While a bit overcast, grey, and cool to begin with, the day got brighter and warmer, and was calm the whole time. Better yet, no JB workers were on the field! I flew my Intruder 3 times and the Stinger II 3 times also. Both were very groovy like usual and were a ball to fly. On my first flight of the day, with the Intruder, my depth perception was bad and I touched down early, on the dirt outside the runway. Luckily I did not hit one of the sod clumps or stray netting. My plane skipped up on the runway with a small ding in the prop, killing the engine. Later investigation showed I maybe did hit a small clump because the fuselage behind the nose wheel was soft and obviously got shoved in. (At home I repaired it by pushing outward on the sheeting, piercing the covering and wood with a T pin, and seeping thin CA into the skin in about 10 holes. Seems as good as it was now. If the area deteriorates too much more with time, I will resheet and recover the area.)
Jer had fun with his CZ and Extra 300SP, and his little chopper. Mike made a nice maiden on his new September Fury. His new CG, more elevator throw, and short cut grass enabled him to finally make a successful takeoff. The plane flies and sounds great! He landed with flaps, and nosed over...typical warbird, but he will get better with it after more flights. Rudy flew his Vanquish or Osiris, Bob Ross flew his Saratoga, and Anthony and Quang beat the air into submission with their choppers. Dick Smith flew a bunch of electrics, and the Kudna's flew the Evader and F-16 EDF foamie. Joe did not show...a surprise to all of us!
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, April 28, 2012
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