Took my Blade 130x, Blade 400, and Toledo Special out today, finally having a good day of weather! Flew the 400 first, and it seemed to be doing what it wanted on its own a little now and then. On the 2nd pack it just sorta went nuts and I recovered enough to land upright hard, stripping the main gear but not seeming to do much else. Main blades and tail blades were ok, as was the landing gear. Fly bar rods were bent slightly but I just bent them back as best I could.
Next up was the 130x and it flew pretty nice. I had one hard unexpected landing in a turn and that damaged the tail rotor thing that holds in the blade and connects to the tail with a ball joint. Anyway, I found the damage after one tail rotor thing flew off on the next windup. Took awhile to find it, but I did, however it did not matter since the piece is broken.
Decided what the heck and flew the Toledo Special anyhow. I had 3 good flights and all is well with it.
Choppers are too delicate and just kind of suck! :) Something always seems to break sooner than later, and always has to be purchased and replaced.
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!!!
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