Rotor Revolution RC Podcast Nick Wisdom, Brian Byrdsong, Alex Dean and Kenny Hutton

This week Alex, Kenny and Nick sit down with Rotorflight power user Tomas Kirnak to discuss this extremely affordable FBL that utilizes open source community written software to power it.  We cover the basics of how to get involved with the rotorflight community, what are the hardware options, which radios it's compatible with, how is the setup process, what's the learning curve like, how does it fly, what's tuning like, and who is it really aimed at.  At 100 dollars per FBL and being able to purchase a radio that would allow complete integration and forward programming for only 250 dollars, it's a system you can buy 3 or 4 of for the price of some more expensive radio and fbl combos.  Our hope is to help guide your purchasing decisions by explaining just what you would be getting yourselves into, and where to find help if you decide to take it on.  Special thanks to everyone in the Rotorflight community who helped us with this episode.
On top of all that we catch up with the crew (spoiler alert:  there all back to flying again!), as well as cover the latest news in the hobby.  There's also some updates on how to get a hold of us, as well as the latest on swag here at the Revolution.  As always, for listener questions, advertising inquiries, funfly information, or any news items you would like us to cover you can email us at questions@rotorrevolution.live, or message us at our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast.
Some helpful links:
Central hub of all Rotorflight Information:www.rotorflight.org
Rotorflight Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/rotorflight
Rotorflight Discord:https://discord.gg/6QUySXdEvd
Rotorflight on RC Groups Discussion Forumhttps://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4000345-Rotorflight-Flight-Control-%28FBL%29-Software-Official-discussion
Rotorflight on Githubhttps://github.com/rotorflight

This week the gang is all here and excited to catch up on what we've all been up to.  Nick dives back into the hobby after all that work travel, Alex has yet ANOTHER funfly mishap, Brian is finding new ways to practice, and Kenny is tuning up a storm.  We do the usual news catching you up on the latest goings on in the radio control helicopter hobby, and then Alex gets a chance to sit down with Satinder Dhindsa to talk about night flying helicopter rigs.  How to make a temporary one you can put on your favorite helicopter, programming lights to music, or just building a basic night flying rig that anyone can put together.  The two of them cover the subject in detail as reveal some great new products aimed at night flying in the works.  Lots of resources on this one so here are all the links:
Satinder's Super Helpful Night Flying Rig Guide:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-6PK7xhUu2z_FHfSYyUiqiziOu5fcH0QPv0XeOKkQ0/edit#heading=h.nvw33z87c4bn
Satinder's Night Flying Rig Demo:https://youtu.be/4_sNgcAy9Bg?si=bkqv_wn_MTSBuulG
Alex's Night Flying Rig:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJLb_dk0CYU
Rotor Replay Jonas's Nexus FBL Rotorflight Walkthroughhttps://youtu.be/YdfZgF5WKuQ?si=4-qnlL7WJ7vIp3yk
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This week, Kenny, Nick and Alex talk about motivation...    How do you get it back when you lose it?  How do you renew your interest in the hobby when you are in a slump?  How do you get your buddy out to the field to fly with you?  We'll cover all these topics and more, and even talk a little about the negative forces that can work against you wanting to get out and fly.
We also cover the news, some of our builds, Kenny tries to convince more of us to join the church of Rotorflight, and we try and spend more of Alex's money.  Brian is mid move so focused on making sure all his helis arrive in the new house in one piece.  He'll be back soon!
Rotor Replay:Myles Matta shows us all how it's done on the XL Power Specter Nitrohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMLdlo1JosU
Honorable Mention Video:Alex shares some updates on the Tron Advance Gasser 700.  (be sure and watch till the end)https://youtu.be/beWAw85jqXk?si=ThpV54F5Ws9p7L3F
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It's not everyday that most of us agree on something...    but in this episode you'll hear all about how Kenny, Alex and Nick all love their Tron Dnamics.  We'll cover the all the details from the build, to our electronics, to why and how it flies different, and most importantly, why we think it might be another great helicopter to add to your fleet.
We'll also hear all about the recent West Coast funfly at Ken's Ranch, how to crash three helicopters in two flights, and much more!  We'll cover the news, Brian will tell us all about the new transmitter coming from Futaba, listener question follow up and lots more!
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Ever make a mistake that's caused a crash?  Or wish you knew something then that you do now?  Well this week the gang is all here and we spend the episode sharing our best mistakes and what we learned from them.  We hope by sharing our mistakes, that we can help you prevent making the same ones.  Have a mistake of your own you would like to share?  Email them to us at questions@rotorrevolution.live or message them to us on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast.  
This week's Rotor Replay Video on Autorotations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf6294MglvU

This week we sit down with one of the three owners of Tron Helicopters, Joachim Etter.  We'll learn a bit more about the recent release of their 550 size helicopters the Gemini and Orion.  We'll answer questions about why are there two different canopy and side frame design choices, how might this effect the rest of the line, and more about the future of the Tron helicopter brand in 2024.  
We'll also touch base with the crew in our rotor recap section, and bring you the latest news from across the hobby including the Align TB70 version two teasers that Align have been putting out.
This weeks rotor replay:  Jeff West of the West Hobbies RC channel takes us through the beginning's of his Raw 700 turbine conversion project.https://youtu.be/8j6hU4x8sIE?si=yeok5lf_M2Jn18W8
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