Ep 109 - Wing Cubic Loading & Buildruary 2026

<p><strong>ARCN Ep 109 - Wing Cubic Loading &amp; Buildruary 2026</strong></p><p>Matt and Joe sit down again to talk about what Wing Loading is, and how you can use it in RC and easy ways to calculate it for your next build. Along with some industry news on the FCC, and a new Air Taxi (Drone) in NYC. Along with Matt’s new 18650 1s Toothpick drone build to be able to finally get comfortable with flying quadcopters. Lastly Matt announces 2026 Build-ruary in the Flite Test Forums and invites YOU to join.</p><p><br></p><p>Wing Loading links:</p><p><a href="https://rcplanes.online/design.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.flitetest.com/articles/what-is-wing-loading</a></p><p><a href="https://rcplanes.online/design.htm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://rcplanes.online/design.htm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.calctool.org/machines-and-mechanisms/wing-loading" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.calctool.org/machines-and-mechanisms/wing-loading</a></p><p><a href="https://www.flyrc.com/wing-load-calculator/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.flyrc.com/wing-load-calculator/</a></p><p>Build-ruary:<a href="https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/2026-flite-test-forum-challenge-build-ruary-contest.79951/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/2026-flite-test-forum-challenge-build-ruary-contest.79951/</a></p><p>Podcast Links</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/dpjGee6dtP" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://discord.gg/dpjGee6dtP</a></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/aviationrcnoob/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.Patreon.com/aviationrcnoob/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.aviationrcnoob.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.aviationrcnoob.com</a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/noob_rc" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/noob_rc</a></p><p>Email Us</p><p><a href="mailto:Aviationrcnoob@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Aviationrcnoob@gmail.com</a></p><p><a href="mailto:matthew@avationrcnoob.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">matthew@avationrcnoob.com</a></p><p><a href="mailto:Joe@aviationrcnoob.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Joe@aviationrcnoob.com</a></p><p>#RC #Aviation #Noob #ARCN #Wing Loading #2026 #Drone #CubicWingLoad #FCC  #Buildruary #18650 #Toothpick</p><p>Music: <a href="https://www.purple-planet.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.purple-planet.com</a></p>