Quite an ugly day, but I got in three flights on the Stinger II. It was probably 10mph from the south and very cool at just maybe 43F. Brrrrrr...had to break out a hand warmer, wear by Pendleton hat and earmuffs too! Got the Stinger dialed in a little more with some mixing to counter the plane's desire to roll out of left KE a little. Also dialed in -60% on expo and I might go all the way to -70%. Had -50% to start the day. Only Rudy showed up an hour later, and I made one more flight with him there. He took one with his Ultrastick, and we were done due to the increasing windchill factor. The YS 63 ran well, and I really like it. I think I shall readjust the wing pin for one wing because right now the wings line up just a little off from each other, causing natural left roll. I have right aileron trimmed in, and it looks too weird. Maybe there is a warp in the wing(s) too, that I did not catch before.
UPDATE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE: I inspected the wings on a flat table. They seem pretty flat, but the left aileron is warped basically providing a wash-in effect at the tip, so I used a heat gun and warped it flat. Also, when eye-balling the wings from the rear of the plane (down low and centered behind the stab and fin), the trailing edges of the wings are not level to each other, so they provide an aileron effect for left roll. This explains why I had to trim in right aileron for straight and level flight. I adjusted this by trimming the hole for the left wing pin slightly lower with my Dremel. I filled the extra space on the top of the hole with thick CA and accelerator. Hopefully this puts the wings neutral to each other and I will have no aileron trim required, and no difference in coupling behavior in left KE vs right KE. Lastly, I put in -70% expo on the flight surfaces.
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!!!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
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