Parkflyer Podcast

Join Michael and Jay as they spend the 4th of July at the field. Michael surprises Jay and our Friend Tom by dropping by for the holiday. Michael and Jay meet up with Jim to test fly his New A-10 edf. The guys discuss the new TRUST exam put out by the FAA. Feel free to comment on our facebook page or send us an email with your thoughts.

This week, the guys continue discussing Ultra Sonic cleaners and how it has influenced our buddy Jim to get one. Jim and Jay hit the field and have trust issues with some equipment and planes. Finally AZ Mike talks about some recent changes with the AMA effecting youth flyers.

Hurray! Summer is here and the guys talk about some flying as well as engine maintenance and new cleaning tools.

Jay decided to take a road trip to visit some friends and in the mean time Michael and AZ Mike are left to hold down the fort….Lucky for us Tim Walker and Doug LeRoy decided to step up and help us out. Its always a great time with these guys on the show and today is just as fun. Tim was able to attend SEF and brings a few stories with him and Doug is busy building his club and help out the l...

Jay heads to the field with a few buddies who haven’t flown for over a year or so. It started a little rough but in the end it up being a great day at the field!

The guys discuss Horizon Hobby’s third iteration of a glider named the ” Conscendo Evolution “. Jay got a chance to build, program and fly the newest version of this warm liner . He also talks about the value of actually reading the manual even if it is a PNP!

Jay maidens his new Spec Win g from Tuffwing. He also runs into problems configuring his new spektrum receiver and ESC . He thought he had the newest gear but found out that he may have some catching up to do!

Spring is in the air and a birthday wing has been built. The fellows discuss this build to their all-time favorite the Tuffing 32. How will this newcomer hold out in ease of build or innovations against the champion? Tune in and find out!

This episode is the continuation of our saturday afternoon chat about AK Mike leaving his tail feathers back at the house again this year. Jay decides to make a late night trip to Home Depot and buy some Pink foam to make a new elevator for the night walrus. The episode continues into Sunday morning where we are able to sit with Shannon to wrap up a great weekend. Due to the Severe weather in Dall...

Join your hosts as they make it through saturday morning and the noon demo. We get to chat with Doug Allen who is active on RC Groups converting small balsa and tissue airplanes into great flyers. We also chat with Scott Meyer who is a first timer here at the AZEF and hails from northern california but has now relocated to sunny Phoenix, AZ. Finally we sit down with one of our sponsors Eric Haddad...

Join the park flyer podcast staff as they head to Arizona for the 17th annual Arizona Electric Festival. This is the 6th year we have attended with the podcast and we are once again excited to see everyone and participate in the activities. In this episode we chat with contest director   Shannon Gallagher . We also get a chance to discuss the changes to the large cessna with Big Mike Calloway...

Most guys want a new RC plane or gear for Christmas but the FAA gave all of us new regulations instead! The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UA) in part 107. The new rules will require Remote Identification (Remote ID) of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain cond...

Where have the Parkflyers been? On some great Christmas and New Year RC flying vacation? We will fill you in on the “end” of 2020 (good riddance!) and a hopeful outlook on this coming New Year….

Its almost that time of the year and the members of the Arizona Model Aviators (AMAs) are busy planning for the 17th annual Electric Festival held at   Superstition Air Park . President of the AMAs,  Shannon Gallagher explains all the extra hoops that they had to overcome to plan for this upcoming event!

Last episode we met with the Depron King , Greg Tanous. This episode we have the King of Deals, Nicholas Turner. He is here to describe the best deals for the upcoming holidays! Nick is also our #1 “call in” commercial contributor for Apower Batteries.

This episode we invite Greg Tanous on the show to discuss his lifetime supply of Depron Foam. Greg is a toy designer that has built toys for some of the major manufactures and done flyable models for the movie industry. He is currently designing a flying wing suit that will be available on his website in the near future. He was able to secure the distribution of Depron for the US and we are excite...

Doug Leroy, current President of the Holly Springs Skyhawks Radio Control Group is back with a new bundle of Joy! Covid has driven him crazy from isolation and has made him buy a 3D printer. Doug gives a great beginners perspective on getting a one. He also explains that the pandemic has been great for his club and his youth membership is at a record high! The boys find out all the dirt on the Sky...

AZ Mike and Jay are fortunate to have a guest this week. Steve Wattenberg, president of Watervliet Wind Warriors home of the Capital Regions best Indoor Flying Site. They talk to Steve about his trip to the latest NEAT Fair in New York and his unique club.

AZ and AK talk about why they couldn’t make the last podcast . AK Mike talks about his needs and desires for a designing a new plane room. AZ Mike flew a turbine that was a Parkflyer in disguise!

Hope you’ve been keeping cool and flying up a storm during the dog days of summer. AZ Mike has ended his vacation and returned in his  “mobile bunker” to the living fire pit known as Phoenix! The boys  reminisce over the last bit of flying they did at Jays place in the Hills of Texas.  AK Mike and Jay talk about the some 3d printer projects they have been work...

Where is everybody? Looks like Jay’s going to have to do a mini podcast!

Good friend to the podcast Philip Hinkle has good luck scoring a free plane ( FMS Typhoon ) but on the maiden he has a slight mishap that cracks the fuselage. Philip was undaunted and thought what would the Parkfliers do? Philip gives his all to restore the plane and give it a re-remaiden.. You can see the results at his channel, “Will it Fly. A Crashed Typhoon lives again.”

AZ Mike has moved his mobile bunker to his other secret location outside Jays door! The boys have some explosive fun with a 3D printed plane that fell into their laps! Mike helps Jay get over some bad flying habits and apprehension flying his L-39 .

AZ Mike is in his secondary bunker located next to Cheyenne  Mountain  Complex and notices that his L-39 having problems flying in Colorado. We’ll explore issues with high density altitude and Mikes trip to the rocky mountain state.

Hey guys had another snafu on the website and this weeks broadcast was only 3 min long! We fixed the problem so go ahead and re-download, “Glider Towing… How hard can it be?” Enjoy!!