This week as the crew gears up for IRCHA we offer up a fun filled relaxed view of how to have fun at IRCHA. We're all tired of the "what do you pack for a funfly" episodes... so we thought we'd do a how do you have fun while you're there episode. If you've been in the hobby for a long time you know there is no better guest for such a subject than Helidirect team pilot Lamont James who brings the FUN to every funfly.

There's also the usual news and updates, plus we dig in with some deep thoughts on some listener mail.

Important update! We are taking a week off. Rather than try and record the Tuesday night of IRCHA week, we'll be waiting till after IRCHA to record, and so our next episode won't drop till the 19th of August. We'll use that time to get ready for IRCHA, and Brian will be busy managing team USA at the World Championships.

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This week while Brian is away competing at Nationals Kenny, Alex and Nick take the opportunity to compare two new 550 sized helis on the market. The OMPHOBBY M5 and the Goosky RS5. You'll hear details about both models, their experience with them, and how they compare to other 550s the crew has flown and owned. All this plus the news, NATs results hot off the presses, and the usual shenanigans.

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This week we're joined once again by guest hosts Rob Bingham and Stu Smith who take us on a trip across the pond to the largest funfly in the Uk, Helifest. Rob and Stu sit down with event organizers, pilots, team managers, and manufacturers and ask them about the new innovative contest format as well as what's new in their hobby worlds. Special thanks to Rob and Stu for all their efforts to bring us along to see how things are done in the UK.

The lull in news just before IRCHA is upon us, so not a lot of news this week, but plenty to hear about from the crew's summer adventures in the hobby.

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A special mini episode... Our own Alex Dean sits down with IRCHA board member Bert Kammerer for updates on what IRCHA has in store for you in 2025 and a reminder to get your pre-registration in at the below link.

Link to pre-register:
www.ircha.org

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Join us this week as Mikado team pilot Jesse Kavros joins us to share tuning tips for Mikado's Version 8 software for their EVO FBLs. But we don't just stop there... Thanks to Jesse's 15+ years in the hobby we hear abou the history of Mikado's FBL development, how V7 values translate into V8, and much much more. It's a conversation you don't want to miss.

All that plus we try to stop saying "Rotorflight" (Pro Tip, you'll need an adult beverage to play our Rotorflight drinking game), lots of news, someone other than Alex crashes this week, and lots lots more. A don't miss episode!

Rotor Replay:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EP4aQDdPC/

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This week was originally going to be the XL Power Wraith F3C helicopter review... but the universe had other plans, and the sky called... and instead of moving our schedule up a week we decided we all had so much to talk about from our own hobby journeys, plus plenty of news... so we thought we'd just sit around the bench and chat. So whether your are in the car, or in your workshop we hope you'll enjoy a bit more of a relaxed episode this week. Plus meet our latest and newest member of the team!

Rotor Replay:
RC Helicopter (saint) Richard saves us all from watching a two hour Mikado broadcast
https://youtu.be/XyBmBF9a9DY?si=jkuL1y6eNEesnN4r

As always... thanks for listening! Questions for the crew? email us at questions@rotorrevolution.live or message us on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast.

This week we have a unique opportunity to sit down with the OMPHOBBY's brand lead helicopter designer Jonas Wackershauser. We'll hear about Jonas's early beginnings in the hobby and how he turned his field of study into a career in the RC helicopter hobby. We'll also hear details on OMPHOBBY's newest addition to their micro helicopter fleet, as well as dig into the many challenges facing helicopter and blade designers. All this plus the news and more.

Questions for the team? send them in via email at questions@rotorrevolution.live, or message us via our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rotorrevolutionrcpodcast. Thanks for listening!

Our 40th episode is a special one guest hosted by Bert Kammerer of BK Hobbies. We had a blast recording this one, and we think you'll enjoy hearing about what we've been up to, a bit more on tariffs from the perspective of a retailer, all the news (and there's a lot this episode) and then we'll dig into the truths and myths about servos. Are 12 volt servos worth it? Should we be running our servos at 760? What refresh rate is optimal? What's marketing hype and what's a worthwhile upgrade?

Rotor Replay:

RC Helicopter Richard is at it again, this time with a walkthrough on what's new in Heli X 11. Richard covers it all in depth so we don't have to!
https://youtu.be/N-wS-gGDH0M?si=d5gcWgWupVX1Waxm

This week's Rotor replay is a double feature... take a look at this video from Bobby Watts with more about why we all love our hobby so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zITL695gPFE

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