Happy Birthday to me! Went to fly on a gorgeous day of light breeze, near 70F, full on sunshine, and good company. Dean was there today with his UCanDo AND his brand new Gold Wing Yak 55! Oolahlah, it is super good looking to us old guys (him and me, haha), and with a DLE-30 it is a powerhouse. I helped hold it down for him, and I also helped adjust trims for him as he flew it on the maiden. Only needed a click of up and perhaps 2 clicks of left aileron. He put 8oz of lead in the nose to hit the recommended CG, and I think it flies good for first flights. Looks like he needed quite a bit of down elev to hold inverted. I suggested leaving lead in for a few more getting to know you flights, but to take some out so less down elev is needed inverted, and to help slow the landings. The first landing was already fairly slow, and ready to drop out of the air and hit the 2' bank at the east end of the field...I kept saying more up and more throttle. He got in enough I guess, to land very softly. Super great maiden flight so congrats to Dean. We agreed he has a great new plane and probably a new favorite!
I flew my Giles 202 and it was awesome again. The muffler stayed on securely and got back its burbly idle and low throttle sound. High end same as ever...BIG power. Had just 2 flights. Also flew the SNAFU for 3 flights, and it was like always too, light and happy, haha. Stayed just over 3 hours today. :)
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!!!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
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