Drone Safety This week we discuss the dangerous hazards of flying drones over the Fires in Arizona.. AZ Mike gives his account of the fires close to his home and how Drones caused the fire fighting aircraft to call off the supression due to drones flying in the area. AZ Mike gives his account of the emotional rollercoaster on this topic. Sorry for the trouble this week but Shannons feed got dropped during the recording and we could not get his opinion on the matter.
Mike and Jay answer some questions from our listeners on a variety of topics, FAA circular, Covid, and Glue...
Arizona Jet Rally 2024 Join the guys this week as they attend the 36th Annual Arizona Jet Rally in Mesa, AZ. Beautiful weather was the setting of this years Jet rally with light winds and lots of airplanes flights were bound to happen. We had an awesome 3 day event and in this episode we are joined by Barry Hinrichs, to discuss the happenings here at the event. Fun, Friends and Flying was the name of the game so to speak…everyone won a prize and the pilots voted on the best jets at the event. If you have not already done so please give us a like and subscribe to our channel it helps us grow.
Jet Rally SVF 2024 Join the guys this week as they discuss the swap meet with Shannon and the Jet Rally with Michael. There were two events and we each attended our events. Shout out to Tony Quist for putting together a great event and Barry for some great photos.
John Morgan EFF Review Join the guys this week for a big review of the John Morgan Electric Fun Fly in St George, UT. Last episode we let the secret out of the shop that Barrett would be bringing a special airplane to the event. Shannon was able to jump in with Him and head out of town to attend the event. Join us as he takes us through his weekend at up in St George! Make sure you also share and drop us a like and subscribe it helps our channel grow and we love hearing from our listeners.
This week, Shannon G visits Goodclay Studios to see Barett's special airframe for the John Morgan Electric Fun Fly (J-MEFF) Event in St. George, UT. Shannon has significantly contributed to the electronics of this new airframe. We eagerly await updates from Shannon, who will attend the event, to hear more about the developments and activities happening at J-MEFF.
FAI World Championships Join the guys this week as we go over the FAI Scale World Championships. We discuss the requirements and who is participating in the World Championships in Romainia. The USA has a team attending this year and we hope to have Tim come on the show and let us know how it went.
join the guys as they discuss joining a local club and flying with like minded pilots.
Upcoming Events 2024 This week the guys give an update on the Ramada situation here in the Hot AZ heat. Also they look forward to the events coming up after the summer. AMA Nats is this week so make sure you log on and see how everyone is doing in their events. Make sure you give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel and let us know how we are doing at parkflyerpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks again for joining us and we will see you again in two weeks.
AK Mike maidens his birthday gift and has some trouble, tune in to find out what happens.
FiftytwoEightyRC We are excited this week to have Larry Sifers who owns FiftytwoeightyRC.Com joins us on the show. Larry takes us through how he got started and the fun he has flying RC. If you have an EDF you will want to check out the link and get one of the afterburners for your EDF. Several options are available on the website, so check it out and grab yours today. Larry has offered our listeners a discount for the next 30 days so use the code when you order.
Shannon Acquires a plane This week the guys talk about some new additions to their collection. For his Birthday AZ Mike gets a gaming computer loaded with Real Flight Evolution Software and tries it out on the big screen. Shannon acquires a new plane from a club member, and Jay gets his replacement Consendo UMX and heads to the field to fly with Jim. Thanks for the support and we hope you will subscribe to our You Tube channel and give us a thumbs up and share our podcast and channel with others to help us grow.
Consendo Maiden This week Jay takes us through his Birthday Present maiden of the UMX Consendo. The initial build took just a few min to attach wires and batteries and program the radio. The inital flight was easy and fun and even with the wind was a solid flyer. Knowing that this plane will be a go to for any day at the field Jay orders more 3S batteries. AK Mike swings in to town to see Jay and they take the consendo out to the field along with AK Mikes UMX Pitts. Wanting to fly off pavement they both decide to fly at a diffrent location and picked a great spot with a hard surface, and lots of trees. Tune in for the story and how it all turns out in this episode. Make sure you like, give us a thumbs up and Subscribe and share so we can grow our you tube channel. Thanks so much for joining us and we will see you again in two weeks.
Second Hand Planes This week join the guys as they discuss purchasing second hand airplanes. Everyone has a story about buying a used plane but this week the guys take you through some of the items to watch for when you agree to purchase second hand. Some items are excellent buys and others can be your worst nightmare. Join us as we go through what we have found when searching for that next new addition to your hanger. Also AZ Mike takes us through a PSA and what to be on the lookout for in todays world of phone calls
Gunsmoke 2024 This week we recount Shannons trip to Gunsmoke 2024. Shannon takes us through getting his airplane ready and what it took to compete in this years event. The event was hosted by Arizona Model Aviators in Mesa, AZ and had about 13 pilots competing Lots of fun to be had and the T-28 was a winner. Michael finished the motion RC OV-10 that he received as a gift and is ready for the maiden. Jay asked about syncing the motors on a multi engine airplane and the OV-10 did sync up correctly. Michael painted the rocket tips on the model to get slightly more scale They turned out great. Make sure you subscribe to our You Tube channel and give us a like and that helps us out as well..Thanks for your support!
Warbirds and Classics AZ This week we join AZ Mike and Shannon at the warbirds and classics 2024 held here in Phoenix, AZ. We are joined by special guest Scott Berryman from Boulder, CO. This is Scotts first warbirds and classics event and we discuss our favorite planes and the flying we were able to do and some of the amazing things we saw during the event. During our show some event goers decided to ground test a Panther turbine in the background and tried to overpower our show! But we pushed through it. We are sorry for the turbine noise during our recording. But we had loads of fun and enjoyed having Scott on the show. Thanks to all who attended and we look forward to your comments and suggestions. Thanks for joining us and we look forward to your continued support.
Happy Birthday Jay Last week our Host Jay from the Hills of Texas had a birthday, join the guys as they discuss the package that arrived at his door. Jay walks us through his gift from AZ Mike and gets it ready for maiden. AZ Mike also picks up a few new airframes just in time for Warbirds and Classics being held in Phoenix AZ. We appreciate everyone who is subscribing to our you tube channel and give us a like as well!
RedBeard Reviews RC - Shawn Lang During this years Arizona Electric Festival the ParkFlyer Podcast Staff had the wonderful pleasure of hanging out with Shawn Lang, who has a you tube channel called Red Beard Reviews RC. Shawn tells us his story of working with his grandfather to get into RC flying and the bond that RC flying was able to bring to their relationship. Join us this week as we talk to Shawn about his channel, his grandad, and flying RC. Check out his you tube channel over at Redbeardreviewsrc or check him out on instagram.
AZEF 2024 - Part 2 Join the guys as they wrap up this years AZEF. This week was fantastic and lots of flying by the guys. Shannon wraps up the AZEF and touches on the highlights of the weekend. Pilot raffle was a huge win for everyone and our Hosts won airplanes. This year was filled with great fun, friends and flying. AZ Mike wins an award and is featured on the news all weekend with the cessna flight.
AZEF 2024 - Part 1 Welcome to the AZEF. This is the 20th year of this event and we are excited to be a part of the festivities. Day one was spent setting up and dodging winds and weather and finishing up putting all the aircraft together and charging batteries. This year we added some video to our podcast over on our you tube channel and spent the day testing it out and trying to get it all to work. So this episode starts us on a very busy second day. Friday morning channel 10 the local Fox news, did a spot for us on the event and Michael flew several airplanes for them as B roll so they could use it in their broadcast. The Parkflyer Podcast was all over the news with our new gear and as it turned out we had a massive turnout of spectators who all sought us out to ask questions since they saw our staff all over the TV. Fun was had by all and lots of flying and running around covering questions and answer sessions the day just flew by....Join us as we start and finish the day on this episode and check out our coverage of the event on our you tube channel.