Skids Up - RC Heli Podcast

Episode 20: The AuggFather's School of Instinctive Flying

February 25th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  3 hrs 9 mins

Join us for a very special Skids Up episode where we get to chat with a legend in the hobby: Auggie Copter! In this evening of conversation (which bled into early morning) we learned about Auggie's incredible impact on our hobby and his unique approach to flight training that will have you Piro-Flipping on the deck in less time than it will take you to listen to this episode :)

Episode 19: Winter Update pt 1

February 18th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 7 mins

The rumors of our demise are... only slightly exaggerated. Due to Paul's extreme laziness and negligence, we haven't posted an episode in quite some time. However, we have still been recording and the backlog of unreleased episodes has reached critical mass. Here's the first one: A Paul-less conversation recorded in early January.

Episode 18: Jumpin' Jack Flash it's a...

October 26th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  2 hrs 45 secs

Gas-powered helicopter conversation with Carey Shurley!! Carey - the founder and owner of gas-powered-helicopters.com - joins us for a great discussion answering all our gas-heli questions.

Episode 17: One Year Anniversary!

October 14th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  2 hrs 6 mins

Join us for another round of sweet, sweet heli-talk as we reflect on our first complete year of podcasting!

Episode 16: RC Helicopter Fun with John Salt

October 6th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 56 mins

From the Skids Up archives: This conversation with John Salt - founder and operator of the website: rchelicopterfun.com - was recorded in mid February 2020. In this episode, we pay homage to the man that helped so many of us get started in the hobby, and pick his brain on all manners of heli topics. Enjoy!

Episode 15: Winter is coming ( ...for Javier :P )

September 22nd, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 38 mins

Our two month unintentional sabbatical is over, and we're back discussing all things flying!

Episode 14: Summertime Updates

July 21st, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 39 mins

In this episode:

• Javier continues his tuning journey
• Paul Is wong about a lot of stuff!
• Frank builds a case against helicopter collecting
• Parallel charging safety - a cautionary tale

Episode 13: Tales from ...wait, is lockdown over?

June 20th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 23 mins

On tonight's menu:

- Javier has Goblin Problems
- Paul joins the 700 club (the one not associated with televangelists)
- Frank leads us headlong into the Tron/Yintech/Synergy dispute

Episode 12: "One does not simply... build a flight Simulator"

June 2nd, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 23 mins

Join us for a late night / early morning conversation across the Atlantic with Michael, the creator of the Heli-X flight simulator!

Episode 11: Javier's Had a Rough Week

May 25th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  59 mins 41 secs

Weekly update! You know the phrase "if you're not crashing, you're not learning" ? ... well there's been a whole lot of learning going on in the last week :D

Episode 10: Tales from LockDown #2

May 15th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  54 mins 6 secs

Part two of guest-less chit-chat by the three of us. Brought to you by Zoom. Thankfully no ZoomBombers were spotted during the making of this episode.

Episode 9: Skids up Raw! (...well, actually just unedited)

May 5th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 21 mins

Damn. It's been awhile huh? We put the podcast on hold as we all adjusted to our new normal routines, but we're back again (minus the fantastic audio engineering you all have grown to know and love :D ). One can only go so long without talking about helis!

Episode 8: Can Freddy Fly?? A conversation with Freddy Cordova

February 28th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 20 mins

Note: This episode was originally recorded on Jan 22, but its release was delayed until now because of technical issues. Due to the loss of some audio data, it has been edited with subject continuity in mind.

Episode 7: !Special Announcement! - IRCHA and the FAA with Wes Minear

February 26th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 59 mins

Join us for a conversation with Wes Minear as we discuss all things IRCHA as well as the impact the FAA's newest round of regulations could have on our hobby

Episode 6: 2019 - Year in Review

February 3rd, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 16 mins

Happy (belated) New Year everyone! In this short episode we go over our favorite moments from 2019 and look to the year ahead.

Also, Scott showed up! Show your appreciation and maybe he'll come back more frequently ;)

Episode 5: All About Sponsorship

January 14th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 47 mins

Join us for a conversation with Uncle Ron as we discuss what it's like to manage multiple brand demo teams as well as fly as a sponsored pilot for some of the worlds best known heli manufacturers.