We may have taken last week off to enjoy IRCHA and Worlds but we've made up for it with two episodes worth of content in one! Join us as US Team manager Brian Byrdsong catches us up on all the action at the recent RC Helicopter Worlds F3C and F3N event in Romania, and Kenny, Nick, and our very own Princess Alex Dean share all the stories from IRCHA and the IRCHA Cup competition. PLUS!!! Tons of Interviews from IRCHA 2025 featuring in random order Nick Maxwell of team SAB and JR Propo, Kyle Stacy of team SAB, Kevin McGrady U.S. Tron Team Manager, Uli and Ralph from Mikado Germany, Goosky Team Pilot Diego Arce, Mitch Morazas from team Miniature Aircraft, JC Zanckyl from team Soxos USA, Donnie Petsche from the U.S. Tron Team, and Ra Kabun chief designer and owner of XL Power, and we'll celebrate a special anniversary with Sam Lee of Helidirect. Plus ALL the news on all the new model releases at IRCHA. Definitley a do not miss episode!
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This week as the crew gears up for IRCHA we offer up a fun filled relaxed view of how to have fun at IRCHA. We're all tired of the "what do you pack for a funfly" episodes... so we thought we'd do a how do you have fun while you're there episode. If you've been in the hobby for a long time you know there is no better guest for such a subject than Helidirect team pilot Lamont James who brings the FUN to every funfly.
There's also the usual news and updates, plus we dig in with some deep thoughts on some listener mail.
Important update! We are taking a week off. Rather than try and record the Tuesday night of IRCHA week, we'll be waiting till after IRCHA to record, and so our next episode won't drop till the 19th of August. We'll use that time to get ready for IRCHA, and Brian will be busy managing team USA at the World Championships.
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This week while Brian is away competing at Nationals Kenny, Alex and Nick take the opportunity to compare two new 550 sized helis on the market. The OMPHOBBY M5 and the Goosky RS5. You'll hear details about both models, their experience with them, and how they compare to other 550s the crew has flown and owned. All this plus the news, NATs results hot off the presses, and the usual shenanigans.
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This week we're joined once again by guest hosts Rob Bingham and Stu Smith who take us on a trip across the pond to the largest funfly in the Uk, Helifest. Rob and Stu sit down with event organizers, pilots, team managers, and manufacturers and ask them about the new innovative contest format as well as what's new in their hobby worlds. Special thanks to Rob and Stu for all their efforts to bring us along to see how things are done in the UK.
The lull in news just before IRCHA is upon us, so not a lot of news this week, but plenty to hear about from the crew's summer adventures in the hobby.
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A special mini episode... Our own Alex Dean sits down with IRCHA board member Bert Kammerer for updates on what IRCHA has in store for you in 2025 and a reminder to get your pre-registration in at the below link.
Link to pre-register:
www.ircha.org
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Join us this week as Mikado team pilot Jesse Kavros joins us to share tuning tips for Mikado's Version 8 software for their EVO FBLs. But we don't just stop there... Thanks to Jesse's 15+ years in the hobby we hear abou the history of Mikado's FBL development, how V7 values translate into V8, and much much more. It's a conversation you don't want to miss.
All that plus we try to stop saying "Rotorflight" (Pro Tip, you'll need an adult beverage to play our Rotorflight drinking game), lots of news, someone other than Alex crashes this week, and lots lots more. A don't miss episode!
Rotor Replay:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EP4aQDdPC/
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This week was originally going to be the XL Power Wraith F3C helicopter review... but the universe had other plans, and the sky called... and instead of moving our schedule up a week we decided we all had so much to talk about from our own hobby journeys, plus plenty of news... so we thought we'd just sit around the bench and chat. So whether your are in the car, or in your workshop we hope you'll enjoy a bit more of a relaxed episode this week. Plus meet our latest and newest member of the team!
Rotor Replay:
RC Helicopter (saint) Richard saves us all from watching a two hour Mikado broadcast
https://youtu.be/XyBmBF9a9DY?si=jkuL1y6eNEesnN4r
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This week we have a unique opportunity to sit down with the OMPHOBBY's brand lead helicopter designer Jonas Wackershauser. We'll hear about Jonas's early beginnings in the hobby and how he turned his field of study into a career in the RC helicopter hobby. We'll also hear details on OMPHOBBY's newest addition to their micro helicopter fleet, as well as dig into the many challenges facing helicopter and blade designers. All this plus the news and more.
Questions for the team? send them in via email at questions@rotorrevolution.live, or message us via our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast. Thanks for listening!
Our 40th episode is a special one guest hosted by Bert Kammerer of BK Hobbies. We had a blast recording this one, and we think you'll enjoy hearing about what we've been up to, a bit more on tariffs from the perspective of a retailer, all the news (and there's a lot this episode) and then we'll dig into the truths and myths about servos. Are 12 volt servos worth it? Should we be running our servos at 760? What refresh rate is optimal? What's marketing hype and what's a worthwhile upgrade?
Rotor Replay:
RC Helicopter Richard is at it again, this time with a walkthrough on what's new in Heli X 11. Richard covers it all in depth so we don't have to!
https://youtu.be/N-wS-gGDH0M?si=d5gcWgWupVX1Waxm
This week's Rotor replay is a double feature... take a look at this video from Bobby Watts with more about why we all love our hobby so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zITL695gPFE
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After a week of none of our schedule's lining up even a little bit, the crew is back again with our apologies. This week we dig into what's our why in the hobby. Why do we do this? Why are we so addicted to this amazing hobby?
There's also the usual news, more shaft jokes, and updates from the crew.
Boomstrike Funfly Information:
https://www.facebook.com/share/159UXFWjap/
Rotor Replay: Ben Storick's Youtube Video on his flights at the Freedom 500
https://youtu.be/6BdPHO7ebj4?si=OoWRQA7wpM2pxqEM
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This week the gang sits down with FR Sky's Ben Saraceno and Keith Williams to talk all about the transmitters available from FR Sky, as well as their new RF007 Rotorflight FBL. But it's not all about Rotorflight, we'll cover their integration with multiple FBLs as well. Learn why Kenny, Nick, and Alex are all currently flying the X18RS transmitter from FR Sky, and what they have to offer the hobby.
There's also the usual news and shenanigans, gold worship, and "one more thing"s.
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This week the crew digs into all of the news to come out of the largest tradeshow in the RC helicopter hobby: Rotor Live. With a mix of exclusive interviews from the tradeshow floor the crew walks you through all of the new models and electronics to be released at Rotor Live. Scorpion and Midland Helicopter team pilot Rob Bingham is also back this year to bring us interviews from the tradeshow floor again. You won't find coverage of Rotor Live this in depth anywhere else, so sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy all of the updates from the major brands in the hobby.
Putting an episode like this together isn't easy... so we want to offer a special thanks to Rob Bingham, as well as to Simone Zunterer's youtube channel as well as RC Helicopter Richard's for helping to bring some of the event to life and help us feel like we were there. Checkout their youtube channels here;
Simone Zunterer:
https://youtube.com/@simonezunterer?si=JmeyTGlNPzFm2mtV
RC Helicopter Richard
https://youtube.com/@rchelicopter?si=Z0LDwlWIL8vUW5Do
Rotor Replay: Check out this epic Crash / Save / Crash by Vava Boonmala during the 3D competition
https://youtu.be/rt5WgmvRNf0?si=nSGvq5sUTREh9KeL
As always have questions for the crew you can reach us via email at questions@rotorrevolution.live or find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast. Thanks for Listening! Brian, Nick, Alex, and Kenny.
This week all 4 of the crew dig into the review of the popular XL Power Specter World Champion Edition review. Brian has recently started his new Wraith build featuring many of the same parts from the WC Kit, and Kenny, Nick, and Alex are all flying the WC Edition kit so we get a unique opportunity for all 4 of us to share some insights about a model. There's also the usual news, some pre Rotor Live announcements, and the usual shenanigans from the crew.
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This week we capitalize on a unique opportunity... the chance to review a model with someone from the development team for that model on the show! Chris Kim from the OMP Hobby team joins us as we review the new OMP Hobby M2 Mk 2 Evo micro helicopter. We all know that every new micro helicopter to come to market claims it's the best in it's class and the "next evolution" but how does the OMP shape up? What does it come with? Who is it aimed at? We'll answer all this and hear what OMP might be working on in the future on this episode. Plus all the news and our usual updates from the crew.
As always, thanks for listening! Got questions for the crew? Email us at questions@rotorrevolution.live, or find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolution.live and message us there too.
This week we sat down with the crew from the SXC discord community: Archie Harris, Herman Quinones, and Sean Hall. Together the three of them make up the team from the SXC discord community which is a discussion group centered around helping others get started with Rotorflight. SXC also creates and share "presets" for both transmitter files and model files to help folks gets up and running with Rotorflight much faster than they would be able to on their own.
We also cover the usual news and our winter updates as we get ready for the spring season, and some of us brave the cold to knock some flights out.
As always, thanks for listening to the show! Questions for the team or want to share your funfly details with us? Email us at questions@rotorrevolution.live or message us on our facebook page www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast.
This week the crew is back to talk about goal setting. We'll cover how we did on our 2024 goals, and set new ones for 2025. Plus plenty of shop talk as we all navigate winter, and our usual roundup for the news.
Rotor Replay:
Quiet Eye Video for better focus on your helicopter
https://youtu.be/qIG1ZT3-a_A?si=otSWdFPQ18wXM8MH
Merak 750 Unboxing Video
https://youtu.be/7aTcTQ4Kxqk?si=DDuSht5eaq0ncDsG
As always... send any questions, funfly updates, news or anything else out way via email to questions@rotorrevolution.live, or message us on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast. Thanks for listening!
Happy New Year! The gang is back again to kick off the new year with an amazing story for our hobby. This week we're joined by Helidirect team manager Sean Hall and Helidirect and Futaba team pilot Ben Storick to hear all about how a chance encounter at the Winter Bash funfly led to Ben appearing on Cleetus McFarland's youtube channel showcasing what our hobby has to offer to his 4 million subscribers! Teams and sponsors aside, this is a huge win for the entire hobby
We'll also hear all about what the guys were up to over the break and the holiday, and catch up on the latest new from Mikado and others. Plus there's a slew of new funfly announcements.
Rotor Replay:
Cleetus McFarland Video:
https://youtu.be/aKiTpqUAIxg?si=UpQqyDqYTr29KtY8
Ben Storick's Youtube Channel
https://youtube.com/@benstorick?si=F6Iw4raOIKlhlRoA
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This week the gang is Back from the Rotor Bash, I mean Winter Bash and we had an absolute BLAST! We'll cover some highlights of the funfly: Brian and Nick dip their toes deeper into the Rotorflight waters, The princess lives a fairy tale and then puts one in while doing so, and Kenny discovers how to shut his ESC down in mid air, and Brian attempts to bury his Genesis in a pile of mulch.
Feeling spicy? Grab a drink and get ready to take a sip every time someone says "Rotorflight". We guarantee you'll be in a GREAT mood by about ten minutes into the episode.
We also cover the news including the latest micro heli to hit the market, and then for our main topic this week we catch back up on listener emails, as well as do our review of the new NSDRC Helicopter Servos Kenny and Nick have been testing.
Rotor Replay: There isn't one per say this week, but the guys mention several videos so we've put links below
Alex throwing down on the BK Nitron 90 at the Winter Bash
https://youtu.be/QxyuenPyLZM?si=JU7FrzLf8ogslgCT
Alex Dean and Bert Kamerer fly a tandem at the Winter Bash
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19juoqc7v3/
Bert K and Kyle Stacy tandem at the winter bash
https://youtu.be/YrJWaNOcpvM?si=FloPnbr5vET1xlcE
Alex tries his hand at flight commentary while Ben Storrick shreds at the winter bash
https://youtu.be/SnbznCckMmo?si=O34rFs4YJgx7bBNk
Jonas's latest video on the new OMP Hobby Micro Helicopter
https://youtu.be/HUe3-_EARPc?si=Sk8VO15hsST7uHXO
That's a wrap for us in 2024! Thank you to ALL of you that listen and download our show! We so appreciate you. We wish you all an amazing holiday season and can't wait to share more with you in 2025. We're taking a bit of a holiday break, and our next episode won't drop till January 7th. In the meantime, come find us on facebook, like and share our episode posts, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to help folks find the show. See you in 2025.
This week the gang sits down with OMP Hobby team pilot Jiawen Bao to discuss advanced flybarless tuning techniques. While we mainly focus on the Vbar Neo/Evo and Rotorflight FBLs, the concepts described are universally applicable to most flybarless units. Jiawen has studied control loops and systems in depth at Stanford University where he earned his graduate degree in mechanical engineering. So pull up a chair, get out a notebook, and dig into this episode with us as we all learn how to improve the performance of our RC helicopters.
There's also the usual updates as we bought stuff, flew stuff, crashed stuff and sold stuff, and we also dig into the latest news in the hobby.
Jiawen's Rotorflight Template Model:
https://www.rotorflight.org/docs/Tuning/tuning-examples
Rotor Replay:
SAB team pilot CD throws down an amazing flight on the Il Goblin at only 1680RPM.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Caa3iWVMY/
If you're planning on attending the Winter Bash in the Orlando area this weekend Dec 6-8th, 2024 then come on by and say hello to the crew. We'll all be there starting on Friday and would love to hear from you.
Got questions for the crew? episode suggestions? feedback? well you can always reach us on our facebook page, or on facebook messenger at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast, or email us at questions@rotorrevolution.live.
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This week the crew covers lots of ground. We'll hear all about the recent Southwest Heli Rodeo funfly from Alex, plus his first crack at the Rotorflight FBL. Nick lets the magic smoke out, Kenny finishes redesigning his new heli, and Brian cheats on Futaba. Plus like always, we catch you up on all the news from around the hobby, including the latest developments at Mikado.
For our main topic this week Kenny and Nick share their experience with two new 700s on the market: The IL Goblin Pro from SAB, and Blade's return to the 700 market with their new Fusion 700 model. We cover all the hits and misses of each helicopter in depth throughout the building and flying process.
Rotor Replay:
Alex Dean and Greg Ringle promote the SW Heli Rodeo in their own special way:
(does require joining the facebook group RC Heli Hangout to view)
https://www.facebook.com/44401123/videos/948766783758675/
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