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!!!

Friday, October 21, 2011

Stinger II

I have always wanted a Stinger since the old days, so I ordered the new ARF by Great Planes. I finished assembly of it today, after 11 days of on and off assembly. It is a very easy plane to assemble and the overall quality is good except for the very wrinkly covering. The initial step to smooth the covering probably required the most time and effort in the assembly of this plane. For just $135 after the Tower Super Savers Club discount, I cannot complain. I powered it with a YS FZ63S that I bought used (but excellent condition) months ago. As is typical for my planes, I have Futaba 3152 servos on all flight surfaces, a Tower TS-53 on throttle, and the Futaba 617 FASST receiver in the Stinger II. AUW is 86 ounces or 5 lbs 6 oz. CG is just a fraction of an inch ahead of the location recommended in the manual. The plane comes stock with yellow striping which I removed (difficult) or covered (fuselage) with red because I want to make it a red, white, and blue plane with stars and bars and USAF decals, to be found and added later, but soon hopefully.
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