On this update, Kelara Mainade reports on the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts, the Nytfuty vs Captain Vanover head to head battle and the devoted chapter organizers who put in tons of hard work to make these events happen. Visit links here: WWW.MULTIGP.COM / WWW.THEDRONERACINGLEAGUE.COM
Jan 20, 2018•13 min•Ep. 33
On this episode, Jason Mainella aka "LunchBox FPV" invades the Quad Talk Podcast studio and talks about how he went from being the Founder of "Teeny Drones", a very successful Micro Drone startup, to becoming the Manager of "Team Canada", the infamous FPV Drone Racing Team that is extremely competitive at every FPV event that they attend around the world. Visit Jason's links here: WWW.TEAMCANADAFPV.COM / WWW.LUNCHBOXFPV.COM Please visit our sponsors here: WWW.FURIOUSFPV.COM / WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM ...
Jan 20, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 116
On this episode, Chad Nowak returns to the show and talks with CodeRed and VonQuad about what he's been up to lately. Chad and CodeRed reminisce about the "Good Old Days", back when FPV Drone Racing was just getting it's start. After that, the topic shifts to the "Young Guns" that are taking over the sport and then we finish it out with Chad talking about the infamous "I Pissed Trappy Off" shirt that he wore out in Reno, NV at the 2018 MultiGP Championship. Please visit our sponsors here: WWW.FU...
Jan 12, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 115
On this episode, FuriousFPV sponsored pilot Shaun "NYTFURY" Taylor is back on the show and he's ready to race. After missing the 2017 MultiGP Championship due to his involvement with DR-1, Shaun has decided to launch what he is calling his "Quad Call Out" tour, where he will be traveling to 12 different states to "Call Out" local quad pilots to a friendly (but competitive) grass roots style drone race. First up, Shaun will travel to Dallas, Texas on January 6th, 2018 to "Call Out" the 2017 Multi...
Dec 30, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 114
On this episode, Kelara Mainade' covers the Multirotor Association of Maine's dedicated "Youth Racing League", then she highlights the Buffalo Multirotor's indoor "2S" Holiday Race. Finally, Kelara gets us an update on the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts. Check out our sponsored links here: WWW.THEDRONERACINGLEAGUE.COM / WWW.MULTIGP.COM / WWW.FURIOUSFPV.COM / WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM / WWW.SAINSMART.COM
Dec 24, 2017•9 min•Ep. 32
On this episode, we have a chat with Irish Drone Racer Jaak Pieterse. Whether it be chasing Drift Cars with his Miniquad, attending a Drone Racing Event in Dublin, Ireland or Managing the Irish Drone Nationals, there's one thing for certain. Jaak eats, sleeps & breathes the sport of FPV. Check out Jaak's FPV store here: WWW.DRONED.IE Please visit our sponsors here: WWW.FURIOUSFPV.COM / WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM / WWW.SAINSMART.COM
Dec 19, 2017•50 min•Ep. 113
MultiGP Drone Racing News with Kelara Mainade: On this segment - "Meet the ladies of FPV" plus "The latest results of the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts". Please visit official links here: WWW.MULTIGP.COM / WWW.THEDRONERACINGLEAGUE.COM / WWW.SWATCH.COM
Dec 14, 2017•13 min•Ep. 31
On this episode, Austin Evan Wright of "aDRONEaline Racing" and David Moquay of "FPVLightrax" are on the show to talk about and promote their "FPVLightrax-XP" 14-City Drone Racing Tour coming in the Summer of 2018. Visit their companies here: WWW.ADRONEALINERACING.EPICTECHUS.COM / WWW.FPVLIGHTRAX.COM - Please visit our sponsors here: WWW.FURIOUSFPV.COM / WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM / WWW.SAINSMART.COM
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 112
On this episode, Mr BlackSheep himself, Raphael "Trappy" Pirker of the infamous Team BlackSheep returns to the Quad Talk Podcast to talk about his company's "Serious Toys". Lately, CodeRed and SilicoSick have gotten into the "Long Range Craze" and TBS's products deliver a level of performance and reliability that simply cannot be touched by another brand in the FPV industry. Visit TBS here: WWW.TEAM-BLACKSHEEP.COM Please visit our sponsors here: WWW.FURIOUSFPV.COM / WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM / WWW.SAIN...
Dec 05, 2017•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 111
On this episode, the fearless leader of the infamous "Rebel Miniquads" brand, Chase Ashton, flies into the Quad Talk Podcast studio and briefs us on what he's been up to for the last year. Chase talks about how he has established the "Rebel" brand as a Premium product in the FPV industry, a claim that most, if not all people will agree with. We also talk with Chase about his involvement with the latest version of DR-1 as well as a few other topics including how he came to recently sponsor our ve...
Nov 29, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 110
On this episode, VonQuad and CodeRed are joined by the newest cohost of the Quad Talk Podcast, MultiGP News Producer Kelara Mainade' as we catch up with Nick Madincea and Marjorie Ferrone of Drone Parks Worldwide. Back on episode 45 of the QTP, Nick and Marjorie came on the show and announced to the FPV community their vision of colossal "Stadium Scale" indoor/outdoor FPV entertainment complexes. Although they have not realized that dream just yet, they seem to be very close to opening their fir...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 108
On this episode, everyone's favorite Race Director, "Joe Scully" is back in the QTP's Hot Seat and fills us in on all of the cool things and awesome FPV Drone Racing events that he has been involved in since the last time that he was on the show. We discuss the 2017 Mega Drone X event that was recently held in the "Mega Cave" in Kentucky, along with the MultiGP International Open in Muncie, IN and the MultiGP Championship in Reno, NV. Scully even reflects back on what it was like to share the co...
Nov 15, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 108
On this episode, the Quad Talk Podcast's newest co-host, Dane Schmidt aka "Silicosick", takes the helm and gets the ball rolling on a "HILARIOUS" episode that starts out with CodeRed telling the story of his recent trip to Mexico where, in an unbelievable twist of events, he is captured by the Mexican Police and extorted to the sum of $1,000 to regain his freedom. You'll have to tune in to see how CodeRed and his girlfriend escaped and dodged a stay in a Mexican prison. Then we set our sights on...
Nov 07, 2017•1 hr 5 min
On this episode, Tony "NaNoodle" Knittel, the original co-founder of the Quad Talk Podcast, returns to the show and fills us in on what his life has been like since the left the podcast and went to work full time for the ever-so-popular Drone Racing League. Visit the DRL here: WWW.THEDRONERACINGLEAGUE.COM Please visit our sponsors here: WWW.DRONERACINGPARTS.COM / WWW.FURIOUSFPV.COM / WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM / WWW.SAINSMART.COM
Nov 01, 2017•1 hr 23 min
On this episode, we are joined by the guys from the Flymore Academy, a Charlotte, NC based drone building summer camp program where students learn to build and fly a "Racing Grade" FPV drone. Miller Morrow, the Director of the Flymore Academy is joined by Dan Dewar (Director of Instruction) and Taylor Morrow (Director of Operations) as they educate us on how they first imagined a "STEM" Summer Drone Camp and then how they proceeded to build it. Please visit their website here: WWW.FLYMORE.ACADEM...
Oct 28, 2017•1 hr 5 min
On this episode, Team Canada pilot Gabriel Kocher aka "GAB-707" is in the house after his colossal 1st place victory at the 2017 Canadian Drone National this month. Gab talks about how he first got into the hobby and why he loves long range FPV flights. He also reflects on the 2017 DRL season, his current FPV rig and the events that led to his home being engulfed in flames as a result of charging some Lipos inside his house. Please visit Gab's sponsors here: WWW.HOBBYWING.COM / WWW.READYMADERC.C...
Oct 19, 2017•1 hr 13 min
On this episode, Mr "Nytfury" himself - Shaun Taylor returns to the Quad Talk Podcast and gets us up to speed on what he’s been up to lately, which is a lot. First, we talk about the circumstances that caused him to miss competing in the 2017 MultiGP Championship in Reno, NV. Next, Shaun chats about his involvement with DR-1, and talks about and all of the awesome things that they are doing over there. After that, Shaun recounts the chain of events that led to his tragic knee injury. And finally...
Oct 12, 2017•1 hr 36 min
On this episode, Joe Engalan, founder and CEO of the Detroit Multirotor Company, drops by the Quad Talk Podcast studio to chat with us and tell his story of how he started a Miniquad Racing Frame company and named it after the "Motor City" itself, Detroit. What some of you may not realize is how long Joe has been around in the FPV hobby and all of the iconic drone racing events that he has attended. And keep listening, because at the end of the show, we are "bum-rushed" by Jeff Orta when he swin...
Oct 05, 2017•1 hr 6 min
On this episode, Evan Turner aka "Heads-Up FPV" zips into the Quad Talk Podcast studio and shows us what a determined and talented 14 year old pilot can accomplish when he puts his mind to something. Evan is currently the 2017 National Champion in the Advanced Class of IMAC (the International Miniature Aerobatic Club) where he flies a "FULL-SIZED" Aerobatic Competition plane. And as if that wasn't enough, Evan has also started racing miniquads and competing on the MultiGP circuit. Listen in and ...
Sep 28, 2017•1 hr 9 min
On this episode, Charles Zablan, our very FIRST guest on episode 1 of the Quad Talk Podcast, returns to help us celebrate our 100th episode. We reflect back on how VonQuad & KaNoodle started the podcast back in January of 2016 and we continue through the episode talking with Charles about the FPV industry and how it has evolved. Please visit our sponsors here: WWW.DRONERACINGPARTS.COM / WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM / WWW.FURIOUSFPV.COM
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr 32 min
On this episode, Safety Third Racing pilot Aldo "TELIS" Padilla parties down with VonQuad & CodeRed while OmniFPV is left "powerless" in Florida after Hurricane Irma tore across the Southeast United States. Telis talks about how he got into the sport of FPV Drone Racing and furthermore, how he got his fiance' Mikaila "DEDDEAD" Weaver into flying miniquads too. Based out of Brooklyn, NY, Adlo is definitely one of the coolest guys we have ever met and he is always there to lend a hand and help...
Sep 13, 2017•1 hr 19 min
On this episode, Steele Davis aka "Mr Steele" returns to the Quad Talk Podcast after a day of Ripping Balls with CodeRed in Atlanta. With Hurricane "Irma" rapidly approaching the Florida coast, CodeRed has fled his home with his girlfriend, his pets and his personal belongings to the safety of Wild Willy's apartment in Atlanta, GA. We catch up with Steele & CodeRed after a day of FPV Shenanigans, Rippage and a soon to be released video that documents the day. Please visit our sponsors here: ...
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 30 min
On this episode, DRL pilot Paul "NURK" Nurkkala returns to the Quad Talk Podcast and talks with the boys about his life as a content creator. Besides being a super fast and talented drone racing pilot, Nurk has set his sights on owning and running a video production house, a company that will offer it's clients "truly unique and amazing content" that our miniquads and drones have become famous for. Please visit Paul's sponsors here: WWW.FPV-DIRECT.COM / WWW.RUNCAM.COM / WWW.T-MOTOR.COM / WWW.FUT...
Sep 01, 2017•1 hr 8 min
On this episode, Conrad "FURADI" Miller and his son, Sorell "ZERO" Miller spin into the Quad Talk Podcast studio and fill us in on what they've been up to lately. First, we catch up with Furadi and what he's been doing over at Thrust-UAV. Then we talk with Zero about how he got into the sport of FPV, what he flies and how he practices. This is an awesome story of how a father and son share a common bond in our sport of FPV. It doesn't get any better than that. Check out some of Furadi & Zero...
Aug 25, 2017•57 min
On this episode, Rich Howarth of HyperLow frames spins into the Quad Talk Podcast studio and talks with VonQuad and CodeRed about what he's been up to lately, which is quite a bit, actually. He is the owner of "HyperLow" frames, a new mini quad frame company that produces frames that enhance flight performance by providing low profile, low CoG - freestyle and racing platforms. He is also currently working with the DR-1, the ASL and he has even been seen helping Dani Caliifornia hone her FPV mini...
Aug 08, 2017•57 min
On this episode, we talk with DRL pilot Jake Schneider aka "JAWZ". Jake is the winner of the Bud Light / DRL Simulator Tournament that was held in New York City. By winning this event, Jake received a $75,000 contract with Bud Light and he was invited to be a DRL pilot for the recently televised 2017 DRL season. Jake talks about how he practiced for this simulator tournament and what it was like for him to compete against the top FPV Drone Racing Pilots in the DRL. Please check out Jake's links ...
Aug 05, 2017•30 min
On this episode, the reigning DRL Champion Jordan "JET" Temkin returns to the Quad Talk Podcast after an EPIC 2017 DRL season, where he defended his 2016 DRL Championship title in a BIG WHOOP way. Jet talks about the tactics he used to defeat GAB707 to become the 2017 DRL World Champion for a SECOND time in a row. Jet also talks about his current personal miniquad setup, some future plans for the infamous Team Big Whoop's Shrike frame, and much much more. This is definitely an episode you don't ...
Aug 01, 2017•59 min
On this episode, DRL pilot Ken Loo aka "Flying Bear" flies into the Quad Talk Podcast studio and bears all. We discuss topics like how Ken got started in the hobby, why he likes being an Airvuz sponsored pilot, how hard it was for him to start his new Drone Racing Frame Company "California Quads", what the Aerial Sports League is about, his current miniquad setup and finally, how amazing it is to be a DRL pilot. Please check out Ken's new frame company here: WWW.CALIFORNIAQUADS.NET Also, please ...
Jul 28, 2017•1 hr 6 min
On this episode, we have an awesome conversation with Juli Müller aka "JuliFPV", a very talented and popular female FPV pilot from Germany. Juli talks about how she first got into the hobby after seeing a friend's DJI Phantom and she quickly realized that it just wasn't FAST enough for her liking. Juli then takes us back to Ibiza, Spain where she attended an event that put her in the company of the guys from Rotor Riot, along with the legendary Joe Scully and, more importantly, Tony Cake of Imme...
Jul 21, 2017•50 min
On this episode, DRL pilot and team Lumenier pilot Nick Willard aka "Wild Willy" swings by the Quad Talk Podcast studio and talks with the guys about all of the super cool things that he is experiencing as a DRL pilot. Nick also talks about how he is balancing being a Professional Drone Racing pilot and a student at Georgia Tech University, where he is majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Finally, Nick and CodeRed reminisce about the good old days, back when they first met at the F3 Expo in Atlant...
Jul 14, 2017•1 hr 19 min