Maximum Collective Podcast

Spool Up 6 - Twisting Needles

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!

Spool up 5 “Fly it hard put it away wet”

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
 
 
 

Spool Up 4 - Fun with Fun Flies!

This month join Steve, Greg and Absolutely Lechuga as we discuss what it takes to put a fun fly on as well as how we enjoy them. 
Central Valley Heli fest July 7-8-9 2022 https://amosrc.com/events/meetings/amos-events/central-valley-heli-festival 
Check out our Facebook page HERE
Get all the latest Fun fly information HERE
Show Notes HERE
Other terrific RC Helicopter related podcast - 
Skids Up - RC Heli Podcast
Free Fall RC Podcast
TellaRotor RC Podcast
What's up for next month? Perhaps some smoke on the water?????

Spool up 3 - The Ultimate Debate

Join Maximum Collective with Greg “Big Raw” Ringle, Greggor “Absolute” McGrath, and Steve “Auto” O’Connor as we debate what is the best flybarless?
Check out our Facebook page HERE
Get all the latest Fun fly information HERE
Show Notes HERE
Steve's list of flybarless and Controllers HERE
Support group links -
Ikon/Brain https://www.facebook.com/groups/1595007400772880Vbar Control https://www.facebook.com/groups/468761153285905Spirit Flybarless https://www.facebook.com/SpiritSystemCompanyBavarian Demon https://www.facebook.com/groups/1851237025193501Beastx
Other terrific RC Helicopter related podcast - 
Skids Up - RC Heli Podcast
Free Fall RC Podcast
TellaRotor RC Podcast

Spool up 2 - Staying motivated

This month Greg "Big Raw" Ringle, Greggor "Absolute" McGrath and Steve "Loud Mouth" O'Connor discuss what motivates us to be in the hobby, how we avoid burnout and some of the common humps to get over.  So many great things about this hobby and community! Feel free to chime in on our Facebook page with some of the issues or triumphs you've worked on. 
https://www.facebook.com/MaximumCollectivePodcast/community/ 
Events
San Diego Heli Fun Fly
Date - MAY 12 AT 11 AM – MAY 15
Location - Fallbrooke,  California
LAST EVENT AT THIS FIELD It’s going away :-(
Contacts - Satinder 
Pre-registration is open from the website
https://www.palomarrcflyers.com/events-1/2022-san-diego-heli-fun-fly 
https://www.facebook.com/events/670420241035834/
Steve Helms Memorial Fun Fly
Date - FRI, MAY 13 - MAY 15
Location - Huntsville, AL
Contact - Huntsville Heli Flyers
https://www.facebook.com/events/641771670415471/
Red River Rotor Extravaganza
Date - FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022 AT 8 AM
Location - Red river Fishing east grand forks mn
Contact Dan William Hiller
Camping
Contest
Auto
Electric duration
Night Flying
3 minute freestyle
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/900711233972643/
Fly what you bring spring fun fly
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022 AT 9 AM
Location - Bessemer Alabama
Contact - Birmingham RC Helicopter club
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1084298275461667/
STARS Heli Spring Fling
Date - MAY 21 – MAY 22
Location - Cuba New York
Contact - Matt Kloss  "STARS" Southern Tier Aero Radio Society
Info - A weekend of Rc Helicopter flying at a great facility near Cuba, NewYork
*20$ pilot fee
*1100' grass Runway
*Plenty of flight room
*Scale Flying Area
*Saturday amateur 3D contest.
*Camping with electric Available
*Electric for charging
*Lunch Available
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1084298275461667/
CincySmackDown2022
Date - JUN 2 AT 5 AM – JUN 5 AT 8 AM
Location - Hamilton, Oh
Contact - HAWKS flying field
Info - Food and raffles, beginner, intermediate to pro pilots $40.00 pilot fee includes one dinner ticket and pilot only prize. Also included with registration is 10$ worth of general prize tickets! Each year we take a percentage of the money made from admission and someone walks away with cash in hand as the pilot only prize! Light towers each night and DJ each night. Campers, RV's, popups and tents all welcome. Plenty O room. Come one come all, see you soon!
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/667564990890639/
Rotors Over The Corn
Date - JUN 3 AT 12 PM – JUN 5 AT 12 PM
Location - Waverly, NE
Contact - Midwest Heli Boyz
Info - Night flying
- On-site camping is available but no hookups
- Pilots dinner on Saturday night
- Landing fee: $30.00
***Pre Register for the funfly*** - send $30.00 to midwestheliboyz@gmail.com - Please add your name (first and last)and AMA number in the note
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1027357471520785/
Birmingham 2022 - The Ditch Helicopter Fun-Fly!
Date - JUN 17 AT 8 AM – JUN 19 AT 5 PM
Location - Bessemer Alabama
Contact - Birmingham RC Helicopter club
Info - Field is located off exit 1 and 6 of I-459
Camping on site NO Hookups
Landing Fee $25.00
ALL NOVICES COME AND BRING YOUR HELIS AND GET SOME EXPERT HELP
We will have areas available for new pilots and novice pilots. This is just a casual event where the emphasis is on having fun and enjoying the camaraderie of other helicopter pilots.
AMA Sanction 12897
NITRO 600 PACKAGE TO BE RAFFLED AT 2PM SATURDAY! 
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/346944504033030/
Central Valley Helifest July 7-10
Location: Lincoln, Ca
Fully shaded flight line so no tents required but plenty of room if you choose to bring them!
On city electricity
11 evaporative coolers on site
Free Coffee and Doughnuts Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning
Ice Cream Bar and Beverage Stand (with tons of caffeine and sugar)
Lunch and dinner will be provided Thursday and Friday with a catered banquet dinner Saturday night in a massive evap cooled tent.
Thunder Valley Casino less than 2 miles away
600Ft Runway
Old School Type demos with a twist
4K light towers
Contact: Greggor McGrath
Charity Event: 100% of raffle proceeds will go to Gi Gi’s Playhouse House for down syndrome kids and adults.
https://amosrc.com/events/meetings/amos-events/central-valley-heli-festival 
Southwest Heli Rodeo
Date: Setup Thursday Nov 10th thru Sunday the 13th
Location: Town of Superior Regional Airport
Town is shutting down the airport for us
Key reasons to come: “It's all about the fun BABY”
Contact site/people: Greg Ringle at our facebook page or thru messenger
 
Topic
 
What drives you? How do you avoid burnout 
Possible causes
How to avoid it
Cost
Time
Frustration in the hobby
Take advantage of the good nature of folks
Knowing when to step away if folks don’t listen
Helping others
Heli-Family
Hanging out with new folks
It’s a hobby! FUN
What drives you? How do you avoid burnout 

1st spool up

Greg "Big Raw" Ringle, Greggor "Absolute" McGrath and Steve "Loud Mouth" O'Connor decide to try their hand at a podcast. 
We discuss some of our ideas around the podcast and introduce ourselves.
Help understanding in the hobby for all pilots and hobby growth.
Emphasis on west of the Mississippi 
Keep duration 35-45 minutes
Help people enjoy the hobby
Upcoming fun flies
Growth in the hobby
Share our passion for the hobby and give back