Flew the Extra 330L today and Tad flew his Extra 300. These big birds are real fun and real attractions at the field. Got in 3 flights today...12, 13, and 14. First start is always the longest, but not hard. Takes about 20 flips of full throttle, ignition on, choke ON to get a cough. Then about 5-10 flips on idle, ign on, and choke OFF to get her running. Never has died yet in the air. In fact, idle seems to be getting better and lower, such that I need to throttle up a notch to avoid waffling around on final. Landings were not great, but soft enough that the LG repair was not damaged. It seems nice and firm.
Did some rolling circles with more ease...cclockwise, also nearly harrier rolling circles. Hovering is getting much easier, so I will drop lower in the future. Vertical on this plane and engine is a thing of unlimited beauty, haha, including rolling on the way up. Tucking the nose over at the top, into an inverted spin is pretty amazing. What a great plane and engine combo!
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 17, 2010
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