The VIsit II Join the guys as they follow up on AK Mikes second visit down to Jays field.  Jay and Jim fly some gas airplanes and Jim brings out the WWI airplane. Jay takes a turn on the sticks and they head back to the house to charge batteries.  Todays safety tip is brought to you by Jay and what to look for when parallel charging big batteries.  

<h2>The VIsit II</h2> <p>Join the guys as they follow up on AK Mikes second visit down to Jays field.  Jay and Jim fly some gas airplanes and Jim brings out the WWI airplane. Jay takes a turn on the sticks and they head back to the house to charge batteries.  Todays safety tip is brought to you by Jay and what to look for when parallel charging big batteries.  </p>

The Visit II

The VisitAK Mike takes a road trip down to Jays place to have him help out with he Birthday present. Join the guys as they discuss the repairs of the ZOHD plane and the re-maiden.  Things were set to go well and after a few troubled gyro set up mistakes they head to the field.  AK Mike walks us through the ups and downs of this crazy weekend.  

<h2>The Visit</h2><p>AK Mike takes a road trip down to Jays place to have him help out with he Birthday present. Join the guys as they discuss the repairs of the ZOHD plane and the re-maiden.  Things were set to go well and after a few troubled gyro set up mistakes they head to the field.  AK Mike walks us through the ups and downs of this crazy weekend.  </p>

The Visit

BIG Jolt II Join the guys as Shannon discusses his trip out to california to the Big Jolt 2 Electric EDF event.  Shannon heads out on an all electric weekend complete with electric transportation.  AZ Mike informs the guys that he was able to secure the Skylink Cessna from Big Mikes estate. 

<h2>BIG Jolt II</h2> <p>Join the guys as Shannon discusses his trip out to california to the Big Jolt 2 Electric EDF event.  Shannon heads out on an all electric weekend complete with electric transportation.  AZ Mike informs the guys that he was able to secure the Skylink Cessna from Big Mikes estate. </p>

Big Jolt II

Shannon’s Maiden In this episode join the guys as they discuss Shannon’s maiden of the Big turbo Duster he just picked up.  Shannon heads to the field to put it through its paces but the airplane had other ideas.  Shannon takes us through the build, set up and flight and the mishaps that sometimes happen on maiden flights.  

<h2>Shannon’s Maiden</h2> <p>In this episode join the guys as they discuss Shannon’s maiden of the Big turbo Duster he just picked up.  Shannon heads to the field to put it through its paces but the airplane had other ideas.  Shannon takes us through the build, set up and flight and the mishaps that sometimes happen on maiden flights.  </p>

Shannon’s maiden

Happy BDay AK Mike As we continue the Birthday episodes Join the guys as they discuss AK Mikes new gift from the guys.  AK Mike gets a big brown box for his birthday and his only clue is the return label that has the hobby shop address on it.  Unlike some people he actually waited till his actual birthday to open it.  AK Mike takes us through the very quick build and his maiden flight and his thoughts on the events.  

<h2>Happy BDay AK Mike</h2> <p>As we continue the Birthday episodes Join the guys as they discuss AK Mikes new gift from the guys.  AK Mike gets a big brown box for his birthday and his only clue is the return label that has the hobby shop address on it.  Unlike some people he actually waited till his actual birthday to open it.  AK Mike takes us through the very quick build and his maiden flight and his thoughts on the events.  </p>

Happy Bday AK Mike

Happy Bday AZ Mike Well its that time of year again where the Mike’s have birthdays.  In this episode Join the guys as they discuss AZ Mike’s gift.  Looks like the guys got tired of producing products for AZ Mike and decided to make him do some of the work himself.  Unfortunately the box that arrived had a huge picture of the contents of the box, so with a little help from the spouse, Jay was able to keep the secret and have her deliver the gifts during the taping of this episode so everyone could participate in the events.  With all the new toys AZ Mike got right to work and with an unboxing and set up was on his way.  AZ Mike was surprised with a new Creatlity 3d resin printer and some resin.  Join the guys as they discuss the gifts. 

<h2>Happy Bday AZ Mike</h2> <p>Well its that time of year again where the Mike’s have birthdays.  In this episode Join the guys as they discuss AZ Mike’s gift.  Looks like the guys got tired of producing products for AZ Mike and decided to make him do some of the work himself.  Unfortunately the box that arrived had a huge picture of the contents of the box, so with a little help from the spouse, Jay was able to keep the secret and have her deliver the gifts during the taping of this episode so everyone could participate in the events.  With all the new toys AZ Mike got right to work and with an unboxing and set up was on his way.  AZ Mike was surprised with a new Creatlity 3d resin printer and some resin.  Join the guys as they discuss the gifts. </p>

Happy Bday AZ Mike

Shannon at Gunsmoke Shannon G heads off to the Gunsmoke contest and submits his aircraft for judging and flight. He takes us through what it takes to make it through the day of Judging.  Jay and Jim head out to the field to do some flying and turns in to a great day! AK Mike is stuck with Dallas weather so no flights for him.  

<h2>Shannon at Gunsmoke</h2> <p>Shannon G heads off to the Gunsmoke contest and submits his aircraft for judging and flight. He takes us through what it takes to make it through the day of Judging.  Jay and Jim head out to the field to do some flying and turns in to a great day! AK Mike is stuck with Dallas weather so no flights for him.  </p>

Shannon at Gunsmoke

Mike maidens the Bison Shannon joins us again after getting bamboozled into the Gunsmoke qualifier, and takes us through how that happened.  AZ Mike and Shannon recount the weekend at AZ warbirds and classics. Finally AZ Mike swings by Jay’s place to maiden the Bison.  Join the guys as they discuss the different events and flying the bison!.  Lots of fun and a few tense moments but overall a great time.  

<h2>Mike maidens the Bison</h2> <p>Shannon joins us again after getting bamboozled into the Gunsmoke qualifier, and takes us through how that happened.  AZ Mike and Shannon recount the weekend at AZ warbirds and classics. Finally AZ Mike swings by Jay’s place to maiden the Bison.  Join the guys as they discuss the different events and flying the bison!.  Lots of fun and a few tense moments but overall a great time.  </p>

Bison Maiden

Happy Birthday Jay Jay from the hills of Texas has a birthday and a coffin sized box showed up on his doorstep. Jay takes us through the new airframe he got on his birthday and some of the building struggles he encountered.  AK Mike talks about taking his planes out to the field and trying to fly with Sarge. 

<h2>Happy Birthday Jay</h2> <p>Jay from the hills of Texas has a birthday and a coffin sized box showed up on his doorstep. Jay takes us through the new airframe he got on his birthday and some of the building struggles he encountered.  AK Mike talks about taking his planes out to the field and trying to fly with Sarge. </p>

Happy Birthday Jay

Gun Smoke 2023 Join the guys this week as they bring back Shannon G and discuss the safety tip of the week. Always look over your planes before you fly something is always either loose or disconnected or in this case cut wires.  Shannon takes us through what it takes to compete in Gun Smoke 2023 a Scale Masters Qualifier.  This one will be held at the end of this month at Shannons field in Mesa AZ. 

<h2>Gun Smoke 2023</h2> <p>Join the guys this week as they bring back Shannon G and discuss the safety tip of the week. Always look over your planes before you fly something is always either loose or disconnected or in this case cut wires.  Shannon takes us through what it takes to compete in Gun Smoke 2023 a Scale Masters Qualifier.  This one will be held at the end of this month at Shannons field in Mesa AZ. </p>

Gun Smoke 2023

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well this week was filled with Special Projects, Michael is putting the final touches on the RC Trailer and Jay got his 3D printer in the mail and man has it been a pain.  AK Mike lost his internet due to the dry heat in Dallas and Doug LeRoy joins our hosts to talk about his upcoming Wings over Springs event.

Special Projects

Part II of Wings over Springs starts of with a BANG! Jay gets the "Hard Luck" award by destroying something that took months to put together, lucky for him Steve and Keith the "Flight Doctors" from Hanger 18 were there to save the day! AK Mike and Jay get a chance to talk to "AMA Jay" the District 4, Vice President on his regions AMA events and successes like Holly Springs. After a long day of shenanigans we talk to Doug to see if he was able to get a dry shirt after hosting/running/MC'ing the days events.  Finally the boys get a chance to wrap up the days events and reflect on a perfect saturday afternoon....

Wings Over Springs (2)

well its that time of year again as we head out to sunny Arizona and participate in the 16th annual Arizona Electric Festival.  Join your hosts as they hang out with old friends and meet new ones.  This year we get to chat with Shannon about the event, welcome Doug LeRoy from NC, see a 1/2 scale cub, chat with Jason from APower Batteries, Join us for our 4 day stay at the field for a wonderful event.

2020 AZEF part 1

AZEF 2020 Part 3

Episode 3 – Trainer Aircraft

Well Michael has returned from his trip abroad and joins the guys talking about his Trip.  AK Mike brings up new regulations and asks AZ Mike what he got for Black Fly Day.  Jay is still working on his flight controller board and getting ready for the new podcast season.  Hard to believe that we are moving into season 4 and looking forward to some great episodes.  Special thanks to Doug LeRoy for filling in for Michael during his absence and its always a pleasure to have him on as a guest.  The Park Flyer Podcast would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season and looking forward to a great New Year in 2019.

Welcome Back AZ Mike

Alaska Mike

Alaska Mike travels down to california to see his sister.  During his stay he is makes arrangements to visit a few of the RC fields close to his sisters place.  Join the guys as they get a report of the adventures along the way.

Alaska Mike heads to California

We are always pleased when our listeners get in touch with us.  Philip Hinkle decided to give us a shout and let us know that he was in Phoenix and would love to fly with us.  We spent the whole day out at the RC club and go to fly a few airplanes. Philip shot some video that can be found on our listeners group on Facebook so head on over and take a look.  AK Mike talks about the new 3D printed park flyer he was able to see at his club and we are getting ready to head out to the AZEF for our 5th year covering this event. Thank everyone for your support and looking forward to hearing from everyone on our new page.

Philip Visits AZ

Michael and Jay discuss, new hobby rooms, Jay's new Christmas Gift, TS-100 usage, and the new Hitec HS-5070MH digital servos.  Hope everyone has a spooktacular Halloween!.

Halloween Episode

This week Michael and Jay are joined again by AK Mike as they discuss the questions, what size motor do I put on my airplane and what is Kv.  Our hosts explain that Kv is how many RPM will turn per 1 volt. AK Mike and Jay discuss the watt meter and its importance to figuring out your Motor, battery, prop combo.  Michael gives some ranges for his fleet, to give an idea of what type of combo to put on your project. Don't forget to stop by our new Facebook page and leave some input and what you would like to hear on the upcoming episodes of the podcast.  You can find us at Parkflyer Podcast Facebook  Please like our page and let us know how we are doing.  Also the Holly Springs "wings over springs" event is coming up so make sure you attend if your in their area.also check us out on Spotify

This week Michael and Jay are joined again by AK Mike as they discuss the questions, what size motor do I put on my airplane and what is Kv.  Our hosts explain that Kv is how many RPM will turn per 1 volt. AK Mike and Jay discuss the watt meter and its importance to figuring out your Motor, battery, prop combo.  Michael gives some ranges for his fleet, to give an idea of what type of combo to put on your project. Don't forget to stop by our new Facebook page and leave some input and what you would like to hear on the upcoming episodes of the podcast.  You can find us at Parkflyer Podcast Facebook  Please like our page and let us know how we are doing.  Also the Holly Springs "wings over springs" event is coming up so make sure you attend if your in their area.<br><br>also check us out on Spotify

Motor Size and Kv

Your Hosts discuss the safety aspect of flying RC.  Some do's and Dont's on the RC field along with a few stories of things that have happened to each of them. Common sense is a great way to prevent disasters while performing any repairs on your models.  Please feel free to comment on other safety tips you might have.

RC Safety – S2E2

AK Mike moves to Texas and the team talks about packing your planes for shipment, the benefits of living in the Lower 48, foam planes and batteries in the heat and other various items.

AK Mike moves to Texas

Merry Christmas everyone, we hope your holiday is a wonderful one filled with RC toys for all good girls and boys.  Our hosts touch base this Christmas Day to see what was under everyones tree.  The holiday season is meant for giving and the guys react to their gifts from one another.  Its been a fabulous year for us here despite some Health scares and personal vacations but our season wraps up with our Christmas episode.  Enjoy your holiday and join us next year for our new season.  Please let us hear from you as we love to hear from our listeners and shoot us a message on what you would like to hear on the Parkflyer Podcast.  We look forward to new adventures in 2019 and a full season of RC fun.  If you haven't joined a AMA club in your area please feel free to sign up for the new year and make sure you update your AMA dues...Fly safe and check our facebook page for news and photos of our flying adventures.  Thanks for your support and patronage we wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas Everyone

Welcome to the Arizona Electric Festival 2018 here in Mesa AZ.  Join your hosts Michael and Jay along with AK Mike as they take part in the Festivities.  This Episode is Day one of the 3 day event and we are pleased to have Clark, a scratch builder on with us today.  He has put together a HUGE concord foamy with two 90MM EDFs to power this amazing plane.  Jay has an opportunity to talk to Steven and Jason who build their Star Wars inspired Star Destroyer which was a big hit with the crowd.  AK Mike takes us through the UMX micro gaggle where 17 UMX planes were in the air at the same time.  Very impressive !  Michael and Jay are joined by Jim Mohan, the AMA Associate VP for District X to discuss the upcoming events and some recent ones.  Finally the guys wind down the evening with a wrap up to the day and a chat about the maiden of their night walrus. The flight tonight was the shakedown to get ready to participate in the Night Fly on saturday.  Stay Tuned for Part 2 of our podcast with will cover Saturdays events with even more vendors and a look at the new F4 from Motion RC.  Thanks for your support and we look forward to your comments and reviews.AZEFJay and AK Mike were asked to test fly the new Clipped Wing Cub from E-FLight and give a short review.  Here is the link to the Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO-1lU6Hak8&amp;lc=z22zivuomxfsjhulcacdp433idkdsrmziwl2oh202ppw03c010c

Welcome to the Arizona Electric Festival 2018 here in Mesa AZ.  Join your hosts Michael and Jay along with AK Mike as they take part in the Festivities.  This Episode is Day one of the 3 day event and we are pleased to have Clark, a scratch builder on with us today.  He has put together a HUGE concord foamy with two 90MM EDFs to power this amazing plane.  Jay has an opportunity to talk to Steven and Jason who build their Star Wars inspired Star Destroyer which was a big hit with the crowd.  AK Mike takes us through the UMX micro gaggle where 17 UMX planes were in the air at the same time.  Very impressive !  Michael and Jay are joined by Jim Mohan, the AMA Associate VP for District X to discuss the upcoming events and some recent ones.  Finally the guys wind down the evening with a wrap up to the day and a chat about the maiden of their night walrus. The flight tonight was the shakedown to get ready to participate in the Night Fly on saturday.  Stay Tuned for Part 2 of our podcast with will cover Saturdays events with even more vendors and a look at the new F4 from Motion RC.  Thanks for your support and we look forward to your comments and reviews.AZEF<br><br>Jay and AK Mike were asked to test fly the new Clipped Wing Cub from E-FLight and give a short review.  Here is the link to the Video<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO-1lU6Hak8&amp;lc=z22zivuomxfsjhulcacdp433idkdsrmziwl2oh202ppw03c010c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO-1lU6Hak8&amp;lc=z22zivuomxfsjhulcacdp433idkdsrmziwl2oh202ppw03c010c</a>

AZEF part 1 – Friday

Now that AK Mike lives in Texas he takes the opportunity to drive down and see Jay for the Holiday weekend.  AK Mike and Jay spend the week at the flying field with the guys from Jays flying group.  The guys recount the fun had by all and discuss some of the mishaps that happened along the way.  Jay and AK Mike fly the tuff wings and have a midair collision.  Jim over stresses his Zagi and breaks it in half.  Lots of fun flying and a few crashes has everyone telling stories.

Happy 4th of July from Texas

I know we have talked about this on several podcasts before, but Jay finally gets to talk about his new ASW28 Glider he received from Bangood Hobbies.  They recently had a sale and being a good plane broker he sent us all a message with coupons to get the glider on sale.  Jay received his within 3 days of order and got busy building and modifying the plane to suit his needs.  Join the guys as they discuss the mods Jay was able to make and what he thinks of the new addition to his fleet.

ASW28 – Jays New Glider

Michael and Jay talk about trying to fly the Comanchee.  It helps to bring the right battery connectors.  Flying the comanchee off grass is a bit of a new experience.  However the flight did not go as planned and wound up in a fatal crash for this airframe.  The guys discuss what might have caused this mishap.  Then off to the Hanger 9 P-51 to discuss the weight issue that Jay has tackled with buckshot. The aircraft was built for a glow but Jay has converted it to electric and needs more nose wight.  Lucky he has some buckshot laying around to use as weights.  Jay talks about the neat idea to make moulds with shot and epoxy.  Check out our new facebook page at @parkflyerstaff and post your comments and photos.

My P-51 has Shot

Well day two of our event brings Scott Todd to the show. Scott is a rocket scientist who has some amazing talent taking old Kraft radios and restoring them with all new electronics and making them work with the new modern 2.7ghz receivers.  Jay gets in inside look at the radio and we discuss the idea behind taking the old and making it new.   Bryce Hatfield from Critical RC also joins us with his new line of FLEXCESSORIES.  Critical RC manufactures landing gear and wheels for the Flex Innovations line of aircraft.  Its always a good time when Bryce is on the field and you can expect nothing less than full throttle 3D flying and fantastic showmanship.  Doug joins us for the night fly and recounts his thoughts from the days events.  We appreciate Dougs visit to our neck of the woods and are excited to say that he had his first EDF flight and First Night flight with us! Thanks for the memories.

2020 AZEF Part 2

Welcome to the ParkFlyer Podcast Christmas edition.  This is Jays first Christmas in Texas and he is sad that Santa is not as close as in years past.  However, Michael and Jay have lots of new toys to discuss.

Christmas Episode

Michael, Jay and AK Mike sit down and discuss the highlights of the weekend.  It was a great show and we were able to meet lots of old friends and many new ones.  We each give our thoughts on the weekend and look forward to next year.

AZEF part 3- Wrap Up

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