Episodes
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Spool up 15 - We’re All Bozos on this Bus
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
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
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Get all the latest Fun fly information HERE or HERE
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Spool up 14 - Dude!
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
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!
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Spool up 13 - KC3D 4 the win!
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Welcome to Maximum Collective - KC3D 4 the win! Episode 13Extraordinary guest Keith Williams - the print master Check out his site and youtube channel!Greggor “Absolute-Kua-nuter” McGrathGreg “Big Raw” RingleSteve 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?
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Spool up 12 - Are you SeriOus!!!!!
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
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!
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Spool Up 11 - Titanium What????
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
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)
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Spool Up 10 - It’s a new year!
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
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 CreekFeb 23-26 - RCHO Chillout in Knightdale, NCMarch 17-19, 2023 - Amps Heli Smack Fest - Miami, FLApril 12 -16, 2023 - Ircha West at Clovis RC ClubApril 27-30 - Spring Fling at FARC in Fredericksburg, VAMay 6th, 2023 - Buckeye Blade ScrapeMat 19-21 - 2nd Annual Helicopter "Spring Thing" Cuba, New YorkJune 8th – 11th– Midwest Heli Boyz Full Pitch Fest at Lincoln Sky Knights Club Waverly, NEJune 22-25th - SPNOFF Molalla, OR
June 23-25 Dragonfly 3324 Apperson Rd Eastbend NC 27108July 13-16th, 2023 - Ohio Heli ThrowdownJuly 28 -31, 2023 - RC Helicopter Nationals at Muncie, INAugust 1-10 - F3c/F3N World Championships at Muncie, INAugust 9-13 - IRCHA Jamboree at Muncie, INAugust 25,26,27 2023 - 20th Annual Northeast Model Helicopter Jamboree - Palmyra, NYAugust 31-September 3, 2023 - Heli Extravaganza(HEX) - Triple Tree Aerodrome Woodruff, SCSeptember or October 2023 – High Desert Heli Hoedown at Samsarg Field Fernley, NVSeptember 2023 – Mile High Heli Showdown – Denver, CO AreaSeptember of Early October 2023 - High Desert HoedownOctober 2023 - Hanover RC Heli Smackdown 2023October 2023 - Midwest Heli Boyz presents Heliween - Atlantic, IowaNovember 2023 - Southwest Heli Rodeo - Arizona
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Spool Up 9 - Gas in the Desert
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
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!
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Spool Up 8 - Popping the cherry
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
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"!
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Spool Up 7 ”West Coast Lighting”
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
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
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Spool Up 6 - Twisting Needles
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
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!
Greg Ringle
If you ask me what my favorite heli is, I will often answer "The one I just flew". I love flying these machines and enjoy pushing myself to learn as much as I can about them. From flying Speed to customizing a machine by stretching a 700 to an 800, I love them all. Big Air, 3D, speed.... it is all fun. Lets explore this hobby and see what we can learn.
Steve O'Connor --Crashing since 2006
For me it's all about the fun which has a lot to do with the people in the RC Helicopter community. I love flying and traveling to events but don't push when it comes to flying. I've owned pretty much every helicopter out there. Most everyone of them is fantastic helicopter, we live in a great time!
Greggor McGrath
One of my favorite aspects of the hobby is helping people. Traveling to events, sharing a common interest in RC helicopters and building amazing bonds amongst other pilots is what keeps me coming back. “Let’s talk nitro!”