First day of September! Had my left eye rechecked yet again this AM at KP optometry, and it got dilated for the exam. Went to the field with the eye still dilated and sensitive to light, and still not focused back to normal. I wanted to test run the Yak and Toledo Special with the smaller props. While I mainly wanted to ground run them both, I could not help flying them for the true test. Just had to concentrate on watching them real close, with the fuzzy vision in the left eye.
First up, the TS flew well with the 13x8MAS prop, and turned higher RPMs, but I forget what the number was, haha. Closer to 9k like it should be though. I turned in the mixture screw too much, and the engine cut out when the plane was inverted too long, which it did not do before. I need to back it out and keep adjusting it till satisfied.
The 15x6MAS on the Yak was too small. While the engine really ran faster, 9k RPM, it made the plane fly slower in level flight and in vertical. Lots more noise but lots less speed! I switched at the field to a 15x8MAS and the plane flew much faster to my liking, and the engine still turned about 9k. I also leaned out the mixture screw a smidge. I tried to snap in vertical climb once, and the engine did not bog down after the snap like it did prior to this with the 16x6. I think I found the prop and mixture setting to stick with for now.
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, September 1, 2011
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