This week is a bit of a hodge-podge of news, happenings in the last week, and just general chat. Oh, well we do talk about the mQX giveaway…

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Links mentioned in the show:

• Firebird Stratos RTF
• RC Advisor Calculator
• Kyle Stacy’s Efest Heli Smackdown winning flight
• Josh and Josh at Flite Test talk about helis
• SmackTalk – Flips, Roll, Inverted & Avoiding Crashes
• Skookum SK-540
• Phoenix releases Version 4.0
• Voodoo 400
• AMA Press Release about FAA Bill
• Compass Warp 360: First Look video
• Compass Warp 360: More photos
• Futaba Brushless HV Servos
• mCP X Smoke Vortices video
• New RC Forum

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With apologies in advance to the airplane crowd, this week’s show is mostly helis, with discussion about the Tarot ZYX and CopterX 3X1000 flybarless systems. Chris, Bobby, and James find out from  guests Grampa Tony and Bill Sanford whether these cheap units really work!

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Links mentioned in the show:

• Nick Maxwell joins Team Thunder Tiger
• Century’s new Radikal E640 and Radikal N640 helis
• UMX Spitfire
• NitroPlanes Dynam SU-26M 47”, in both blue and red
• Tony’s CX-3X1000 Settings document
• Video Tony mentioned about the DFC head design
• Copter X Flybarless 3 Axis Gyro System from eHirobo
• Copter X Program Box from eHirobo
• Tarot XYX from HobbyKing  or CNCHelicopter

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James returns and joins Chris and Bobby as they discuss the plethora of new products Horizon Hobby is churning out. James answers a listener question about the Radikal G20, and Chris curses the wiring job on the T-Rex 450 Pro.

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Links mentioned in the show:

• FAA / LAPD cracking down on RC aerial photography
• Blade mQX first flight
• Align 700 DFC head recall
• Extreme lightweight Protos 500
• Spektrum DX18
• Blade 500X (flybarless)
• Blade 500 (flybar)
• Blade 300X (flybarless)
• UMX Mig-15
• UMX ASK-21
• UMX Carbon Cub SS
• Savox 1251MG cyclic servos
• mCP X… dancing??
• Super-visibility Trex 550

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Chris and Bobby discuss the ups and downs of the Austin Freeze Fly, and share some news about upcoming products. Chris has a quick update on the T-Rex 450 Pro build / review, and James is missing once again.

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Links mentioned in the show:

• RC Model Reviews – What’s Inside: Lipo Charger
• UMX Mig 15 video teaser
• Tx-R Transmitter Ready models
• Full-scale electric Lazair
• VP/Powermaster fuel news
• Quad Copter in the works
• Phillips Carbon Z Yak with wood integration
• 70” Slick With Joe Doran (look in the background for lawn dart)
• Ricker’s Hotliner Lawn Dart
• 450 Pro wiring pics (proposed wiring scheme)

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We’re back! After missing last week due to nutty work schedules, the boys return to do another show. We didn’t have any sort of  scheduled topic of course, so we just wandered around aimlessly as usual.

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Links mentioned in the show:

• Great price for Tarot FBL unit + head
• Kontronik Kosmik 200 “2nd Mortgage Edition” ESC
• Jason Cole from Hobby Lobby Nearly Loses a Thumb (graphic photos!)
• SmackTalk RC Episode #21
• Turnigy FatBoy 200 ESC
• JetCat Turbine Scimitar
• Kenny Sierra’s Ballistic Build
• Mitch Pricer flies the Mini Protos
• Nick Maxwell flies the Mini Protos
• Bert Kammerer’s Low Headspeed Goblin video
• Hyperion Sailplane Outrunner Motors
• My Tiger “hotliner” climb video
• A “real” hotliner climb video

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Happy New Year! Bobby is back for our first show of 2012, but James is… well, who knows? He’s somewhere. Bobby tells us about his Christmas presents, Chris chats about his mCP X, and the “Build Day” is discussed.

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Links mentioned in the show:

• 41″ Edge 540
• Arrma Fury short course 2WD truck
• Castle Creations Sidewinder combo
• HobbyWing EZRun brushless combo
• ProgressiveRC.com
• Astroid Designs

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Chris finally gets started on the Dollar Tree Foamy (DTF) build, and figures out a unique (weird?) way to fly his mCP X with his Airtronics SD-10G. Bobby is getting excited about the upcoming “Build Day” and has picked the kit he wants to build. James is MIA, because he’s in Florida at the Orlando Heli Blowout. Tune in!

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Links mentioned in the show:

• Bert K joins Outrage
• Freeze Fly at ARCA. Jan 21/22. No raffle, no food. Just an excuse to fly!
• Dollar Tree Foamy build thread
• Bob Smith Industries CA
• Mercury Adhesives
• Another Amazing Aerobatic Quadcopter Video
• Deltang Transmitter Installation on a JR X347
• Deltang Transmitter instructions
• Buy the Deltang Transmitter
• Stevens Aero G400X (Stella)
• Kevin’s Picasa Pics of the Races.
• Phlat Boyz
• Josh “BoneDoc” Young’s YT Channel
• Josh “BoneDoc” Young’s 3D Clinic RCG thread
• The “Pop Top” by BoneDoc

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