Maximum Collective Podcast

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 Discussion topics What Does Keith like to do?How did you like RCHO Flying styleHow does one burn up a Kontronik or two??? Extracurricular hobbies Nitro heli build Kc3d https://kc3dprint.com/ Printing Charger cases How long does it take roundabout for a project from customer request to beta?$$$ How many items do you need to sell to break even? Do you include your time in that? Website/customer time? Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BladeScraperNitro Nibus https://youtube.com/watch?v=hrLPcL5EC_w&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE   FlybarlessFavorites? Why? + and minus of each one from all of us? RadiosFavorites? Why?

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)

Join Greg, Greggor, Steve as we discuss what our plans are for 2023, new products and future fun flies!   RC Heli Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/1368591710214855 Feb 23 – 26, 2023 – Ranch Helibeaters Fun Fly at The Ranch at Creek Feb 23-26 - RCHO Chillout in Knightdale, NC March 17-19, 2023 - Amps Heli Smack Fest - Miami, FL April 12 -16, 2023 - Ircha West at Clovis RC Club April 27-30 - Spring Fling at FARC in Fredericksburg, VA May 6th, 2023 - Buckeye Blade Scrape Mat 19-21 - 2nd Annual Helicopter "Spring Thing" Cuba, New York June 8th – 11th– Midwest Heli Boyz Full Pitch Fest at Lincoln Sky Knights Club Waverly, NE June 22-25th - SPNOFF Molalla, OR June 23-25 Dragonfly 3324 Apperson Rd Eastbend NC 27108 July 13-16th, 2023 - Ohio Heli Throwdown July 28 -31, 2023 - RC Helicopter Nationals at Muncie, IN August 1-10 - F3c/F3N World Championships at Muncie, IN August 9-13 - IRCHA Jamboree at Muncie, IN 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 or October 2023 – High Desert Heli Hoedown at Samsarg Field Fernley, NV September 2023 – Mile High Heli Showdown – Denver, CO Area September of Early October 2023 - High Desert Hoedown October 2023 - Hanover RC Heli Smackdown 2023 October 2023 - Midwest Heli Boyz presents Heliween - Atlantic, Iowa November 2023 - Southwest Heli Rodeo - Arizona