Logged in 3 more flights on the Intruder today, and maybe 4 on the SNAFU. It was real breezy but everyone flew anyhow and we had a good time. Tad and Jer came so that made it great. Jer beat us to the field before 8:30AM and was done with a flight before we even arrived! His repaired Yak 54 flies pretty good already and will be like the old one before long. He just needs to get it trimmed out again, rebalanced, etc. Tad flew his AW Extra 300 twice and had rock solid control and two great landings. The wind helped slow down his Extra as well as my Intruder for nose high landings. Joe's Swallow was great again, until elevator did not function in the middle of some snaps. She came in upright but hard and left the biggest debris field I have seen yet. The Magnum 90 was broken into three pieces, and the overall debris field was at least 50 feet long. Sad because it was a great flying bird, and this was just the second day out, having maidened yesterday. Auwe. I am exhausted from the weekend flying, so I am happy, haha. Had about 12 hours at the field in two days!
TRIMMING NOTE ON THE INTRUDER: After this day of flying, I decided to raise the leading edge of the stabilizer by one full turn of the four set screws. I am hoping that this will allow me to take out the 1% down elevator when top rudder is applied in KE, and also will make inverted flight even more effortless as far as stick pressure. Looking forward to the next outing!
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, May 22, 2011
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