Tad and I took Alex out to fly the Alpha 40 trainer today. He took off for several flights, but get this...he did more loops, his first rolls, some were even two point rolls with controlled inverted flight, AND he had his first landing. The landing was entirely on the runway at that! I mean it would be great to accomplish just one of those things in a day at the field, but he had multiple accomplishments. Yup, I AM proud, lol! We had Spencer along, his roommate, because Spencer wanted to see Alex fly, and he enjoyed the experience. (Later in the day they played with my Real Flight simulator at home.) Rudy was another witness to the awesome events and progress. CONGRATS ALEX!!!
I had my Stinger II along, and got two flights with it. The engine was hard to idle, and it seems the idle mixture screw got loose and vibrated downwards. I just guessed at how far to bring it out, and the YS 63 ran pretty good after that. I need to find a way to get the screw to stay where it is set.
Update on YS 63: I got the idle mixture screw out with the cowl still on (could not remove it due to stubborn muffler that would not come off engine). It needs a new O ring. Hard to find those...I cleaned the screw and added a very small drop of blue thread locker on the threads. Re-inserted. Hope that holds. My next idea is a small bit of plumbers tape. If that fails too, then I will try ACE, and next ordering an official O ring, lol.
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!!!
Monday, August 20, 2012
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