Ep 105 - FliteFest 2025 Recap, with Jarrod Roetenberger, Travis Charboneau and Brian Phillips
The Episode your host Matt Allen (FoamyDM) Recaps the Flite Fest of 2025 with his Friends Brian Phillips (Rara), Travis Charboneau and guest Jarrod Roetenberger (Zephyr1). Sit back relax and enjoy this episode focused on our experiences of a flight festival worth travelling across the globe for some to enjoy the skybound demolition derby of creation, exploration and just plain fun. It’s creator, Flite Test, is responsible for a resurgence in young interest in this inspiring hobby. If you aren’t in, you should try and this is a fun way in.Next week we will talk to Jarrod Roetenberger about his designs and build process so listen in next time.
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**Episode 105 Bookmarks**
00:00:00 Intro
00:05:00 Welcome
00:08:00 Our Current Projects
00:37:00 Arrival, Disaster, Recovery
00:51:00 Families - STEM Tent
01:20:00 Build Tents - Innovation
01:45:11 Stem Tent
02:10:00 Combat - Demolition Derby
02:28:40 Parting Thoughts & Take Aways
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ARCN Ep 104 - Class G with Travis Charbonneau
Visiting FF’25 struck your Host Matt as a group of two things. 1. A great way to get started in the hobby (STEM and EZ packs) and 2. a fun way to get together with like-minded plane enthusiasts and do something you can do nowhere else. 60+ plane combat every 3hrs, and/or build Big and Crazy! If you’re here you likely are interested in RC Aviation. You are in the right place. Today we are going to talk with a friend of who has brought together some interesting Ah-HA moments of innovation that we can all try our hand with, and plenty of examples to model from. Travis Charbonneau is many things, but you may know him as the pro-painter of the FliteTest B-17 bomber, and the life-sized Star Wars hovercraft. While we may talk paint-shop, I am dying to talk to him about his work laid out in his Youtube channel "Class G" We also talk about our adventures, and the pile of RC and Full Scale Aviation News this past few months.
Want to try a design, https://www.flitetest.com/articles/flugtag-2023-design-challengehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWmTPHb1MEYhttps://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/ez-pack-plans-index.66833/
EZ V2 Kit
https://store.flitetest.com/ft-ez-fantasy-complete-starter-bundle/?searchid=0&search_query=EZ
Bind FT EZ V2 to Jumper T16https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlxxyNc_ZqM
Museums to inspire:https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/
Learn more about the Beechcraft C23 Musketeer/Sundownerhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Musketeerhttps://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-fact-sheets/beechcraft-sundowner
Build one:https://aerofred.com/details.php?image_id=79730&mode=search#plan
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**Episode 104 Bookmarks**
00:00:00 intro
00:04:40 Travis C gets into RC
00:18:00 General Aviation
00:47:49 Beechcraft Sundowner
00:58:45 Bold Designs made EZ
01:51:30 Painting Tips
02:18:45 Close & Contacts
ARCN Ep 103 - Fast 3D Printing with Joy
After trying Joe’s new (Anycubic Kobra2) loaned 3D printer, Matt realizes the 3D printing market may have made a generation skip. It seems as though print times are reducing by orders of magnitude. (5x+ faster) So I reached out to Richard Joy again to talk about what impact these new high-speed printers are affecting what people are doing in RC.
Richard’s Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18fvqSRb6LwY7aEVm7S07Qugv7CoQPfx-RWFLwtOtNYU/edit?usp=sharing
Want to 3D Print? Learn More:
https://all3dp.com/get-started/get-started-with-3d-printing-at-home/
Printers:
https://bambulab.com/en/compare
https://store.anycubic.com/products/
https://www.prusa3d.com/category/3d-printers/
Lightweight Filament
https://colorfabb.us/lw-pla-natural
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**Episode 103 Bookmarks**
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:40 RC Flying
01:01:35 Next Generation Printing
01:23:40 presentation
01:55:30 Audio Glitch
02:57:30 Close
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This week Joe and Matt Get together this week to talk about up and coming RC events and then some, as well as catching up about their adventures in RC Aviation.
ARCN Ep 101 - 5 Noob rules for your 1st plane
It‘s a new year. With new years come new Hobbies. If you’re here you likely are interested in RC Aviation. You are in the right place. The episode we help you with 5 rules for selecting your first few planes. We also talk about our adventures, and the pile of RC and Full Scale Aviation News this past month. Lastly The podcast just turned 5!
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**Episode 101 - Bookmarks**
00:43:00 PA Philadelphia -Philly Drone Life00:50:00 US - DJI Drone Ban
00:53:30 F ull Scale Aviation - DC
01:01:30 5 Rules for New Hobbiest
01:17:00 OutroMusic:www.purple-planet.com
Episode 100 - Part 4 A New Way to Fly with Al Bowers - *Giveaway* If you listen carefully enough you can hear the moment that our minds are blown. Al Bowers, retired NASA Scientist and engineer, honors us with a detailed conversation about his Prandlt-D Project. Join us as we talk about how it came about, its challenges, and how it may change aviation completely. This project did more than tested the theory, but ensured repeatable and reliable/usable proof that this concept wasn’t just groundbreaking, but could change aviation and other industries going forward towards a greener tomorrow. You might just have that mind-blowing moment yourself. Al also answers listener questions. **Giveaway Rules** In any of the Episode 100 Youtube Videos, Like, Subscribe and Comment on what topic you want to see the Aviation RC Noob Podcast cover. 2 weeks from the full video release, a Random entrant will be selected. Prize: a Gladiator Kit with Motor and Servos from Windcatcher RChttps://windcatcherrc.com/product/gladiator/ Prandlt project - More information Links https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20160003578/downloads/20160003578.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20210014683/downloads/H3284FINAL.pdf https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2019/01/18/armstrong-chief-scientist-albion-bowers-retires/ https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20180007802/downloads/20180007802.pdf https://www.amaflightschool.org/blog/manned-prandtl Translation of the original L. Prandlt 1933 paper https://rnwest.engineer/wings-of-minimum-induced-drag-prandtl1933/ Other related content https://www.nestofdragons.net/weird-airplanes/flying-wings/special-horten-flying-wings/dragonwing/wing-design-by-albion-bowers/ https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2582283-The-Prandtl-D-No-3 Podcast Links https://discord.gg/dpjGee6dtP www.Patreon.com/aviationrcnoob/ www.aviationrcnoob.com https://x.com/noob_rc Email Us Aviationrcnoob@gmail.com matthew@avationrcnoob.com Joe@aviationrcnoob.com #RC #Aviation #Noob #ARCN #FlyingWing #Horten #PrandltD #aeronauticalengineering #Giveaway #NASA #NoobWonder #DIY #Innovation #radiocontrol **Episode 100 - Part4 Bookmarks** 00:00:00 Prize Giveaway at the end 00:03:00 Beginnings of the Prandlt-D 00:11:45 L. Prandlt 1921 -Fluid Dynamics Applied to Aeronautics, ESLD 00:17:34 L. Prandlt 1933 - Minimum Induce Drag BSLD 00:26:00 BSLD - Bell Shaped Lift Distribution 00:30:00 Wash Vectors and Bird Tails 00:49:30 Is Prandtl-D more like Surfing? 01:07:10 Efficieny 01:15:00 Project Team - Speed limits 01:30:00 cFOSS 01:37:45 Research Results 01:40:00 Full Scale test 02:07:00 Thanks 02:08:08 Giveaway Details Music: www.purple-planet.com
Episode 100 - 3 - Who is Albion Bowers Anyway? (He’s the Best) Do you want to glimpse into what might make a NASA engineer? We did too. Matt and Joe talked to Albion Bowers. Al is a retired Chief Scientist and Project Engineer over his 37 year career at NASA. He talks with us about his atypical upbringing, and the path that has led his career to discover and help implement lifesaving measures in aviation and Space faring travel for nearly 4 decades. You have to hear it to believe. AL Bowers:https://albionbowers.com/ Podcast Links https://discord.gg/dpjGee6dtP www.Patreon.com/aviationrcnoob/ www.aviationrcnoob.com https://x.com/noob_rc Email Us Aviationrcnoob@gmail.com matthew@avationrcnoob.com Joe@aviationrcnoob.com #RC #Aviation #Noob #ARCN #SpaceJunk #PrandltD #X-15 #Giveaway #NASA #NoobWonder #DIY #Innovation Music: www.purple-planet.com
Episode 100 - 2 - History of X-15 with Al Bowers Our Knowledgeable guest Al Bowers shares a rarely known fact about the History of the X-15. Matt and Joe continue their conversation with Albion Bowers, Retired NASA Chief Scientist and Project Engineer, over the innovative and groundbreaking Experimental X-15 project. This craft still holds the powered manned flight speed record, and has played a critical role in understanding the challenges of manned space travel. You won’t want to miss it. https://albionbowers.com/ Podcast Links: / discord www.Patreon.com/aviationrcnoob/ www.aviationrcnoob.com Email Us Aviationrcnoob@gmail.com *To Enter the Giveaway* Go to youtube: https://youtu.be/gBo79XZNaHg
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You won’t believe what NASA Scientist and Engineers get up to when they retire from a life of groundbreaking research. In Episode 100, part 1 Joe and Matt get the honor of talking to Albion Bowers, a retired Chief Scientist and Project Engineer at NASA our of the Dale Reid Subscale research lab in California about the conversation about his passion projects outside his full career at NASA where he tested groundbreaking ideas, and ushered in a more complete and safer understanding of Aviation. In this conversation, Al shares with us the type of conversations he continues to engage in with projects that continue to move the bar in Aviation and Outer space! https://albionbowers.com/
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ARCN Ep 99 - AA guns with Ethan Jacobs, Joe and Matt Reconnect
It’s been a while since Joe has been on the show outside of Flight Fest, Matt and He take a moment to reconnect and Catch-up. In addition, listen in as Matt talks again with Builder Extraordinaire Ethan Jacobs about the story of how his AA gun came about and developed.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_L/60_gun
Some Composite -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkrRybDx5Y4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmuDOWTr_3c
Some AA-Gun Links in our Discord Group Below
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Welcome Back! As Hurricane Debbie approaches, NC is on the cusp of 3 solid days of rain. It got me thinking about Float Flying around with RC water Fowl. So, naturally I wanted to talk to our past guest Richard Joy - my English friend living in California (FF 2023). Today we talk about the things he has recently learned about float flying, or flying off water. He will share his earned top 5 things you want to know before float flying. In the History segment this episode we also talk about the first aquatic rc aircraft. And of course we start with talking about our recent antics in the hobby. So Buckle in, let’s take off.
Links:
https://firstaerosquadron.com/tag/fairy-queen/
Video links about Float Flying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuzMMfCJUoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3SwqsRKIgc
https://www.flitetest.com/articles/sea-duck-school
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This episode Matt and Joe take a road trip with Jesse Hampton and visit the largest Foam Flight Festival - Flite Fest, Hosted by Flite Test.
Please accept our apologies for the road noise on the end of trip debrief.
Episode 96 – Murphy’s Law
Welcome back. We’ve missed everyone. Please accept our apology for unexpected gap. This Episode Matt And Joe catch up with each other about Murphy’s Law, the Hobby, the ever changing plans for Flite Fest ‘24, and what they look like at the moment. On top of that we talk about Plane History of the first jet and jet engine creator and the Heinkel He 178. Tune in!
Timeline
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:30 Apologies-We Missed you
0:07:20 Our Hobby Happenings
0:27:00 History of He-178 and Ohain
0:37:00 Flite Fest Plans
0:42:00 Close
Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_178
https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/ww2/projects/jet-airplanes/planes.html
Noob Wonder Link:
https://youtu.be/BW-aW7ah0cU?si=z2YgdOnJe0Q9ggBk&t=124
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maPiajNR9Ss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jovkS6ZsQH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzLNzRuDtgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKf6B7nSMU
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Today Matt is Joined by the Hetterscheidt family. They talk about their experiences and pitfalls entering into the RC Aviation Hobby. Larry (CaptainVideo) is joined by his sons Joe and Nate as they share their entry into the hobby and advise to newcomers today.
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ARCN Ep 94 - Hangar Rash Prevention
Today Joe and Matt are going to talk about ways to store your planes. Cover a US Federal Ban on Chinese Drones. Ramy RC’s C-17 maiden flight. And the RedBull F1 Chaser Quad. Matt Also interviews some Hobbyists Captain Video about their experiences. We will talk about our journey through the hobby, ARCN Community events.These are our experiences, and we are not being compensated in any way for any mentions made here.
Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfPavjkTCk0
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3636875-Hanging-planes-from-ceiling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJlf4d4AWio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uh0QBHH4G8
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Episode 93 - RC Composite - Strong, Light weight Today Matt and I get to sit down again with our friend Red Jensen. special guest Robert “Red” Jensen who is a Class I & II SUAS Chief Pilot, Master UAS Technician, and the Model Lab Operations Engineer at Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research lab at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards AFB. Designer and Builder of the IF-1 Reno Racer and who I consider an expert on building a planes from fiber glass, and other composites, both RC and full sized. Links and Resources: @RedJensen NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/subscale-research-aircraft/ https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/threads/impulse-if-1.37989/ Recommended further watches on Composites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2PX1p7nbw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5nNadZKI6s Big thanks to Brian Phillips for joining us - @RaraSVT History - Windecker Eagle I: https://youtu.be/IVkVQW8P09A?si=fCO8udVeQ99TnDSF https://texasarchive.org/2012_00213 Podcast Links https://discord.gg/dpjGee6dtP www.Patreon.com/aviationrcnoob/ www.aviationrcnoob.com Email Us Aviationrcnoob@gmail.com matthew@avationrcnoob.com Joe@aviationrcnoob.com #RC #Aviation #Noob #ARCN #Composites #Red Jensen #Prandtl-M #Mars #Carbon Fiber #Reno Racer #NASA #UAS #Pilot Timeline 00:00 Start 01:00 Prandtl-M 04:30 Guest Welcome & Composite introduction 16:10 X-59 25:58 Our Journey in Aviation 41:40 Community and Events 48:39 History Windecker Eagle I 1:08:00 Composites with Red Jensen 1:25:00 Fabrics 1:32:00 Weaves & Weights 1:38:00 Resins 1:43:05 Spar Talk 2:18:10 Layup Types (Wet) 2:26:45 Ratios: Fiber v Resin 2:29:00 PrePreg - How to 2:39:40 Vacuum Infusion Method 2:46:20 Listener Questions 2:51:40 Good Night Joe 2:57:21 Listener Qs Cont'd 3:08:45 Layup Preparation 3:13:05 Gelcoat 3:17:20 Waxing 3:25:00 How to Spray PVA 3:27:00 Spray Adhesive 3:38:00 Closing
Today Joe and Matt talk about our top 5 Places for RC aviation goods in early 2024.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/SAAB_35_Draken_performing_the_Cobra_maneuver.gif
RTFs
Local Hobby Store
Horizon Hobby
ARFs
Components
Electric
Chinese direct
https://www.aliexpress.com/ many sellers,
www.banggood.com - good selection of parts,
www.hobbyking.com - America Warehouse
CNHL Batteries - China Hobby Line Batteries
History Links:
https://jetworks.online/product-category/draken/
https://3dlabprint.com/shop/j35_draken/
ARCN Episode 91 - RC & Ultralights Aerodynamics
Today we have the great Pleasure and honor to speak with a Leon S. Searl a youtuber who has informed and inspired thousands regarding the Effort and Details and thought process it takes that go into designing Ultralight Aircraft in the USA. We also will talk about our Journey in aviation, the History of the Ultralight and Events and the ARCN community.
Episode Links:
https://www.ultralightairplaneworkshop.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/UltralightAirplaneWorkshop
https://archive.org/details/FluidDynamicLiftHoerner1985
https://www.xflr5.tech/xflr5.htm
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Timeline
00:00 intro
01:30 Guest Welcome and Agenda
12:10 Our Journey in Aviation
41:40 Community and Events
45:00 History
1:00:46 Leon Searl Ultralight Airplane Workshop
1:27:45 Scaling Aerodynamics
2:55:05 Listener Questions
3:06:48 Lightning Round
3:19:18 Outro
3:22:00 Bloopers
Today we talk about the 5 easiest ways to get into the hobby and talk about our latest escapades.
https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/ftfc24-buildruary-build-off-challenge.75080/
https://aviationrcnoob.com/ep-7-batteries/
https://www.flitetest.com/articles/lipo-safety
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Matt and Joe review the past year and how they held up to their expectations for the year.
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