3 flights today, which are flights 9, 10, and 11. Left side of LG wobbled tons on landings 2 and 3 today. Found covering torn around left side LG, and that the LG could be twisted easily to hear wood creaking under it. Decided better not fly anymore this day. Went home and cut the covering away. Found little or no glue on most joints , and some splitting in the wood around the base plate for the LG. Used thin CA, medium CA to reinforce joints. Also used hammer to slide some ply back together. Thin CA on that. Used 3/16 ply and 30 minute epoxy to brace over some of the LG box. Should do it on right side too, but too lazy. Will do it later, haha. Recovered area. Feels firm. Hope it works!
Good DL-50 engine. Starts "easy". First start of day took over 20 flips of prop to pop/cough with choke on, full throttle, ignition on. Put choke off, throttle to idle, and took five flips to start and stay running. Died on first landing. Upped idle a click or two. For second flight, engine started on 2nd flip...choke off, idle. For third flight, engine started on 1st flip...choke off, idle. Engine did not die on any more landings or flights today. Engine still spitting a light and fine black mist from muffler onto immediate plane area. Getting less, I think, as engine breaks in.
Plane flies super light! Hovering high seems easy enough to keep steady, but I can tell more later when I try it lower. Tried a harrier rolling circle but did not make it all around the circle. Used low rates only, so will try high soon. Just getting the feel still. Rolling circle was not bad, but did not go all the way round either due to touchy throttle. Stick needs more tension perhaps, because I found the throttle setting changing to easily on the Airtronics xmitter, unlike when I do it on my Futaba. Plane is so easy to see and adjust in the air due to the sheer size. Oh, did two vertical climbs followed by nose over, and into inverted spin. Too cool. Using just full down and full rudder for nice flat spin. No ail.
Tad had three great flights on his AW Extra 300.
Had less than 1/4 gallon of fuel left after flying today, so that means 11flights used up just over 3/4 gallon, or perhaps about 9 ounces per flight. Haven't been timing the flights well. Have 16 oz tank in plane. Seems to be using about half a tank when I count cranks to fill or empy. Tad got me new 2 gal of gas in the xB. I mixed one gal with Pennzoil from Tad and put most of it in my gallon field jug. Read to fly again! LIFE IS GOOD!!!
This is just a place for me to ramble (sometimes rant) about my hobbies which include radio controlled airplanes, oil paintings, my sports cars, and any other random blithering from me.
Aloha and Welcome to my small speck of cyberspace! Dec 8, 2010 is the birth date of my blog. Never had one before, but my son encouraged me to have one, and it seemed like a good way to at least keep a log of my RC airplane building and flying. With the initial design kicked off by my son, I'll carry on from here and have fun with it. Now that I have it, I will use it to also keep track of my oil painting efforts, and any other ideas, hobbies, travels, or whatever else that come up. LIFE IS GOOD!
Update on 02/25/2011. It's been a few months since I began this blog, and I am enjoying creating and having it! I like documenting the things I have done in my hobbies, and sharing with my small family. I think Jer and Tad actually view it fairly regularly, as a means to see what I've been up to lately. At worst, it serves as a reference for my own use.
Update on 12/22/2011. This blog stuff is habit forming. My blog is a year old now, and I make an entry about every other day or so as that seems to be the frequency of doing something in one of my hobbies. Like my hobbies, this blog is a lot of fun, and it has become in itself another hobby that I enjoy.
Years are flying by...update on 01/11/2013. Still enjoying maintaining this blog even though hardly anyone sees it. I don't advertise it anywhere or to anyone, and it is mainly just a way for me to keep my own notes and thoughts on my flying, painting, and cars. If a stranger happens upon it, I think it is by pressing NEXT at the top of the current blog they are visiting, lol. It's a great device for me.
August 2014: still here! Took up flying RC helicopters one year ago and got hooked. Had flown micro Helis up to then, but got serious with 450 size for a couple months, then bought the Goblin 500 and Gaui X5 . Also got my Boxster in April 2013. Most importantly, Ariel was born 12/02/12 followed by Skylar 07/20/13, and they are little beacons of joy in our lives. Life is indeed good!!!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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