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, January 23, 2011

Flight Log: 01/23/2011

The forecast was off, and the weather was not as good as yesterday, BUT still very acceptable at about 44F, calm air, and heavy overcast.  It was cool, with one hand warmer needed, but not uncomfortable at all.  Jer and Joe showed up around 1PM.  Mike was there, and very late were Dale, Blake, and Jim.  I was there from 11:30 till 4PM.  Another great day of flights, with 3 on the Shoestring and about 5 on the Imagine.  Burning up the 15%!  The Shoe was great and the beast has been tamed.  It ground handles fine now with the MAS prop and a little toe-in added to the main gear.  Landings are much better speedwise with the flaperon deflection of about 3/8" and a little up coupled to counteract the pitch down caused by the flaperon.  Still cannot get rid of hops on the landings due to the very stiff LG, which continue to slightly delam...piece of JUNK.  Speed in the air is pretty quick, but I did not build it for all out speed.  I like it as a fast sport plane, which works out perfecto to me! Another great day at the field.
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