I got the AW Ultimate out for the first time after the irrigation pipe debacle. The plane seems to fly pretty much the same, perhaps a wee bit tail heavy due to the repairs to the fin and rudder, so I might add a little more weight to the engine box. All in all though, I am pleased to have it flying again, and looking about the same. The JB workers moved the irrigation pipes right up on the runway after I had completed two flights. After that I put away the Ultimate and assembled the Apache. In about 20 launches, I found zero thermals, so I packed it up and headed home.
UPDATE on 09/25/2012: I noticed the muffler could move a little when forced during disassembly, and made a note to self to retighten it. Yesterday I took off the cowl and found both muffler bolts were slightly loosened. I removed them and retightened them with a little bit of red threadlock this time. While the cowl was off, I took the opportunity to add an ounce of lead on the engine box, to compensate for any weight I added due to the fin and rudder repair. I weighed the lead bundle and it now totals 5 ounces. Checked all other screws and bolts and tie wraps and everything looked good under the cowl, so I put it back on and the plane is ready to fly. Hoped to fly today but it is windier than it will be tomorrow, so I am choosing tomorrow to fly.
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!!!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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