Went to fly today and due to the ugly outlook, nobody else came for 3 hours! Now, I said 3 hours...does that tell you something? Yes, I got to fly for almost three hours ALONE because everyone else is so wimpy. It was over 50F, very overcast, and very light winds straight out of the west, i.e. exactly down the runway for a rare occurrence! Flew my Extra 300SP five times first, then switched to my SNAFU for another three. Figuring nobody was coming, I wrapped up, and then busted out the lawn mower. Of course in 5 minutes someone came to fly, haha. Brandon and Bruce came...I told them to fly and just tell me when they were taking off and landing, but they elected to wait for me to finish. When I was nearly done, Joe drove up. He helped Brandon with an electric hotliner that he gave/sold them. Unfortunately, the wind and rain developed and we all gave up and went home. Well, I did, and I think everyone else did too.
Note to self: the Extra needed the transition screw opened about 1/4 turn to make a good transition from idle to any higher throttle setting. WIthout this adjustment, the engine would die when throttle was increased. In the last few weeks, this has also been true for the Imagine 50 using the same type engine (OS 70), and also the SNAFU with the OS 52. Also, I leaned out the needle on the Extra for faster steady running and still good smoke. My guess is that the temperature variations are causing the change in engine settings.
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!!!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
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