Yesterday was a beautiful flying day with light wind changing directions all the time, over 45F, and partly sunny skies! That brought out a lot of flyers...me, Tad, Jer, Dean, Mike, Joe, Bob Ross, Anthony, Quang, and the Kudna cousins. That's the most we've had out at once this year. It was good to see. I took my SNAFU and Imagine 50 out, putting in at least 4 flights on each. I think I burned almost 1/3 gal of fuel! Joe and I flew the SNAFU and Reactor, doing some lowest and slowest flybys for much entertainment and fun, haha. Tad flew his AW Extra 300, and Jer flew his Extra. One stack on his Pitts muffler fell off in midair...which Brandon observed. He has sharp eyes. Rachel found it in the field on the ensuing hunt! Needle in the haystack!!
Worst news of the day was that Dean totalled his AW Edge 540 due to unknown reasons. He said the radio did not respond. A gang of us went out to gather the shards in bags. It is definitely not repairable.
Tad's plane flew fine but did not start easily. The engine often barks then dies after the prop flip. He will check out adjustments to the two adjustment screws. Mike and Joe suggested filling the hole in the butterfly so that the engine will suck gas better. Other than that, the plane flew great and sounded quieter and smoother with the new Mezjlik prop on it. Tad still needs to program some down elevator when in either KE...the plane likes to fly to the canopy when top rudder is given.
This was the first time for Jer and Tad to meet Quang, who is a highly skilled RC helicopter pilot. Quang brought along a new electric chopper, very large like his 90 size nitro one. This new one is flybarless! Anyway, he put on a couple very incredible flights with it that thoroughly impressed Jer and Tad, and all the rest of us as well. Also, he and Anthony brought their electric Funjets that wowed us with crazy quick speed. Jer flew Anthony's 2 jets, the old and the newer stiffer and heavier one that seems to be even quicker than his older version.
It was a good day with lots of good company and a wide variety of planes to entertain all! I was at the field from around 9:30 till 2:30PM!
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 10, 2011
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Fun fun fun! Looking forward to doing it again. Will make adjustments to the DLE for next time. My arm and back are sore this morning from all the propeller flipping! Wah!
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