Wow it got HOT in the afternoon today, and I sweated just taking the plane apart when I was done around 1PM, but it was worth it for the 4 nice flights I had earlier! Cool at 9AM when I got there, the flying was good with no workers on the field today, and a small turnout of regulars, including TAD! He got in 2 nice flights. My Ultimate felt a little out of trim on the first flight, but I later noticed that the top wing ailerons were both setting a little high! Turns out I forgot to plug in the ailerons on the top wing when I assembled the plane. For the next 3 flights I had the ailerons all plugged in and the plane flew much nicer. The plane is a little tail heavy, and I guess I need to add some nose weight. Been reluctant to do so since the plane will then want to nose over on the ground, which would kill $30 props too easily. Basically I have to alter my stick inputs on some maneuvers such as the slow and 4pt rolls. I don't need any down elevator when inverted...if I add any, the plane climbs during that part of the roll. This plane is super handsome in the air as it is big, smooth, and powerful. Just loving flying it, but not assembling and disassembling it!
Joe had a misfortune with this big Extra powered by the Moki 2.10. Coming back over the runway from the left, he lost all control and the plane disintegrated when it hit the fencing. It was bad enough to put a hole in the orange material the size of a basketball, which is where the engine and cowl penetrated and got decapitated from the rest of the plane. The airframe totally splintered upon impact. The wings kept the whole plane from going through the fence. The engine, gas tank and spilled gas led through the fence into a pit table. Luckily nobody was pitted there and nothing got hit. I saw the whole thing. The plane looked like it was in a slow roll to the right, and impacted in right knife edge. Good thing the plane hit the fence or it might have reached parked cars. Mike was in the air at the time with his Uproar and the commotion was so distracting that he thumped his plane in the sod farm some 200 feet due south, and tore off his landing gear. He landed on the runway somehow, with just a broken prop!
An eventful day!
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, September 4, 2011
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