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, December 4, 2011

Flight Log: 12/03/2011

Slightly foggy and cold at the start, the sun burnt the mist off quickly and took the chill out of the air to make flying a pleasant event today.  It was 40F but calm, so there was no wind chill till the end of the day when a little wind came up and the sun was low in the sky.  Had a great time with both Tad and Jer staying the whole time I was there.  Flew my SNAFU all day because my Toledo Special had an wardrobe malfunction.  The spinner broke during the first run up, so I took off the spinner cone.  The rest of the spinner shattered on the next run up, and damaged the cowling.  Had to hangar that plane right then.  Should have retightened the prop when I took the nose cone off.  The whole mess might have been due to a loosening prop.  Came home and last night I used some light FG cloth and thick CA to reset the nose of the cowling.  If I can find a paint to cover the cracks and chips, I will do some repainting.  Otherwise, very little will be seen when I get a new spinner on.  Now am deciding what to do about a replacement spinner.  Anyway, the SNAFU flew fine and I had a good time.  Took at least 5 flights.  Tad had 3 with his AW Extra, and Jer had several with his GP Extra with the new Bisson muffler.  The OS 160FX seems to work with the new muffler and is quieter.  He just needs to ensure the muffler does not loosen during flight.
Posted by at
Labels: , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)