Yeehaw! Another fine day in Salem required me to fly, so I took the 50cc Extra 330L out for a spin. Nobody was there, light breeze was from the NW, and I got the plane assembled and ready. Hey, I did NOT forget anything required today! The tie down works well. The plane started easily with the routine she likes...perhaps 10-20 flips with choke and full throttle, then she starts in 5-7 flips on low idle and no choke. Awesome. Took TWO nice flights which were the first ones with the new Airtronics SD-10G transmitter. 2nd flight did not require choking.
A couple clicks of right aileron, and down elevator were needed. Wow, without that elev trim, she sure floats. Got her settled down and flew some stall turns, maybe a click of right rudder was needed. In KE, I need to program in some up elevator. She goes to the LG in both KEs, and tell you what...outside KE horizontal circle was easy, haha. I think one KE dove more than the other, but I forget which, so I will program in up on both sides the same for a start. Did some hovering and it is not too hard for 5 seconds. My throttle curve seems to be pretty good. Landings were not bad, but floaty, so I need to come in with more throttle then let off on it to settle in.
Got nervous with the tricky landings, so I congratulated myself after the second one, which was nice, and decided to call it a short day! Oh, rolling circles are very easy with this plane in that it doesn't have to be forced to complete 4 rolls in one circle like my smaller planes. Will work on it. Snaps are really snappy! And the stop is positive. Very cool. These were flights 20 and 21 on the plane. :)
Last, there is still light black exhaust mist on the cowl and left wing LE after flying. The engine runs great, sounds fine to me. Will ask around. DL-50 might need to be leaned out?
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!!!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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