All Things That Fly

Tue, 31 Jul 2007

Just some quick code we did for our local community. Basically, we wanted a quick way to find somebody to fly with at the last minute. This allows us to talk and pick a spot to fly in. This is setup from the BoiseRC.com website (for the Idaho'ans). But you can take my code and modify it for a local forum group in your area.

Link to the page (no password needed)

Basically, just sing up at maps.google.com
Create an account (a gmail account).
Then click on "My Maps".
Edit up your map as you wish.
Once done, just right-click the KML link and "copy link location".
Look at my source code on my page. Copy that into a text file
Change my map link with yours (paste from the KML link)
Also change your lat / long in the code as well.
I made each fly spot a #. So we can talk about what number to fly at.
You can zoom in and also choose satellite view so you can see just what the field really looks like.

For the chat, I signed up with everywherechat.com
It's free.

Anyways, this is one of many ideas to find people who want to go fly with you. Mine is really basic, but I hope it helps. Another intergration may be to use Twitter, or Jaiku for SMS.

Have fun editing the code and coming up with ideas.

Posted at: 19:39:00 +0000

InsideHeli #12 - Training

Thu, 26 Jul 2007

This week Jamie and Chris talk about simulators, and share thoughts on basic trainer helicopters. If you're wondering whether to get a sim, or how to set up your mini heli to be a bit more tame for training, listen in!

Sims:
MAC:
RC Helicopter Simulator Free

PC:
FMS Free
RealFlight G3 $230.00
AeroFly Pro $170.00
Phoenix RC $200.00
Clearview $30.00

Direct Download: eli/InsideHeli_12_--_Training.mp3?dest-id=12298
Posted at: 19:57:00 +0000

Inside Heli #11 - King me

Wed, 18 Jul 2007

King II! Join us in discussions about the very popular King II, as well as the King I. Setups, recommendations, history, experiences and upgrades. All King talk!

Sorry for the audio quality - we are working on it. :)
King II Thread 1
King II Thread 2

Direct Download: eli/InsideHeli_11_-_Kingme.mp3?dest-id=12298
Posted at: 03:11:00 +0000

InsideHeli #10 - Compy

Tue, 10 Jul 2007

We are back and have a great interview for episode #10!

Ken from the J-Team talks to us about the Compy300 heli. Discussion about current and future Compy designs. Ken even talks about "his" ideal setup on his Compy.

Listener email, micro size heli's and stickers on dogs!

Don't miss it~

Compy thread
Compy FP thread

Ok, we did get permission to post the swash design.

Direct Download: eli/InsideHeli_10_-_Compy.mp3?dest-id=12298
Posted at: 05:56:00 +0000

Happy 4th of July!!!

Tue, 03 Jul 2007

Due to having family and BBQ's, there will be no show this week. However, thanks for all the wonderful support and have a great Independence Day!

We will be back next week for full blown Heli talk!!

If you need your heli fix, don't forget to get on the forums (helifreak, RCGroups) or youtube.

Or if you need something to do, try Desktop Tower Defense. - caution, very, very addictive. (scoreboard = insideheli)

Thanks~~~

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Posted at: 19:42:00 +0000