Tad and I went flying this AM and had a nice time. Only Rudy showed up today, and no one else on such a gorgeous Fall day! I flew my Sbach 4 times and Tad did the same with his Kaos Two. Got the Sbach dialed in a little better by removing some down elevator mix when left rudder is applied in right KE. All in all, I might need just a smidge more nose weight, but the plane is flying fine right now. With the rearward CG it sure can land slowly, which I am getting better at by keeping more throttle on during landing approaches and cutting it just inches before touchdown. My AW Ultimate requires the same treatment. The Sbach can harrier upright pretty easily using the throttle pulsing like with the Ultimate, but the Sbach just wing rocks more readily. On the other hand, hovering seemed easier today with the Sbach than the Ultimate yesterday.
The DLE-30 started everytime easily. Of course on the first try, it took longer since the plane has been sitting for a few weeks after its last flying day, but it started in under 20 flips. Subsequent starts were on the first or second flip with no need to choke the engine. I leaned out the high needle just the width of the flat bladed screwdriver because the muffler is still spitting out black on the underside of the plane. Nothing bad happened, so I will keep the needle there for a few more outings to see if the black decreases. Nice engine.
Gave the Apache a bunch of tosses and found no thermals. Tad flew the plane a handful of flights and said it is touchy and hard to fly, haha. He will get used to it when he gets his own DLG.
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!!!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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