The weatherman was wrong and it turned out to be a very decent AM, so I went flying with the Imagine 50. I think every plane of mine is my fave until I fly the next one, haha. This plane performed flawlessly today. Good starting on the OS 70 Surpass II, good power, good idle, no deadsticks. Took 4 flights.
Mostly practiced rolling circles. I need higher throws to get a tighter circle and to be able to roll 4x in one circle. For today I just rolled 5 or 6 times to make a circle. I rolled right and made left circles. That is the norm for me, favoring right rolls. BUT, I got it up higher and made my first COMPLETE right circle with left rolls on ANY PLANE. That is an accomplishment, to get over the fear and mindset of doing rolling circles in one way only.
Did KE a lot. On right KE, the plane wants to increase the roll, so I programmed in 5% left aileron during application of left rudder. Not enough. Went to 10% and it helps, but could use a smidge more next time. Left KE seems to be pretty neutral, so no need to program out any coupling.
This plane is fast and smooth, like a pattern type plane should be. Slow rolls on a string. Nice vertical power. GOOD right SNAPS on 45 up incline! Didn't try left snaps. Seems to need too much down elevator to stay inverted. Might add more tail weight. I want just slight down pressure, and no real stick movement to hold inverted. Lands very easy. While those thin wire LG jitter a lot on the ground, they are not bending, nor damaging the pants, so who cares, haha.
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!!!
Friday, October 8, 2010
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