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RCGroups Podcast 22 - Joe Nall

Jim T. Graham — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:52:59 GMT

Joe Nall is officially over and I have documented the experience with the RCGroups.com podcast. I roamed the acreage of Triple Tree talking to pilots, officials, vendors and more. If you missed Joe Nall the goal of this podcast is to make you feel like you were there. If you made Joe Nall 2013 listen in to experience this great event again! If you didn't get enough of Joe Nall then hang around after the podcast is over. I left the record button on during the noon time demos and added it to the end. Just the sounds of those engines rumbling is entertainment enough.
Thanks to everyone that spoke with us, hung out in the tent and shared the world's largest outdoor RC event with us. We also want to give a big thanks to Pat Hartness and everyone that makes Joe Nall the biggest outdoor RC event in the world!

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RCG Podcast 21 - SEFF 2013!

Jim T. Graham — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:51:59 GMT

I just rolled in from SEFF 2013. I was so excited about my field interviews i spent the morning putting the SEFF podcast together. I hope it really brings home the spirit of SEFF!

This podcast features interviews with:
Mac Hodges - Owner of Hodges Hobbies
Frank Noll of Hobbico
Matt Kloss - Head Honcho of SEFF
Curtis from Extreme Flight RC
Joe Smith - 3D Pilot Deluxe
Ben Fisher of 3D Hobby Shop
The Coreman of RA Cores
Radical Dave of Radical RC
Larry Towner of RC Radio Network
Bildo Baggins
IFLYOS
Team Cobra and the 5 Man Plane
50olds aka Jim L. and I tour SEFF in his 1927 hotrod
and much more!!

CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST

VIEW OUR EVENT COVERAGE HERE

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RCGroups Podcast 20 - Featuring Toledo, the ETOC and SEFF News!

Jim T. Graham — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:42:19 GMT

RCGroups Podcast 20 - Featuring Toledo, the ETOC and SEFF News!

This is a colossal podcast!
I start out with interviews from the floor of the Toledo RC trade show:

Tom and Kat from TNT Landing Gear
The crew from the Horizon booth (bonus QuiQue Somenzini impersonations)
Frank Noll and Andrew Jesky from Hobbico
RCG user describes his first Toledo show
RCG user Conehead
Mike Mayberry from Hitec
On Top of the World Community - an RC lifestyle
Cody and Tom from Skip Miller Models
Thomas Cook from MKS servos
Mike Fortin of Epic Helis
Shannin and Kim from Thunder Power!
Len Sabato talks about the new JR Americas
RC youth answer silly questions

SEFF is coming!
I talked to Noll Smith from 3D Hobby Shop.
3DHS has signed on as our SEFF event coverage sponsor and there will be a plane giveaway at SEFF!
42" Vyper Bipe
Hitec digital servos
Castle Creations 75 Light
Hacker 83012
Listen for more details!

Check out our SEFF event section here.

RCGroups.com ETOC
I talk to the ETOC champ RJ Gritter about how he decided to compete and what it takes to win.
Check out our RCGroups.com ETOC event coverage here.

Plus Member Cubcrafter60
I talk to RCGroups user and featured Plus member Cubcrafter60.
He tells us about his first word being "airplane" and more fun RC facts about himself.

Now that's a podcast!

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RCG Podcast 19 - An Overview of the Recent RCG Updates

Jim T. Graham — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:56:27 GMT

RCG Podcast 19 - An Overview of the Recent RCG Updates

RCGroups.com has added a large number of updates and additional features recently.
In this podcast, I interview Jim Bourke, the owner and founder of RCGroups.com.
We discuss all the updates to help all the users out there take full advantage of the site.

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RCG Podcast 18 - Multirotors, RealFlight Tips, Bildo Baggins!

Jim T. Graham — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:24:04 GMT

We have another RCGroups.com podcast ready!
In this podcast I talk to:
- Adam from RCLogger about multirotors. Adam attempts to answer all my newbie multirotor questions.
- Ryan from RealFlight. RealFlight is one of the top RC sims. Ryan goes over some recent features, as well as RealFlight sim tips.
- Bildo Baggins, our featured RCG Plus member, tells us about his early RC days and the meaning of life.

Click here to download the podcast.

Enjoy!

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RCG Podcast 17 - RCHeliResource.com - Tucson Shootout and More!

Jim T. Graham — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:07:17 GMT

Featured in this month's RCGroups.com podcast:

RCHeliResource.com
Jim T. Graham interviews the editor of our new partner site RCHeliResource.com. The number one news site for RC heli enthusiasts.

The Tucson Aerobatic Shootout
Stephen Cinch tells us about his experience at this year's Tucson Aerobatic Shootout competition. See the event coverage here.

Featured Plus member MurocFlyer
We talk to this month's featured Plus member MurocFlyer. Frank tells us how he got into the hobby, what he is flying now, and what he would do if he hit the Lotto jackpot!

and more!!

Click here to download the podcast.

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RCG Podcast 16 - Plus Member Steve T. and Nash-Bro!

Jim T. Graham — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:29:02 GMT

Featured in this month's RCG podcast:

Featured Plus member Steve T.
We talk to this month's featured Plus member Steve T. Steve tells us how he got into the hobby, what he is flying now, and what his RC aspirations are for the future.

Nash-Bro 2012 - The world's largest RC profile plane event!
Listen in as I walk the flight line of Nash-Bro and interview the pilots. We talk about their planes, their experience and anything else that pops up. It's almost as good as being there!

Featured Plus member Steve T.

9 time fun-fly champion Jerry L. Smith and Jim T. Graham

Liz and Bryce Custer - co hosts of Nash-Bro 2012

More Nash-Bro photos are here.

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RCG Podcast 15 - IRCHA 2012!

Jim T. Graham — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:18:27 GMT

This month's RCGroups podcast is all about IRCHA 2012 - the world's largest RC heli gathering!
Listen in as Jim T. Graham talks to:
- CSpace, our embedded RC journalist, tells us memorable stories from the show.
- Jeff Cash of Horizon Hobby talks about the IRCHA Blade 500 X Invitational.
- The lovely Carol Pesche talks about all things Hobbico at IRCHA.
- Suzanne from Hitec talks about the cool new products they brought to IRCHA.
- Steve Rogers from Castle talks about being at IRCHA early in the week.
- Kim Payne from Horizon shares her show thoughts.
- We also talk to the Plus Member of the month - Park Aviator!

CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST!

You can view our event coverage of IRCHA 2012 on:
RCGroups.com
CrackRoll.com
RCHeliResource.com

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Podcast 14 - Interviews from Joe Nall 2012

Jim T. Graham — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:28:55 GMT

I tried a new podcast style on this one. I used my iPhone and a mic to record my entire Joe Nall experience from start to finish. If you weren't able to attend Joe Nall this year now you can feel like you were there, and if you were there you might hear yourself on the podcast! So sit back and enjoy Joe Nall 2012 from the field!

This podcast includes interviews with:
David Payne - Horizon Hobby
ZB - Esprit Model
Frank Noll - Futaba
Bob Sadler - The Mouth of the South
The Beastie Boys (the pilots, not the band) - Horizon Hobby
RJ Gritter - Team Futaba
SleepyC - FlyingGiants.com
Tom and WC - (TTPSR) Triple Tree Plane Search and Rescue
Curtis Cozier - Extreme Flight RC
and many more!

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Podcast Lucky 13 - Live Toledo and SEFF Interviews

Jim T. Graham — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:37:46 GMT

Podcast Lucky 13!
This month I have something special. While I was covering the Weak Signals show in Toledo I went around the floor and did interviews. I did the same thing at SEFF. That means I have a podcast loaded with interviews with people that span all facets of the hobby!

Here is a list of everyone interviewed in this podcast:
- Bildo Baggins - RCG user
- Jason Cole from Hobby Lobby
- Tim Lampe from Hobbico
- Cliff Whitney from Atlanta Hobbies
- Fred and Ashley from Higher Plane Productions
- Amanda and Kim from Horizon Hobbies
- Pete Goldsmith from Horizon
- User Qwin from RCGroups
- Skip Miller from Skip Miller Models
- Ben and Noll from 3DHS
- Jeff Cash from Horizon Hobby
- Ryan from Real Flight
- Jim Bourke from RCGroups.com
- Mike Mayberry from Hitec
- Colton Clarke from Horizon

And here are some photos to go along with the interviews...

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Podcast 12 - Joe Nall - SEFF - efest

Jim T. Graham — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:16:24 GMT

For this month's podcast I go over the big outdoor events that are coming up and more!

Joe Nall
Jim T. Graham and Stephen Cinch go over everything you need to now about Joe Nall. We try to cover just about everything that will help you have a great "Nall" experience.

SEFF
Ric Vaughn talks about SEFF. We go over the new lake and other changes that have been made to the Mac Hodges field.

efest
While at efest I did walking interviews. I spoke with Kim and David Payne from Horizon, Frank Noll from Hobbico, ModelAero, Steve Mills talked about Watts Over Owatonna and more!

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Podcast 11 - efest, The RCG ETOC and RCSuperhero

Jim T. Graham — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:41 GMT

This month's podcast prepares you for some upcoming RC events!

Frank Noll goes over what you can expect at this year's efest. Each year Hobbico hosts an amazing indoor electric RC event in lovely Champaign, IL.

Tom Kroggel from TNT Landing Gear talks with us about the RCGroups Electric Tournament of Champions held in Toledo Ohio. Learn about new additions to the event by listening to the podcast.

Greg Tanous of RCSuperHero.com takes time to talk about his amazing 6'5" flying super hero and the viral video that features his design that has had almost 7 million views!

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Podcast #10 - FPV and the History of Electric RC

Jim T. Graham — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:21:17 GMT

This month's podcast starts out with an interview with the man that electrified our hobby and then morphes into an FPV showcase. There is a lot of "good stuff" this month!

Jim Martin talks about the early days of Hobby Lobby. Learn about the man that electrified the hobby and changed it forever. Also, there is a story at the end of the interview you are going to want to hear...really.

Matt Gunn talks about his latest review of the Fat Shark FPV goggles and the Range Video RVOSD5.

Jason Cole talks about quad copters, goggles and something pretty exciting coming from Hobby Lobby. We also talk about the GoPro camera and more.

Chris Klick from Ritewing RC talks about the Zephyr, the performance workhorse for FPV UAV and AP. Chris also talks about what is coming for 2012.

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RCG Podcast #9 - Hitec, 9 Time Funfly Champ, Event Coverage and more!

Jim T. Graham — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:10:52 GMT

The official RCGroups podcast is out again!
This month I talk to:

SleepyC - from FlyingGiants.com. We go over the JR Indoor, VRC - virtual RC racing on the intrawebs, glow vs. electric and more.

Jerry L. Smith - 9 time funfly champion and good friend. Jerry L. and I talk about philosophies of competition, electric delta wings, and what we are up to as RC pilots.

Shawn Spiker - sales manager at Hitec. Shawn and I talk about the soon to be released updated EasyStar, their new amazing water proof servos, how to update your radio and more!

Jim Bourke - owner of RCGroups. JB and I talk about golf, art, guns, and nude models...and we also talk a little about all the new changes to the site.

Check it out!!

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Podcast #8 is out!

Jim T. Graham — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:20:13 GMT

I might say this about each podcast but this one is great!
- SleepyC talks about the mega Huckfest, Tucson Aerobatic Shootout and a new indoor. We also talk about events in the RCG special event section.
- I talk to Sleepy about my yearly event - Nashbro 2011.
- I call Jason Cole from Hobby Lobby and he tells us all about E Week at Triple Tree. Jason was on the field at Triple Tree when he took the call.
- Jim Bourke talks about the new Maps feature on RCGroups.
- Peter Goldsmith of Horizon talks with while driving to another event. Pete and I discuss what it's like to go to RC shows for a living.
Download the RCG podcast and listen in!

Thanks to our podcast sponsor HOBBYKING.COM

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RCGroups Podcast #7 - IRCHA, KING 50, The Bruce and More!

Jim T. Graham — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:24:51 GMT

RCGroups.com Official Podcast #7 - Sponsored by HobbyKing
Jim T. Graham has a fresh RCG podcast ready for everyone!
This month:
- we talk to Bruce Davidson about "The Bruce" DLG contest.
- we talk to SleepyC about the King 50, the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout and the Medina Charity Race.
- we talk to CSpaced about IRCHA 2011.

We want to give a big thanks to our podcast sponsor, HobbyKing.

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RCGroups Podcast #6 - Sailplane Edition

Jim T. Graham — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:31:51 GMT

I have a fresh RCGroups.com podcast for everyone!
Since I have the DLG (discuss launch glider) bug I thought I would focus on sailplanes this month.

Podcast Bullet Points:
- I interviewed Skip Miller from Skip Miller Models. Skip has been a part of the sailplane world for 30 plus years. Skip answers some of my questions as a DLG newbie, talks about sailplanes in general, and tells us how the US Nationals went.
- I make an interesting call to competition pilot Jamie Hicks. Jamie stays tough as I ask the hard questions...posing as someone else.
- Chris Mulcahy (CSpaced) tells us about his plans to cover IRCHA this year for CrackRoll.com with daily updates.
- Jim Bourke talks to us about his early sailplane experiences, we go over some RCG milestones and then he tells the rest of the story about his full scale SBACH that crashed earlier this year.
- There might even be a bonus track on this podcast...hint, hint.

Thanks for listening!

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RCGroups Podcast #5 - XFC, RealFlight, IRCHA and More!

Jim T. Graham — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:18:11 GMT

I have a fresh new official RCG podcast ready for everyone!
This month:
- I talk to SleepyC about the plane side of the XFC.
- I talk to CSpaced about the heli side of the XFC.
- I made a surprise call to Wes Arnett about the OK Dust Bowl Fly In sponsored by HobbyKing. Wes tells us all about this event.
- Last but not least, I interview Jim Bourke, the head honcho of the amazing flight sim RealFlight! Jim tells how RealFlight began and also talks about some of the Easter eggs and cool things in the sim that you might not have known about!

Thanks to everyone that has listened to our past podcasts. I think we have a good one here and the audio is even a little better than last time.
Enjoy!

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RCGroups Podcast #4 - The Joe Nall Podcast

Jim T. Graham — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:34:03 GMT

Hey everyone!
This month's podcast is all about Joe Nall. We headed down and spent most of the week camping on the grounds.

- I interviewed SleepyC of FlyingGiants.com. Sleepy talks to us about a lot of the activity that occurred down on the 3D flight line and we briefly go over the AMA members meeting.

- I interviewed our new editor CSPaced of CrackRoll.com. Chris talks to us about the heli flight line that was run by Castle Creations.

- I speak with Jim Bourke. We talk about Joe Nall in general, the Nallman Brothers and golf cart riding skills.

- I also made an effort to upgrade the audio of the podcast.

Enjoy!

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Podcast Number 3 - Weak Signals and the SBACH Story

Jim T. Graham — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:48:06 GMT

Podcast number 3 is ready for your ears and boy do we have a lot for you to hear! There is also a story told by Jim Bourke on this podcast that no one has heard yet that involves his full scale SBACH, but more on that later...

- SleepyC and I talk about all the cool things we saw the Weaks Signal show in lovely Toledo, OH. We also talk about upcoming events and event coverage.

- Jeff Meyers talks about SEFF, he makes a personal announcement and talks about a new charity he is creating. Good stuff!

- Finally, Jim Bourke and I discuss the Weak signals show, RCGroups 15th anniversary/Mont of Awesome and finally Jim tells us about what happened to his recently purchased full scale SBACH. This is a story you have to listen to. I know when I heard what happened my reaction was, "OH MY GOD!"...well I'll let you hear for yourself what happened as told by Jim B. in the podcast.

This is a loonggg podcast so save it for your drive to SEFF, or break out an RC project and listen while you work.

Here you go!

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Feb. RCGroups Podcast Number 2 is Live!

Jim T. Graham — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:05:41 GMT

Hey everyone, the second official RCG podcast is now ready for mass consumption!

1. SleepyC gives us the scoop on what's happening at RCCars.com and we discuss Joe Nall and some cool things we are working on with FlyingGiants.com.

2. Rich Hanson, the AMA govt. regulatory representative, discusses the proposed FAA regulations and what the AMA is doing to help, as well as what you can do to help.

3. Jim Bourke and I discuss RCG and some of the planes he has been flying lately. We also talk about first time flight jitters.

4. Matt Gunn updates us on CrackRoll.com and some cool new heli releases.

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Jan. 2011 RCGroups Podcast 1

Jim T. Graham — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:38:23 GMT

Here it is, podcast number 1!
This podcast features:
1. An interview with RCG owner Jim Bourke. Jim talks about the origins of RCGroups and where it is headed. We also talk about how he got started in RC.

2. An interview with our review editor Angela. Ang tells us about some of the new reviews that have been released for January.

3. Nine time funfly champion Jerry L. Smith gives us a little wisdom.

4. An interview with Stephen "SleepyC" Cinch about the contests going on at RCCars.com. He also talks about some cool things happening at FlyingGiants.com.

5. An interview with CrackRoll.com editor Matt Gunn. Matt talks about a contest, as well as more discussion about what's hot in the heli world right now.

So what are you waiting for, hit the play button!

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The Official RCGroups Podcast

Jim T. Graham — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:12:01 GMT

Each month Jim T. Graham (that's me) will host the official RCGroups podcast. Each podcast will feature an interview with an RC notable, as well as interviews and updates pertaining to things going on with all our sites, interviews from the RC events we go to all year long, contest updates and more! The podcasts will live in this forum so check back each month to listen to our latest podcast.

The RCGroups Podcast is sponsored by HobbyKing. Thanks HobbyKing!

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