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, May 21, 2011

7 Flights of the INTRUDER!

After the photos for documentation that the plane existed at one time, I proceeded to range check the radio, then fly the Intruder. I am duly impressed and totally captivated by the flying characteristics of this plane. Holy Moly! It was so much fun that I ended up flying it for 7 flights today, typically 6-8 minutes per flight. It's a pure JOY to fly. On the maiden, she needed just a click of left aileron and about 4 of down elevator. After I landed, the ailerons and elevator were at most 1-2mm off the prior neutral positions. Later I added a click of right rudder for straighter vertical climbs. The plane went slightly to the canopy in KE, so I programmed in just 1% down elevator when either edge Is held. Inverted requires just slight down elev pressure, hardly any deflection of the stick. The OS 91 Surpass II with 13x9APC prop was perfect for speed and vertical climb. It doesn't seem to care that it is inverted. Landings were a bit fast but I shall get it slowed down with more flights on the plane. This is going to be one of my favorite planes. I just love stretching slow rolls out with the Intruder! Will take her out again tomorrow for more JOY! 
 
I also flew the SNAFU today for about as many flights as the Intruder!   I am totally exhausted from the great day of flying.  Joe maidened his CMP Swallow today too, and it flies good.  To get more speed he is going to try my 13x10APC pattern prop next time.  This will also give him 1/2" more ground clearance which he needs due to the soft retract gear that he installed on the plane.  It is a great looking bird:
 
Dean flew his new Yak-55M that he maidened on Thursday.  What a gorgeous plane that flies really well with the DLE-30 he has in it:
We were the ONLY ones at the field today!
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  1. TCMay 22, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Sweet plane! Flies so smooth. Like it's on rails!

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