Today is 10/10/10...COOL!!!
Did not expect to fly since forecast and weather agreed...it was cool, windy, and raining pretty hard in the morning. But around 2PM, after NFL on TV, I noticed it was darn calm, and clouds were thinning. Put the SNAFU on quick charge, and went to the field soon after. Nobody was there, and it was dead calm, but very overcast. I flew and flew and flew. Too bad I did not think to take a new gallon of glow, so I ran out of fuel and had to quit after 5 flights!
Practiced lots of rolling circles, mostly rolling right and circling counter-clockwise, but I threw in a number of em rolling left and turning clockwise. Getting more comfortable as I practice this with each plane. Also did lots of left slow rolls and left 4 point rolls since my habit is to roll right. And, I did a few fast counter-clockwise rolling circles (full right aileron) like Jer does.
The SNAFU is doing well...only one deadstick after which I turned the high needle in just a click, and increased throttle trim by 2 clicks. Still has a low idle, and I did not have another dead stick. :) Landings are super soft.
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!!!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
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