On Saturday, I maidened my new 60 size GP Shoestring. Flew well, just needing some down trim and aileron trim to fly straight and level. The Saito 100 ran good, but needs a little more tuning to be great. Sounds great already though, but I ran it rich. Seems like it will be fast and cleaner in aerobatics than the new 46 size version. By that I mean it has less adverse coupling when in KE, less than even my 50cc AW Ultimate! The nice thing about the larger Shoestring is that it slows down for landing much more than the smaller Shoestring, and the ground handling is docile. It did not have any tendency to ground loop like the smaller one. I think I had 3 flights with the new Shoe.
On Sunday, I flew my Giles 202 and it was awesome, and handled the brisk north crosswind (nearing 10mph) like it was non-existent. That is still one of my best planes with rock solid and rail like handling. The OS 160FX ran like clockwork today. That leads me to Jer's Extra 300 with the same engine. He put in new bearings and a new O-ring on the needle valve last night, and the engine still ran rich and weak today. That was sad. He only took one flight and set the plane aside for the day.
We flew our DLG's with Joe and had a good time. Since Jer put the Castle Berg receiver in his Colibri on Friday, we can now fly simultaneously without interference to his Colibri.
Last but not least, Alex flew his Alpha 40 trainer today and I awarded him his smiley face on his KRCA membership card. He soloed each of 3 or 4 flights. He was doing loops, rolls, and inverted flight with ease. All take-offs were excellent, and landings were very satisfactory. I even made him get to altitude then throttle all the way to low idle to simulate deadsticks, and he landed smoothly and safely on the JB sod farm. Actually after the second such landing, I made him takeoff again, and the engine quit moments later due to running low on fuel, so he got to do a real deadstick. He did fine and landed without stalling. The plane decended steeply though, but he saved it with a flare at the very last second that made for a smooth landing on the sod farm. It was as good as anyone else might do. Congrats Alex!!!
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!!!
Sunday, September 30, 2012
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