Rotor Revolution RC Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week we begin the first in a series of episodes focused on a manufacturer.  We're joined by Kontronik Sales and Marketing Director for North America, Tim DiPeri and head of US Tech Support for Kontronik, Ben Minor.  Together we'll dig into what the brand has to offer in their motor and speed control lines, and see why so many folks enjoy their products.

There's also the usual updates, news, and a visit from some surprise guests.

To learn more about Kontronik head over to their website:
https://kontronik.com/en

Want to pre-register for the Winter Bash funfly?  Head on over to:
https://www.torchs.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=255824&item_id=2377704

Got a question for the team?  News for us to share?  Events you'd like us to mention?  Hit us up via email at questions@rotorrevolution.live or via facebook messenger at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast.  Want to help out the show?  Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to help others find the show.

Tail in hover to piro flips in 9 months...     This was a story we had to hear.  This week the crew sits down with young Texas based pilot Allen Alsabrook who has only been in the hobby for a short 9 months.  We'll learn about all about the challenges young pilots face, what we're doing right to support young pilots, and what we have room to improve on.  We hope to feature more young pilots in the future and learn things along the way.

There's also plenty of news, recaps, an important reminder for all of us, and plenty of shenanigans along the way.

Rotor Replay:  See Allen’s progress with a recent flight at a Texas funfly:

https://youtu.be/U3d03ifJrLE

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This week the gang is all here and excited to catch up on what we've all been up to.  Nick dives back into the hobby after all that work travel, Alex has yet ANOTHER funfly mishap, Brian is finding new ways to practice, and Kenny is tuning up a storm.  We do the usual news catching you up on the latest goings on in the radio control helicopter hobby, and then Alex gets a chance to sit down with Satinder Dhindsa to talk about night flying helicopter rigs.  How to make a temporary one you can put on your favorite helicopter, programming lights to music, or just building a basic night flying rig that anyone can put together.  The two of them cover the subject in detail as reveal some great new products aimed at night flying in the works.  Lots of resources on this one so here are all the links:

Satinder's Super Helpful Night Flying Rig Guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-6PK7xhUu2z_FHfSYyUiqiziOu5fcH0QPv0XeOKkQ0/edit#heading=h.nvw33z87c4bn

Satinder's Night Flying Rig Demo:
https://youtu.be/4_sNgcAy9Bg?si=bkqv_wn_MTSBuulG

Alex's Night Flying Rig:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJLb_dk0CYU

Rotor Replay Jonas's Nexus FBL Rotorflight Walkthrough
https://youtu.be/YdfZgF5WKuQ?si=4-qnlL7WJ7vIp3yk

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This week, Kenny, Nick and Alex talk about motivation...    How do you get it back when you lose it?  How do you renew your interest in the hobby when you are in a slump?  How do you get your buddy out to the field to fly with you?  We'll cover all these topics and more, and even talk a little about the negative forces that can work against you wanting to get out and fly.

We also cover the news, some of our builds, Kenny tries to convince more of us to join the church of Rotorflight, and we try and spend more of Alex's money.  Brian is mid move so focused on making sure all his helis arrive in the new house in one piece.  He'll be back soon!

Rotor Replay:
Myles Matta shows us all how it's done on the XL Power Specter Nitro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMLdlo1JosU

Honorable Mention Video:
Alex shares some updates on the Tron Advance Gasser 700.  (be sure and watch till the end)
https://youtu.be/beWAw85jqXk?si=ThpV54F5Ws9p7L3F

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It's not everyday that most of us agree on something...    but in this episode you'll hear all about how Kenny, Alex and Nick all love their Tron Dnamics.  We'll cover the all the details from the build, to our electronics, to why and how it flies different, and most importantly, why we think it might be another great helicopter to add to your fleet.

We'll also hear all about the recent West Coast funfly at Ken's Ranch, how to crash three helicopters in two flights, and much more!  We'll cover the news, Brian will tell us all about the new transmitter coming from Futaba, listener question follow up and lots more!

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Ever make a mistake that's caused a crash?  Or wish you knew something then that you do now?  Well this week the gang is all here and we spend the episode sharing our best mistakes and what we learned from them.  We hope by sharing our mistakes, that we can help you prevent making the same ones.  Have a mistake of your own you would like to share?  Email them to us at questions@rotorrevolution.live or message them to us on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast.  

This week's Rotor Replay Video on Autorotations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf6294MglvU

This week we sit down with one of the three owners of Tron Helicopters, Joachim Etter.  We'll learn a bit more about the recent release of their 550 size helicopters the Gemini and Orion.  We'll answer questions about why are there two different canopy and side frame design choices, how might this effect the rest of the line, and more about the future of the Tron helicopter brand in 2024.  

We'll also touch base with the crew in our rotor recap section, and bring you the latest news from across the hobby including the Align TB70 version two teasers that Align have been putting out.

This weeks rotor replay:  Jeff West of the West Hobbies RC channel takes us through the beginning's of his Raw 700 turbine conversion project.
https://youtu.be/8j6hU4x8sIE?si=yeok5lf_M2Jn18W8

As always, thanks for listening!  Be sure and follow our facebook page for updates, photos, links to videos we discuss and more.  You can find us at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast.  Leave us a review on your favorite podcast page to help more helicopter fans find the show.

This week we bring you a very special episode dedicated to all of the news being released at the recent Rotor Live tradeshow in Germany where many manufacturers release new equipment and helicopters every year.  Special guest host Rob Bingham joings the gang to bring you interviews with none other than Nick Maxwell, Kyle Stacy, Kenny Ko, Kyle Dahl, Duncan Bossion, Bert Kammerer, Tron Helicopters, Miniature Aircraft, Egodrift Motors, SAB team manager Jonas Schelpe, Jeff Ren from OMP hobby, and the list goes on!  Truly an epic episode where we cover everything your favorite brands are up to for 2024.  We'll cover new kits released, motors, speed controllers, blades, and servos and catch up with your favorite pro pilots from around the globe.  Truly an episode not to be missed.  While there's no Rotor Replay this week, we will be posting loads of links to a variety of videos we saw come out of Rotor Live on our facebook page so be sure to like and follow that for more information.

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As always, thanks for listening!

We've got a special treat for you all this week.  We've talked before about how much we love the stories behind the products.  Greggor McGrath of Absolute CNC products has a unique story to tell.  We'll hear how his first CNC machine bought of a craigslist ad turned into a sucessful hobby business, and how a conversation between nitro enthusiasts turned into designing one of the best pipes for nitro helicopters to come around in a long time.  But even if you aren't a nitro fan you'll enjoy the story behind the development and how a small community of enthusiasts can come together to develop, test and bring to market a unique new product.  We've also got plenty of news on the leadin to the now completed Rotor Live, and our usual updates.  Speaking of Rotor Live...   we have what we think will be a GREAT episode coming in a couple weeks with all of the updates on new equipment coming out of Rotor Live.

Rotor Replay:
https://youtu.be/WXOmTQFECK8?si=TRlMafvu0H6kkZC2

Absolute CNC Products
https://www.absolutecncproducts.com

As always...  thanks for listening, for sharing, for reviewing our podcast, and helping us spread the word.  We greatly appreciate it!

Nick, Brian, Alex, and Kenny.

BREAKING NEWS!!!  Surprise!  This week we're releasing a special edition mini episode (on our off week!) all about the Dubai Masters.  Sean Hall of Helidirect drops in to give us the inside scoop on what went down at the recent Dubai Masters Invitational 3D competition.  We'll hear about some of the challenges they faced, some crashes, the entire field doing piroflips at the same time together all along the runway, spending time with announcer Nik Johnson and organizer Tareq Alsaadi, and many more details about the contest.  Sadly the whole crew couldn't make this one as we rushed it into production, but we hope you'll enjoy it.  As always thanks for listening!  The whole crew will be back next week with a very special guest on our usual schedule.

Link to HeliDirect Heli Addiction Facebook group where you can find lots of video clips of the event:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hdcustomers/