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Episode 53 - How we started in hobby - Since Boss is Gone? Maybe?
Mar 9 2024
Episode 53 - How we started in hobby - Since Boss is Gone? Maybe?
Episode 53 - How we started in hobby - Since Boss is Gone? Maybe? Rated XXX ish 2x in out takes! Recorded on 02/26/2024 6.30pm   --------- Spiegel - Gave the keys away. Never doing that again! Mike - Kerry - Got new gimbles in - Crashed Interceptor - Crashed Goosky S2 single blade   Terry - Made a couple of inverted CCW circuits, needs work to clean up but getting there, at least the I didn't let the tail drop and fall out. - Finally made it out to the field, flew 4 heli flights and 4 fixed wing flights. - Tuned on the Fusion 360, has backward drift in hover if not holding forward cyclic, Ended up just flying it, not enough power for me anymore. - Researching into other 380-420 size airframes since I have most of the components to build one. - Still having fun with the Flex RV8 working on Hovers, inverted figure 8s, Inverted flat spins and knife edge spins. Main Topic - How we started in hobby - Since Boss is Gone? Maybe? Sim Topic - Skipped   Fun Fly Protocol - Pick Up Trash   Guest -  News : News -  Buy Sell -  Watched -  Events - Fly The River , Apr 4-7 2024 Oscar, Ok (Going) - April 6, 2024 Texas https://www.gtrcc.org/ Grand Prairie TX - Mayday Sulfer, LA (Going) - Austin Heli Bash, May 23-27 2024 Austin, TX (Going) - Hotter Than Heli  - Bobby Sellers Memorial April 20 - Abilene Chopper Madness, TBD (Going) - Super Fly Sept 26-29     Contact Us - houdinircheli@gmail.com - Richard - rcnuts@gmail.com - Kenny - rc-taz@hotmail.com - Mike - tmusick618@gmail.com - Terry - kerrysnider@yahoo.com - Kerry Into Music - REPEAT IT  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4BWWUv3035573zg1LCw_ Edited By - Richard Spiegel - Terry Musick Rated R
Episode 52 - The Story of The One Bladed Helicopter.  By Kerry Snider
Feb 25 2024
Episode 52 - The Story of The One Bladed Helicopter. By Kerry Snider
Episode 52 - The Story of The One Bladed Helicopter.  By Kerry Snider Rated XXX ish 2x in out takes! Recorded - 02/12/2024 6.30pm   --------- Spiegel - TB40 20+ Flights Tail Wag Vbar it? - Goosky Raw S2 Crashed - Protos Nitro Progress - RS4 So So Good - SMC 2200/2400 Mike - Simming - Laser working. doing leather keychains - funfly planning getting in full swing...Austin Heli Bash! Ideas?? - Time just keeps on spinning faster Kerry - Been playing with counter ballancing helis - Crashed S2 today/ not bad whats new about this??? lol - battery bad on Blade SR need to change connector to be able to fl it more]   Terry - Fusion 360 setup and maidened in the yard - SMPFC6250HX Spektrum FBL meh! Main Topic - The Story of The One Bladed Helicopter.  By Kerry Snider Sim Topic - I burned out! Crap how do I fix this now?   Fun Fly Protocol - Check Your Tires and Spare   Guest -  News : News -  Buy Sell -  Watched -  Events - Fly The River , Apr 4-7 2024 Oscar, Ok (Going) - April 6, 2024 Texas https://www.gtrcc.org/ Grand Prairie TX - Mayday Sulfer, LA (Going) - Austin Heli Bash, May 23-27 2024 Austin, TX (Going) - Hotter Than Heli  - Bobby Sellers Memorial April 20 - Abilene Chopper Madness, TBD (Going) - Super Fly Sept 26-29     Contact Us - houdinircheli@gmail.com - Richard - rcnuts@gmail.com - Kenny - rc-taz@hotmail.com - Mike - tmusick618@gmail.com - Terry - kerrysnider@yahoo.com - Kerry Into Music - REPEAT IT  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4BWWUv3035573zg1LCw_ Edited By - Richard Spiegel - Terry Musick Rated R
Episode 41 - Finally Skinners  WOW?
Apr 24 2023
Episode 41 - Finally Skinners WOW?
Rated R ish 2x in out takes! Episode 41 - Finally Skinners  WOW? --------- Spiegel - HOAP Update May 25 - 28 - Goosky News / Bottos Parts ??? Lost - Generator Mnt Gone Bad - 3d print update crashed - Fun fly chair shopping call in show   Kenny  - Please Email Him That HE is Missed - rcnuts@gmail.com   Mike - TURBINE CRAP   Kerry - TURBINE CRAP - Turbine flies! - crashed goosky and rebuilt - ordered a heli - went flying 3/19/23 Sunday and flew mostly fuel models Terry  - M2 Finally Repaired 7 Re-maiden - Had to do a trim flight - Restored my 3rd heli (Blade Fusion 360) back to OEM - Ate itself on spool up - Not liking the stock FBL - Bought the Spektrum IX14 Transmitter - Loving it - finally getting useful telemetry - Bought a Flex Innovations RV8 60E Night version Maidened and it flies great - very good plane - The orange tail boom for my XLPower 550 back in stock - Loving the extra color on the heli - RT Ultimates - initial impression - way too fast for me - Found out I had bumped up my ikon2 flight mode to next level - Sim practice paying off - inverted flying and orientations are getting easier   had that click moment everyone talks about. - Bought an Ender 3 Neo V2 - Bought a 6 x 12 cargo trailer, not sleeping in the back of the SUV and leaving my models outside.       Main Topic - Skinners Recap Sim Topic - Tail Anticipation   Fun Fly Protocol - If you let me fly you stuff.    Guest - Rene Gotiear and a few Bits and Pieces from Nuts and Bolts Podcast News : News - v touch Evo clears fcc approval - rotor live- ma stuff, sab raw 500, etc - Align announced new TB40 370-400mm 8mm main shaft Buy Sell -  Watched - Tic Toc Show V2 with Ben Storick and Donnie Petsche https://www.youtube.com/@thetictocshowv2/featured Events - Temoma RC Texas Twister Heli Fly 4/28-30/2023 Sherman, TX https://www.texomarc.org/ - Mayday - May 5,6 2023 (Spiegel IS GOING) - Golden Triangle Rc Club 3rd Annual Heli Fly-in May 20 Grand Prairie, Tx www.gtrcc.org - Helis over apache pass 5/25-28/2023 - Thorndale, TX https://apachepassrc.com/home/events/helis-over-apache-pass/ - Hotter-N-Heli Fun fly Alvarado June 24-25 2023 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1540021199586321     Contact Us - houdinircheli@gmail.com - Richard - rcnuts@gmail.com - Kenny - rc-taz@hotmail.com - Mike - tmusick618@gmail.com - Terry - kerrysnider@yahoo.com - Kerry Into Music - REPEAT IT  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4BWWUv3035573zg1LCw_ Edited By - Richard Spiegel - Terry Musick Rated R     - I still have Shirts EMAIL ME!
Episode 40 - Are you a patient builder or power builder?
Mar 6 2023
Episode 40 - Are you a patient builder or power builder?
Rated R ish 2x in out takes! Episode 40 - Are you a patient builder or power builder? --------- Spiegel - HOAP Update May 25 - 28, Nathen Dallas - 2x goosky - Flew the glider - 3d print udate - Book for Kassie. Gift Skinners? - Funfly joke worried   Kenny  -    Mike - The more I fly the Raw 580 the more I like it.. Right now it is my pick one machine - VBar Evo? yes or no? Bet Kenny already has one! - Nick Maxwell going to JR? has my curiosity peaked   Kerry - The Shuttle lives and hovers/ tune tail and engine - Flew goosky n front yard/ first real flight since its swim - May or may not have ordered another engine - Patched hole in rc trailer roof from tree limb - Finished up turbine build and went and got fuel for it Terry  - Having the best flight I've had, made several inverted circuits, but gopro was shooting nothing but sky. - Bought a bicycle helmet to mount the gopro to use as a shooting platform, hopefully that will solve missing/bad footage. - Crashed my orange XLPower 550. Bent main shaft, tail shaft, broken tail boom broken servo arm missing ball and link - Ordered replacement parts and realized I had a bent main shaft, made another order to Heli-direct - Next time if I break blades I'm automatically ordering a main shaft. - Going to try out rotor tech mains and tails - While setting up the swash, I found the top and bottom of the travels weren't level, followed Richards tip and found - the end point adjustments in the advanced menu and now top and bottom are level too. - Sound board issues were addressed amd fixed fairly quickly with a firmware update, thanks RODE     Main Topic - Sim Topic -  -  Fun Fly Protocol - Always step up. Don't be that guy that is asking for a spotter but will not step up and offer it to others   Guest - None News : News - Buy Sell -  Watched - Tic Toc Show V2 with Ben Storick and Donnie Petsche https://www.youtube.com/@thetictocshowv2/featured Events - Mayday - May 5,6 2023 - Fly the river. ? April, 1 - Temoma RC Texas Twister Heli Fly 4/28-30/2023 Sherman, TX https://www.texomarc.org/ - Helis over apache pass 5/25-28/2023 - Thorndale, TX https://apachepassrc.com/home/events/helis-over-apache-pass/ - Hotter-N-Heli Fun fly Alvarado June 24-25 2023 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1540021199586321 - Kristopher Lewis Memorial fun Fly March 18-19 2023 Stonewall, La   Contact Us - houdinircheli@gmail.com - Richard - rcnuts@gmail.com - Kenny - rc-taz@hotmail.com - Mike - tmusick618@gmail.com - Terry - kerrysnider@yahoo.com - Kerry Into Music - REPEAT IT  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4BWWUv3035573zg1LCw_ Edited By - Richard Spiegel - Terry Musick Rated R
Episode 39 - Who Needs Parts
Feb 6 2023
Episode 39 - Who Needs Parts
Rated R ish 2x in out takes! Episode 39 - Who Needs Parts --------- Spiegel - Walmart pisses me off. How to get unmad? - HeliBoy - Goosky FBL Dead? Maybe! Not? - Micro solder job failed? - 3D Print Update - So late sorry Shirt Guy John Bean - Hobby Room Dizaster - Sim Segment Cheats Tricks Just Fun Shit - Tool i need 2.5 LOOOONG - Fucken Missed a deal adjfgakdjsgfkahdsvgfakxjcfhyiweufhvbcxnvknzxkhfgvakjfhnvsnnwoieurslkdfjnlaskavjgflkvzdjfhg - XL380 get it flying   Kenny  - Kenny had a trip to the capital to have dinner with the president?   Mike - Ordering extra crap just to save $10 shipping lol - Lock Wraper Removal - Seeing Kerry more than just events lol - Went nuts getting misc for the turbine - Well.. I made it 27 days into the year before buying another heli lmao. gasser baby lol - Went to Super fly indoor edition at San Antonio last weekend - Bolt bin?   Kerry - Crashed Goosky in a pond/ got small tool box for parts ---- SMALL? - Took test for AMA contest director/ passed and approved - Found seized bearing in Spector scorpion motor - Started Facebook group for Texas Turbine heli Fliers ---Gay! - Turbine airframe built servos setup Terry  - No Fly!! - Been Siming working toward goals - Hit 100 subscribers on my youtube channel Main Topic - Do you keep a parts list? - Do you stock a crash kit/parts? if so what is your must haves? Sim Topic - Finding the Sim That Works For You - NextRC Dash Model Change Fun Fly Protocol - Take What You Brought!   Guest - None News : News - Buy Sell -  Watched - Tic Toc Show V2 with Ben Storick and Donnie Petsche https://www.youtube.com/@thetictocshowv2/featured Events - Mayday - May 5,6 2023 - Helis Over Apache Pass - May 18-21 2023 Contact Us - houdinircheli@gmail.com - Richard - rcnuts@gmail.com - Kenny - rc-taz@hotmail.com - Mike - tmusick618@gmail.com - Terry - kerrysnider@yahoo.com - Kerry Into Music - REPEAT IT  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4BWWUv3035573zg1LCw_ Edited By - Richard Spiegel - Terry Musick Rated R
Episode 38 - Goals!
Jan 17 2023
Episode 38 - Goals!
Rated R ish 2x in out takes! Episode 38 - Goals? --------- Spiegel - Shirts for free just pay shipping. - Goosky Update - What I did not break? - Plane Update - Met Old Friend Barry Rux   Kenny  - AMA Magazines Heli article challenge. Who wants to write something up? - new years day flying at Waco... lots of turbines! - 1st impressions and how important they are... don't be a douche! - welcoming new people openly.. its easy to overlook how important it is - 1st time flying with Kerry at a non event lol - flying at arca with Spiegel and Cice Sunday. the appearance of the old guard rares its head - I need to buy stock on Goosky... lol   Mike - Kerry - Went to waco to fly - Got Shuttle engine to start in the heli   Terry  - Made the reverse modification to my M2, the tail is definitely quieter. - Flew the M2 for the first time in months, may start training with it again, more fun than I remembered - Purchased a Rodecaster Pro 2 podcast mixer to use with the podcast, YouTube and musical recordings. - Crashed M2 -Wrenching LOL Main Topic - Goals - Richard = Piro Funnel, Left Piro Maneuvers, and Left to right side in. - Terry = Get circuits in all orientations down to where I'm comfortable                 Get those damn tail down and nose right Tic-Tocs learned.   Guest -  News : News - Buy Sell - Parts GooSky! Watched - Events - Mayday - May 5,6 2023 - Helis Over Apache Pass - May ? 2023 Contact Us - houdinircheli@gmail.com - Richard - rcnuts@gmail.com - Kenny - rc-taz@hotmail.com - Mike - tmusick618@gmail.com - Terry - kerrysnider@yahoo.com - Kerry Into Music - REPEAT IT  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4BWWUv3035573zg1LCw_ Edited By - Richard Spiegel - Terry Musick Rated R
Episode 37 - Winter Projects?
Dec 28 2022
Episode 37 - Winter Projects?
Rated R ish 2x in out takes! Episode 37 - Winter Projects!  ------- Heli Direct Coupon Give Away Update and Done --------- Spiegel - Shirts for free just pay shipping. - Goosky Update - Plane Update - 760 on Spirit - UMX Radian BNF Basic with AS3X and SAFE Select - New Heli Decision Kenny  - Received Goosky s2 - AMA, Highland lakes membership and Hcam is joined. - Frysky X18   Mike - RCFUELINGSYSTEMS.COM - Shopping for all the unknown ancelary items you need for a turbine - Curtis was on Free Fall - Shipping heli's sucks - Club memberships.. WHY IN DECEMBER!! - I hate trying to fly on gray days! getting old suck! Kerry - Working on Hirobo Shuttle - Making sure I have everything for the turbine - Fixed Goosky self level - Setting up table for Turbine build? air frame may ship week after next - Going to start planning to get new tables for rc trailer   Terry  - Raw 580 built - Working, working, working #working doubles, discord, wrenching lol - Crashed my buddies 450, trying to set the tail gain, not bad, servo horn. - Ikon update 3.4.094 minor bug fixes, for Ethos and s.port and s.bus protocols   Main Topic - Winter Projects  Old School? Guest - Bits and Pieces News : News - Goosky RS4 - New X-Cell Gasser Buy Sell - Parts GooSky! Watched - Events - Cajun Heli Fest March 18-19 Done - Rona on River April 1-2 Done - Mayday, April 28 - 30 -Done - Helis Over Apache Pass, Sanction is filed May 5 - 8 - Done - Ircha August 10 - 14 Done Missed - Chopper Madness September 16 - 18 Done - Ice House 2022 Oct 19 to 22 - Done Contact Us - houdinircheli@gmail.com - Richard - rcnuts@gmail.com - Kenny - rc-taz@hotmail.com - Mike - tmusick618@gmail.com - Terry - kerrysnider@yahoo.com - Kerry Into Music - REPEAT IT  - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4BWWUv3035573zg1LCw_ Edited By - Richard Spiegel - Terry Musick Rated R