Maximum Collective Podcast

Join us for a quick chat about fun fly events, MP7, Greggor and Mikes new found love affair with the OS 91 Speed, Greg's love for the new BK Hobbies Il Raw color scheme and a whole lot more. Full send!!!

New year, new goal, new challenges, but it is the same ole Maximum Collective dude chilling and sharing their thoughts on the Radio Controll Helicopter hobby. Happy new year!

Join us as we hang out with our special guest........ Sean K Hall. We have a great conversation with Sean and learn about his journey from seeing his 1st RC helicopter at 10 years old to today running Team HeliDirect. And... find out what is his favorite fun fly and his favorite pilot. Join us for an amazing conversation with a special person full of joy for the hobby and the hobbyist. Say hello t...

Join the crew as they meet up with Chance Lavin who had taken a little break from the hobby but returns to flying and attended the 2024 Southwest Heli Rodeo. Listen in as they talk about the Rodeo, the food, flying in the desert, and all the things that have happened while Chance was away.   Also check out the Rodeo Wrap Up Video: https://youtu.be/lbOxsZvGJVY?si=9JvRSIirj4qP7miY  

The guys get back together and are joined by a new member. Join them as they talk about;   1) New theme song options   2) The Southwest Heli Rodeo, RCHO, and the Winter Bash   3) Mikes golf outing with President Trump   4) Some new builds (XL Power Nitro and the il Goblins) and they spend some visiting time with Brayden Leower. Mosey on in for a good time and lets hang out.

Check out this episode “Flybarless Ecosystem, Show me the money!“ Exploring some of today's flybarless systems and radio compatibility. Thanks to https://www.youtube.com/@TheOfficialThisVSThat for taking the time to do some great reviews of the systems out there. We’d love to see some other links to system setup/reviews! Comparison spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UK16_NjHLbqV84...

What makes a good club? Join Mike, Greggor, Greg and Steve to what our thoughts are on the subject.  Fun Flies: Check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/rc.heli.events RC Heli Events February 22-25 - RCHO Chillout in Knightdale, NC April 18 -21, 2024– Ranch Helibeaters Fun Fly at The Ranch Birch Creek, Livermore, CA March 14th - 17th - Amps Heli Smack Fest - Miami, FL May 2nd-May 5th - Spring Fli...

Join Episode 24 - Get Charged! Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor  Mike Dude Weatherly This month we chat about high voltage lipos (4.35v per cell) vs standard voltage lipos (4.2v per cell) What's the difference? Does it really matter? What chargers we use and how we use them. Giveaway info can be found on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MaximumCollectiveP...

Join Steve AutoConnor, Greggor Absolute McGrath, Mike The Dude Weatherly and Greg Big Raw Ringle as we discuss what to do over the winter? Buy a new winter project? Do you sell a heli to buy one? How do you ship it? How many rolls of tape does your friend use to wrap the heli? Happy Holidays from all of us at Maximum Collective!

Join the guys as they are at it again just in time for that Thanksgiving drive! Or if you just need to get away from the family and hear about helicopters! Our special guest this month is Danny Melnik who is co-owner of Aeropanda, has flown in a couple of movies, and is an all-around terrific person to hang out with at a fun fly.    Torches Winter Bash December 8-10th https://torchs.org/content.as...

Join Greg Big Raw Ringle, Greggor Absolute McGrath and Steve AutO'Connor as they do their 1st video podcast which will be released soon on their YouTube Channel.  Photos can be found here   https://www.facebook.com/ModelAirplaneSacramento Video will be posted here, subscribe to our channel! More content to come https://www.youtube.com/@maximumcollectivepodcast  

Spool Up 19 - Team Ninja! Please consider registering for the event even if you won't be attending. All proceeds after expenses will be donated to the Joe Reyes family.  https://checkout.square.site/merchant/DRYY0VKGX03PY/checkout/R4ZXKREI4USEUWRKPBV7S4NK?fbclid=IwAR2nc6g8rTKXvZI4noBbHckDTLqUd7BgjzWvqbAGoO-hNsYl1T4odyVMB68 Special Guest Doug Gasser Darby Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” R...

Spool Up 18 -  Ircha Reborn   We have special guest Auggie Copter on and he goes over some of the issues Ircha is working through and what is being done to make Ircha great again?   Special Guest Auggie  Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor   0:00:00 Intro/Upcoming Fun flies 0:04:20 Who is Auggie 0:09:30 Auggie goes over some of the problems facing Ircha 1:24:25 Where...

Greg was lucky enough to attend IRCHA 2023 We touch base on all things IRCHA from a positive perspective.  If you've recently discussed/had things to say about Ircha please, please, please consider joining for only $25 so you can have your voice and Make Ircha a Jamboree again! Greggor “Absolute” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor    Upcoming fun flies https://www.facebook.com/groups/r...

Welcome to Maximum Collective - Spool up 16 - Katching up with Kyle Thank you to our special guest Kyle Dahl Greggor “Absoluter” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve AutOConnor   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRImcWaVlxQ Mikado Logo XXtreme flight by Kyle Dahl   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMY3t0t7D7o Dubai Masters 2021 - Kyle Dahl - Flight to Music (High Quality Audio)   https://youtu.be/a7-...

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 invol...

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!

Welcome to Maximum Collective - KC3D 4 the win! Episode 13 Extraordinary guest Keith Williams - the print master Check out his site and youtube channel! Greggor “Absolute-Kua-nuter” McGrath Greg “Big Raw” Ringle Steve Gimpy-OConnor Discussion topics What Does Keith like to do? How did you like RCHO Flying style How does one burn up a Kontronik or two??? Extracurricular hobbies Nitro heli build Kc3...

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!

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 firmware Features Telemetry V Control integration Custom Helis Ground up new machines What mods are out there — why do people do...

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 Creek Feb 23-26 - RCHO Chillout in Knightdale, NC March 17-19, 2023 - Amps Heli Smack Fest - Miami, FL April 12 -16, 2023 - Ircha West at Clovis RC Club April 27-30 - S...

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 Da...

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"! 

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...

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...