Maximum Collective Podcast

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

Join Episode 24 - Get Charged! Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve 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!

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 here https://www.facebook.com/MaximumCollectivePodcast/videos/1401225080766898/ Winners of the Battery and Charger

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 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 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

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)

This month join us in Superior Arizona @ the 2022 Southwest Heli Rodeo as Greggor, Greg, Steve and special guest Doug Darby, Steve Yun, Andy Ross (Freefall RC Podcast), Daniel Tureac (Heli Heads) We chat about the 2022 Southwest Heli Rodeo https://www.facebook.com/groups/374701225886224 While most of us were at the event we took the time to work with Freefall RC and Heli Heads to interview Doug Darby and discuss the evolution of gassers Upcoming fun flies Orlando Winter Bash Dec 2,3,4, Orlando, FL HeliBeaters fun fly FEBRUARY 23-26,2023 Ircha West - https://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ircha-west-jamboree   Next month we chat with Ben Storick!

Join Greg, Greggor, Steve and special guest Bryan Barrow as we discuss what it's like to run Mikado USA (among other popular brands) in today's environment. We dig into how he got started in the hobby, what he loves about this hobby and get some detail the slick new technology that is the "Mikado Flight Trainer"! 

Spool Up 7 "West Coast Lighting" Join Greg, Steve, Greggor and special Guest, his lightness himself Satinder Dhindsa as we discuss what are the night flying options.  Upcoming fun flies RC Heli Hoedown Oct 7,8,9 Fernley NV Southwest Heli Rodeo Nov 7,8,9,10 City of Superior, AZ Orlando Winter Bash Dec 2,3,4, Orlando, FL   Construction lights Spot Light Flying Night Blades, Canopy, boom, skids, tail blades The Ultimate Night Heli Setup - Contact Satinder Dhinsda at satinderdhindsa@icloud.com or on Facebook  Check out the awesome write up Satinder did here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-6PK7xhUu2z_FHfSYyUiqiziOu5fcH0QPv0XeOKkQ0/edit?usp=sharing

Join Greggor, Steve and Greg as we discuss some of the ways we've found to best tune our nitros for consistent power.  Welcome to Maximum Collective; Episode 6 Twisting needles Shout out to our listeners We feel very fortunate for all of our listeners.    Steve - RC HeliNation is back!   Who would like to be a guest from the West Coast on our show? Who would you like to hear from?    Touch base on IRCHA and the new developments?   https://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ircha-west-jamboree April 12, 2023 - April 16, 2023 Reedley, CA Peg Field-42CN https://www.google.com/maps/place/Peg+Field-42CN,+1751+S+Alta+Ave,+Reedley,+CA+93654/@36.7098274,-119.408493,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8095018acab973e1:0xdf45a064779b275d!8m2!3d36.7098274!4d-119.408493   Raw 420 - The jury is in, it’s awesome!   Episode 2 on tuning? What is consistent power? Single needle??? Default settings? O.S. 105 Y.S vs O.S 37 vs 50-55-60 vs 91-96-105-120   *DISCLAIMER* from Greggor   How Do I know what to tune .How much smoke to look for? Sport tuning vs max power? Greggor would love to answer this! HAHA High - What to look for? And how to tune it.  Start by doing long climb outs or large loops. Watch for thick white and consistent smoke during the maneuver. Also pay close attention to the sound of the engine and how it pulls through the sky. When you reach optimal performance, the engine will pull hard through the entire climb out or loop while maintaining consistent thick white smoke. The engine should sound healthy, and not raspy. If the engine starts to bog down and you still have a lot of “white” smoke, you are most likely rich. If the engine starts to bog down and the smoke starts to dissipate and the smoke starts to turn brown you are to lean. You may also hear a raspy sound from the engine.  Mid - What is mid tuning? Basic* Start by bringing your helicopter into a hover in bank/idle 2 or3. The goal here is to carefully listen to the engine and pay close attention to how the helicopter looks and feels while sitting in a hover. Does the engine sound healthy, strong, and consistent? Is the helicopter stable and locked into place? It should look and feel extremely stable as if it were sitting on a table.   (Signs of being too rich on the mid needle will be an inconsistent sounding engine, the helicopter will seem sluggish and unstable with sharp stick inputs, thick billowing smoke, and the tail may show an oscillation. Signs of the mid needle being too lean will be increased head speeds, raspy sounding, thin brown smoke, and the helicopter will seem jumpy and jittery with stick inputs.    Fine Tuning Methods or tuning for max performance. DOESN'T MEAN WE GO LEAN! It takes fuel to make power!! Going green doesn’t mean going lean! Depending on your flying abilities, tic/tocs work well for this.  Do sustained tic/tocs to load and heat up the motor. During the tic/tocs you are again looking for thick white smoke and consistent power. If the engine starts to bog down, but you still have a thick white smoke you are most likely still rich. Try leaning the mid “range” needle. If the engine starts to bog but the smoke is dissipating and turning brown in color, you are too lean. Richen up the mid needle.  Now we're going to add one additional component to the tic/toc. Once again  do sustained tic/tocs to heat up the engine. Once heated, immediately transition into a long climb out or a long push out, with the engine wide open. Is the smoke white in color? If not, if not you may be lean which now would require richining up the high needle. After sustained load if it recovers quickly that's a sign of?   Low - kill all the bugs? Nite vs DayHumid vs Dry Heat soak   Things to look for Visual tune Sound of the tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvU3FiiuMxE Tim Jones Nitro Tuning 101 - Basics - Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzNxpbQEV_s OS 105HZ R Engine Setup & Run in   Special enLIGHtNING guest next month! Tune in!

Episode 5 “Fly it hard put it away wet” Greg and Greggor try to talk Steve into a Nitro....  Will he bite? Thanks to all our listeners for joining! Raw 420 - yes or no? IRCHA! GooSky - does it fly like an 800? Main topic Why Nitro?  What ya  need: Do you clean your heli after flying? How do you store your heli? Do you have a drip pan under it? :)  ???Covered?? Good good good…. Good vibrations!!!!!!!!!! Build tips: To switch glo or not to glo!!!! Starter Options Motor Care Glo Plugs