-annual-membership/ Additional topics on IRCHA https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=936047&highlight=IRCHA  https://irchafacts.com/

Welcome to Maximum Collective - Spool up 16 - Katching up with Kyle Thank you to our special guest Kyle Dahl Greggor “Absoluter” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRImcWaVlxQ Mikado Logo XXtreme flight by Kyle Dahl   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMY3t0t7D7o Dubai Masters 2021 - Kyle Dahl - Flight to Music (High Quality Audio)   https://youtu.be/a7-o-CX3B9E Kyle Dahl Logo 700 Southwest Heli Rodeo 2019   https://www.youtube.com/@dahlkyle/videos

Join Maximum Collective with Greg “Big Raw” Ringle, Greggor “Absolute” McGrath, and Steve “Auto” O’Connor as we Chat about Airwolf with our Special Guest "Ah-Clem" (Richard Keppel) and touch base on JR Radios.  I can recall being a kid when this was on TV and thinking how cool it would be to have an RC helicopter. Years later Airwolf is very popular scale RC helicopter. Thank you to everyone involved in sparking the dreams of RC.  Explosion https://youtu.be/jdUz75P-0DA?t=835 Very cool full interview on Youtube Sessums & Slagle: Meet RC Pilot Richard Keppel Facebook group Jack Sessums and Pete Slagle Facebook group Airwolf Guidebook Check out our Facebook page HERE Get all the latest Fun fly information HERE or HERE

Join Steve, Greg, Greggor and special guest "Dude" himself Mike Weatherly. We discuss his in and outs of the hobby, favorite fun flies and what he flies. We had a terrific time chatting with Dude, thanks for joining us!

Welcome to Maximum Collective - KC3D 4 the win! Episode 13 Extraordinary guest Keith Williams - the print master Check out his site and youtube channel! Greggor “Absolute-Kua-nuter” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve Gimpy-OConnor

Join us as we chat with John Serio, his collection and what makes him tick! We hope you are listening on your way to a fun fly! Two terrific ones this weekend! RCHO Chillout on the east coast  Ranch HeliBeaters on the West!

Join the guys as we discuss upcoming Hobbywing firmware as well as customized/one off helicopters Welcome to Maximum Collective Episode 11 “Titanium What?”   Greggor “Kua-nuter-valve” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve Gimpy-OConnor  Topics   Fire impressions of new HW firmwareFeatures Telemetry V Control integration Custom HelisGround up new machines What mods are out there — why do people do them? Tinker’rs How does my experience compare to yours? Are there any holes in the market?Protos Nitro? Ringle - Gaui NX-S — a 600 class nitro based on the NX7 Ringle - Gaui X8 Ringle - Raw 800 Big Raw Kraken 700 Electric — conversion kit for conceived by Scott Graham and then it went into productions Spectro XL Power 700 custom Nitro - “Geoff Chopsy Heli” on facebook Raw Turbine – Mario Moscaritolo - Xicoy 45H and a 3 blade head John Serio — Diabolo Turbine Dan M – XLP 700 nitro Keith Williams - XLP 50 Nitro Doug Darby and his gasser revolution and all the parts he make like Neo cases and now Neo EVO cases Gary Williams - Xicoy Turbine in Gaui NX7 making it a TX7 Open Source Kit - Christian Sonnenberger designed a 640 mm main blade class machine… uses 6S5000 packs, needs some custom milled parts but you could have your very very rare machine here Quinn RC - Packs up high to bring the mass up Does my StEvo count? (Rush 750 v2)