Tuesday 29 November 2011

All Things That Fly podcast #210 is out!

Our RC friends on the other side of the Pond have just released episode 207 of the All Things That Fly podcast. You can find it here: http://www.allthingsthatfly.com/. In this episode (source: allthingsthatfly.com):
Lucien, Daniel, and Moose talk to shawn Spiker of Hitec/MultiplexUSA. We talk about Black Friday, new servos, new radios, H2Go and more...
Mentions:
ATTF November Giveaway
SN Hobbies
3DHS 74" Edge 540
Park Scale Models - Loving WR-1
New Hirobo Embla 450E Helicopter
2010 Fly Low Girl Calendar
Brian Wooliams Youtube channel
Hitec’s new Brushless Servos
Team Hitec
Holiday Electric Fly RC Expo - Dec 2,3,4 - Geneva, OH
Orlando Helicopter Blowout 2011
Sign up for the ATTF Newsletter
ATTF November Giveaway:
Prize #1
FMS 1400mm Hellcat from http://snhobbies.com
Prize #2
FMS 800mm Corsair from http://snhobbies.com
Direct Download: _210_-_Shawn_Spiker_of_HitecMultiplexUSA.mp3
ATTF is a very popular, US-based RC podcast hosted by a number of clued-up professionals, serving you with weekly news, sound technical advice and a multitude of 'war stories'. We here at rc-forc3.com recommend it to you. Look out for updates on their new releases here.

Monday 28 November 2011

2011 3D RC Helicopter Competition Indonesia Trailer

A really cool trailer for the Indonesia Heli Competition just came out! Check it out below:

DTI RTN KSM150V1 GT - Turbine UAV test flight video

A test flight video just came out for this bizarre turbine-driven UAV. What an interesting construction!

Monday 21 November 2011

News: Polish riot police captured by a robo-copter!

I found this incredible post on Roswell Flight Test Crew's blog earlier today:
http://roswellflighttestcrew.typepad.com/blog/2011/11/the-future-really-truly-is-now.html

it features the following two videos, which I can only say are... impressive!


Tuesday 15 November 2011

News: Cellpro PowerLab 6 Charger is out!

Revolectrix came up with a brand new, state-of-the art charger in their PowerLab series - the Cellpro PowerLab 6. It sports an impressive set of features and some insane power, too! Here is a snippet from the manufacturer's website:
Source: www.revolectrix.com
Welcome to PowerLab 6, the second offering in the amazing Cellpro PowerLab series from FMA Direct and Revolectrix. Built on the same framework as the original Cellpro PowerLab 8, this latest Battery Workstation provides a virtually identical feature-set as the original. Capable of charging, discharging, monitoring, or performing multiple cycles on any current or future battery chemistry at alarming speed, PL6 is optimized to balance the need for high power, high current operations against the need for small size and affordability. The PowerLab 6 consumes some 23% less volume (size) than the original PowerLab 8. In keeping with the PowerLab philosophy, at $0.16 per WATT, it blows the lid off the competition and represents unprecedented VALUE. But power is only one part of the equation. Read the information, and talk to people who own a PowerLab and they'll tell you why and how it out-paces any other brand on the market in terms of it's rich feature-set, ease of operation, as well as it's expandability. You will be hard pressed to find a more stream-lined user interface, or more capable, native, and free P.C. software. Add to these facts, the industry's first, well-conceived plan to support safe parallel charging of virtually any number of same-cell-count packs all at once, and you will realize that the investment in PL6 has paid for itself many times over. You no longer need more batteries. You need a battery workstation that can charge, discharge, cycle or monitor many packs faster than you can fly them to depletion!
The full specs can be found here: http://www.revolectrix.com/PL6_specs_tab.htm

Thursday 10 November 2011

All Things That Fly podcast #207 - The Perfect Electric Setup

Our RC friends on the other side of the Pond have just released episode 207 of the All Things That Fly podcast. You can find it here: http://www.allthingsthatfly.com/. In this episode (source: www.allthingsthatfly.com):
Lucien, Daniel, and Moose quickly go over a few new products and then let Lucien run wild about the perfect electric setup and how to get there.

Mentions:
46” AJ Yak 55 from 3DHS
FMA Direct PowerLab 6
Thunder Power TP1430C charger
Multiplex Easystar II
Beam AvantGarde 600
FMS 1400mm Hellcat
FMS 800mm Corsair
SN Hobbies
Signup for the ATTF Newsletter!
ATTF November Giveaway
2 Dog RC (Use coupon code ATTF for 10% off your entire order)

ATTF November Giveaway:
Prize #1
FMS 1400mm Hellcat from http://snhobbies.com
Prize #2
FMS 800mm Corsair from http://snhobbies.com 
ATTF is a very popular, US-based RC podcast hosted by a number of clued-up professionals, serving you with weekly news, sound technical advice and a multitude of 'war stories'. We here at rc-forc3.com recommend it to you. Look out for updates on their new releases here.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Tuesday 8 November 2011

News: Roswell Flight Test Crew covers a Search & Rescue exercise

The phenomenal folks at RFTC  have just released an awesome video, where they cover a SAR exercise on location with their quad copters armed with FPV GoPro based systems! Enjoy the video and make sure to head on over to their blog for more details!

Monday 7 November 2011

News: Real Flight 6 is out!

Image: www.knifeedge.com
The folks from Knife Edge Software have come up with a brand new release of their industry-standard simulator - RealFlight 6. Here are their product release notes:
RealFlight 6 is shipping now. If you install the RF6 upgrade or the full version, you will have version 6.00.014. If you install one of the Mega Packs, you will be updated to 6.00.019.Both 6.00.019 and a newer version, 6.00.021, are available as free updates for all RealFlight 6 owners.
We recommend all users update to 6.00.021. To obtain it, simply run the RealFlight 6 Launcher, click Additional Options, then click Registration/Updates. You will need to complete the online registration if you have not done so in the past. (This may be required even if you have registered previously; if so, just make sure to use the same password you used originally.) Then, click Update to Latest Version, or Update to Specific Version if you prefer, and follow the instructions.
Note that these updates are cumulative. As long as you obtain the latest update via the Launcher, you do not need to update to any earlier/in-between versions first.
6.00.019
NEW FEATURES:
● Added support for Airplane Mega Pack and Heli Mega Pack
FIXES/IMPROVEMENTS:
● Physics gadget is disabled during multiplayer games
● Physics gadget menu item is disabled when the gadget itself would be disabled
● Edit NavGuides dialog does not pause the sim
● Quick Edit dialog location is persistent
● Radio Gadget location and size persist correctly
● Multiplayer: Quick Load dialog does not allow clients to change their own airport
● Launcher: Removed download time estimates from online updates
AIRCRAFT:
● AH-64 Apache (EP5, HMP): Trims are set to neutral
● Air Camper (EP1, AMP): Fixed warning message on airplane load
● Bergen Gasser (EP1, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● Bergen Intrepid (EP1, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● ElectriFly Riot 3D (EP3, AMP): All aileron control surfaces are named correctly
● FlatOut CAP 580 (EP1, AMP): Properly trimmed for level flight
● FlatOut Reflection (EP1, AMP): Properly trimmed for level flight
● Heli-Max Axe CX Micro (EP6, HMP): Improved flight behavior
● Heli-Max Kinetic 50 (Trainer) (EP3, HMP): Initial azimuth for main blades is 0
● Ion-X (EP1, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● MX400 (EP1, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● Aurora, Aurora 3D (EP2, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● Fury Extreme (EP2, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● Raptor 90 SE (EP2, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● RJX X-Treme 90 (EP6, HMP): Blades break off normally
● Stratus 90 (EP2, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● Thunder Tiger Mini Titan (EP4, HMP): Added glow for night flying
● Ultrafly Radix (EP2, AMP): All aileron control throws match
AIRPORTS:
● Carl Henson Field: Pilot Fence Chainlink objects have correct material type
● Joe’s Garage, Joe’s Garage HD: Vehicles are correctly placed at ground level
Image: www.knifeedge.com
 6.00.021
NEW FEATURES:
● Added experimental grappling hook component
FIXES/IMPROVEMENTS:
● Hand-launch aircraft can be launched using the reset button when autopilot assist is enabled
● Aircraft Editor: Fixed various copy/paste related errors and crashes
● Multiplayer: Entering/exiting a session while seeking in rewind mode does not leave things in an in-between state
● Multiplayer: Games beginning mid-rewind do not leave things in a bad state or cause a crash
● Multiplayer: Adjusted damaged-based smoke in combat games
● Multiplayer: Physics difficulty defaults to Realistic after exiting a multiplayer game
● Multiplayer: push, lockposition and lockorientation console commands are enabled in MP but disabled in games
● Autopilot Assist is disabled in trainers (ex: takeoff trainer, airplane hover trainer)
● Chat gadget & console: Home/end/arrow keys function as expected, including when used in combination with the shift key to select text
● Minor fixes to German translation
AIRCRAFT:
● F-14 Tomcat (EP8): Standard color scheme is the default
● Heli-Max Axe CX Micro (EP6, HMP): Blades break off normally
● Tutor 600 Trainer: Initial azimuth for main blades is 0
AIRPORTS:
● Soccer Field HD: Stadium lights glow at night
● Soccer Field HD: Soccer Ball and Soccer Ball Bag airport objects are scaled properly
● Soccer Field HD: Soccer Ball airport objects’ weight is appropriate
Original Source: Knife Edge Software

We certainly look forward to testing it out!

News: RCGroups Podcast #9 is out

A new podcast from RCroups is out! As always, an interesting array of guests talking RC and beyond with Jim T. Graham. Please follow the link below:

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

Thursday 3 November 2011

News: e-volo conducts the first successful manned multicopter flight

It's here! the first multicopter capable of flying with a person on board!

From the official release note:
At the end of October 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an e-powered multicopter at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. The flight lasted one minute and 30 seconds, after which the constructor and test pilot stated: "The flight characteristics are good natured. Without any steering input it would just hover there on the spot". This could be the future of flight, piloting a device as simple as a car. 
More information: www.e-volo.com