The weather today was AWESOME all day long except for variable breezes that of course were crosswind to our runway. I spent about 6 hours at the field, and am exhausted now. Need a nap! Flew the CG Ultimate thrree times. After adjusting the transition screw out and in and then back out a bit, I seemed to find the sweet spot where the engine went from low idle to full throttle smoothly and without hesitation. The Ultimate flew real fine today, and Tad took a movie of one flight that hopefully is good for sharing. I honestly lost count of how many flights I took with the SNAFU, but I will credit myself with 6 at least, haha. As usual it was very fun to fly the SNAFU off our extremely short N/S runway due to the crosswinds out of the North.
Tad flew his AW Extra 300 really cleanly today, but was bummed out by still hard starting of the engine, and by damage on the last landing. The landing was soft and seemed perfect, but at the very end of runout, somehow the plane tripped on its main LG and nosed over, hitting the prop (no damage), and surprisingly twisting the aluminum LG and cracking and splitting the left wheel pants rather too much. It's one of those things like my landing with my Extra 330L a few weeks back, where you think the landing is made and done, but terra firma jumps up and humbles you. We can bend the LG back, and the wheel pant can be repaired (not to Tad) or replaced (Tad's preference). Really a minor thing in the big picture.
Joe flew his Banf, which flew mostly well, but Joe couldn't buy a good landing today. He actually lost 1/4 of a wheel pants on one of the landings! His little Merlin foamie flew beyond my expectations. His Aeronca suffered a stall on take off, and had minor wing mount damage.
Mike had his Giant Sportster that he flies now like a little sport plane...pretty cool. Also flew his Uproar. Bob Ross flew his Ultrastick just 4 days after having 4 stents put in his chest. TOUGH GUY! Kudna boys flew their airforce. Al was packing it up when I arrived just after 9AM, but it was good to see him out again. I think that accounts for everyone who flew today. A GREAT DAY! I might have some sunburn! :)
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, April 17, 2011
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