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, May 19, 2012

Happy Birthday to ME!

Well, I couldn't have asked for a better flying day for my birthday!  The company was great, the weather was fantastic, and all my flights went well.  Tad and Jeremy came to spend the day flying with me, making it complete.  Talk about being tired.  I took my Sbach, Toledo Special, and Blade 400.   The Toledo Special was funtastick, quiet, and zippy with the new used Saito 82a in it.  Flew it 3 times.  I don't think I ever want to get rid of that plane!  The Sbach is growing on me more and more.  This is the first day I actually really enjoyed flying it, and felt comfortable with it.  I am getting more accustomed to it, and it is rewarding me with great responsiveness and enjoyment.  Flew it twice.  The DLE-30 continues to please me and make me look good.  I say this because both Mike and Dean have had their problems with this engine.  Not so for me...the engine barks in about 25 flips on the first start of the day, then it starts in another 5 or 7 flips and stays running till I land and kill it.  Subsequent starts are with no choke and usually in 10 flips or less.  Lastly, I showed Jeremy, Tad, Joe, and Anthony  that I can really hover the Blade 400.  For the first time, I ran through all four battery packs in one outing.  No damage!  It was an outstanding birthday of flying!
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