Flite Test: Aviation - RC Planes - Multirotors

2016 is almost over and the Afterhours crew throw out the last one for the year. Chris,Mike and Andre have friend of the show Patrick Hines joins us ,as he drove head first into this 3D airplane printing. We learn from Patrick some of the trials and tribulations to this new concept. next we discuss some of the highs and lows of 2016 and what we might buy someone for Christmas,RC related of course. Thanks for listening. 

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FTAfterhours own Chris,Mike and Andre discuss the differences between the Tiny Whoop and the Inductrix FPV. which one would you choose? Other discussions include the Rotor Riot building dive video,3D printed planes and a few funny stories mixed in between. thanks for listening.

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The Afterhours guys touch on the new Phantom 4 and talk about if its worth upgrading. Special guests Nate and Abby from RCSaylors who are a husband ,wife duo who love to review,crash and bash just about anything RC related on there Youtube channel. Entertaining and fun,go check them out and thanks for listening.

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The FTAfterhours guys have a full studio and shared some of there recent flying adventures which always include some sort of failure. We also got our hands on the DJI Mavic Pro thanks to our friend Justin. Listen in to see if it was everything we thought it was or should everyone stick to there trusty Phantom 3 or 4. Thanks for listening.

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Austin, Josh, Josh and Alex talk about products we have been testing lately and ultimately how we select which products are a part of our programming!

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Today Josh, Josh, Bob and Mitchell talk about upcoming Part 107 requirements for existing pilots and the STEM challenge Josh issued to the MESA RC Foam Fighters! http://flitetest.com/

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The FTAfterhours guys have special guest Sean Pontzer from Getfpv.com. We find out first hand from Sean the ins and outs of running a successful RC online business. Thanks for listening.

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Chris and Andre from FTAfterhours have another bench flying session.listen in to find out the big news from Andre. Tons of new products have been released or on their way soon. We discuss some of the ones that have sparked our interest. Thanks for listening.

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In this episode of the FTAfterhours Chris,David and Andre break down all the fine points of the 2 most anticipated drones just released on the market.

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Special guest Stuart Warne from Hobby King joins the FTAfterhours crew to give us all the details on the new Durafly Excalibur warmliner.

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Chris,Mike and Andre from FTAfterhours sit down and discuss all the good and bad of the new Eflite Timber. Listen in to find out how it stacks up to the rest of the competition. 

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Josh, Josh, Alex and Bob get together to talk about lots of stuff, including the new video format, the Flite Test Vlog!

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Chris and Andre try and catch up with whats going on since there has been hardly any flying since Flitefest. The guys try and answer the number one question "how did you get that shot" with tips on what equipment to use and tips for better video and photos. Andre fills us in on his new habit,flying DLG's and that it doesn't have to cost a fortune to start out. thanks for listening to the FT Afterhours podcast

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We had an awesome time at EAA AirVenture! Josh Scott shares his passion for learning about WWII veterans. 

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Join Chris,Mike and Andre as they ring up David Windestal after his worldly travels. First they get his take on his Flitefest experience,then he shares his crazy experiences of being in the deep dark confines of Chernobyl. Thanks for listening.

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Josh Bixler, Josh Scott, Austin Furey and Alex Zvada with another Flite Fest edition of the podcast! 

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Chris,Wayne,Andre and guest host Mike Finley from the FT community podcast share some of there favorite moments from one of the largest RC electric flying events in the world,Flitefest2016.Thanks for listening.

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Join Chris,Mike,Andre and David as they break down the good and bad of the new Eflite Radian XL. Find out if the long anticipated big Radian was worth the wait.Chris also gives his thought between the Phantom 3 and 4 after flying them back to back. Is the Phantom 4 worth the money? Andre fills us in on the latest happening for Flitetest 2016. Thanks for listening.

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The crazy Canadian Andre made the long trip from Ottawa to Ohio to join the rest of the FT Afterhours crew for 3 days of non stop flying Shenanigans.From tree dodging  at Wayne's, Tundra flying at Fury field to glider towing at the original FT headquarters.

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Hosts Chris Roncaglione and Mike Kuhlins talk with RCExplorer founderDavid Windestal about his Mini Tricopter. join in to hear our thoughts as we have put the mini through some serious torture tests.

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Chris,Pat and Andre talk about the new big releases,Quanum follow me drone,Elite Timber,Elite Radian XL and much more. After a couple months of flying the Elite UMX J3 Cub Chris gives us the good and the bad. Thanks for listening

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Join host Chris Roncaglione,Andre Rousseau and David Windestal as they have an epic bench flying session including new RC products,news stories, tricopters, shooting aerial video and much more.

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Scott Zimmerman is the founder of Air Bears which started out as a volunteer search and rescue organization. After a year under his belt Scott fills us in on the trials and tribulations along with some new directions there heading. If this is something you might be interested in go check them out at Airbears.org

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Chris and Mike make the yearly trip to Toledo,Ohio for the Weak Signals RC show and of course there are a few RC flying stories mixed in.

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Finally the FT Afterhours guys get to some long awaited RC crash stories.

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Special guests From RCExplorer.se David Windestal and Rotor Riot's own Chad Nowak join the FTAfterhours in studio. We discuss racing quads and what the future might hold for freestyle pilots plus hear some fantastic full scale gliding stories from Chad. Thanks for listening

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Special guests David Windestal and Adam Drain join us for this unscheduled podcast. We stole David from Chad's basement and took him out flying. Listen in to find out his thoughts on the Flyzone Beaver and the Phantom 3. Adam shares some of his wealth of WWII airplane facts and stories on the B-17. Thanks for listening!

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Today Austin got an opportunity to talk to two FT employees that not a lot of people get to hear from. Jake Marshall and Mitchell Gray join the podcast today to give some background, exciting updates and context for FT STEM - Flite Test's educational curriculum that meets national standards for the classroom and also is a great resource for summer camps, community groups, Boy/Girl Scouts, ROTC programs, church groups, home school groups and really anyone that is trying to transfer STEM skills through scratch build aviation! Find out more at www.ftstem.com

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The Afterhours crew discuss a couple top news stories and a huge list of new flying RC products from the last couple months.

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Josh, Austin, Alex, Peter and Stefan (big group today!) sit down and discuss Flite Fest, the new Drone Racing League and some very cool Flite Test updates!

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Join Chris ,Wayne,Andre and Stuart from Hobbyking as they cover every little detail and the development process of the new Durafly Tundra. thanks for listening

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Josh, Josh, Alex, Austin and Peter talk about how Flite Test started and how the business has developed into what it is today! This was a live presentation at the AMA Expo 2016. 

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Join us for one of our longest podcasts yet. The studio was packed with Chris,Mike,Pat,Scott,Andre and David. We discussed some of the newest flying and non-flying gadgets from the C.E.S. show. Debated some top news stories in the hobby, answered more questions submitted from our listeners and shared some of our favorite real life flying stories. Thanks for listening

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Chris brings in a friend of his Pat Truesdell and with Andre on the line have a Fun bench flying session about what happened in the last month of 2015.

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