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, April 15, 2013

AV8R/RV8R

Get it?  AV8R=aviator.  RV8R=RV-8 aviator  I maidened the Hangar 9 RV-8 today and had a total of 4 flights with it.   Very nice flying.  I needed just a few clicks down trim and a couple of right trim for straight and level.  Also needed more expo on the elevator, and more throw on the rudder.  On the latter, I will need to go in on the control horn on the rudder to get more throw than the full servo end points would give me for quicker stall turns.  This also helps for smaller turns on the runway instead of taking half the width of the runway to turn around.  Elevator was sensitive at 50% expo and I am now at 75% expo.  The plane does KE pretty good with little desire to roll out, and just a slight push to the LG.  I will program that out in the future.  CG seems good.  Aileron rolls are slow, so I will increase that in the future.  Takeoff is very controllable with good rudder control.  Landings are a piece of cake with flaps on and off...either way the plane slows down and has good response to all controls.  Flaps do not cause the plane to pitch severely up or down at all.  Flap activation causes the whole plane to rise but smoothly and gradually.  Very easy to manage.  The new used Saito 82a seems to run well and just needs some fine tuning for a good low idle and transition.  It is reasonable as is after today's fiddling over 4 flights, but the engine sometimes dies just after leaving the pits when the engine is cold....I think it loads up.  The new glow plug clip works perfect in the hole in the cowling, with its longer reach than my old one.  I ended the day with one lost canopy bolt and washer.  I think I need lock washers to prevent this from occurring again.  Need to do same on the wing bolts!  The RV-8 is going to be lots of fun, a nice addition to my airforce!
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