Maukaonyx's "Life is GOOD!": Electrics

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, June 27, 2013

Electrics

Flew just my electrics today...Star for two packs and 130X for two packs. I thought I charged my 4 battery packs for the Star but was mistaken. I got almost a 4.5 minute first flight when I noticed I did not have power for a go around to try another landing. Landed just off the west end of the runway. With my battery checker, the pack was down to zero remaining capacity, ouch. I checked the other batts and they were around 30% so I evidently had not charged them, but put them in the tin for charged packs by mistake. On to the 130X. It had one good flight, then I noticed it was starting to want to just twirl around again, so I quit on the 2nd pack. When I got home I checked the gears on both ends of the tail rotor rod. The one at the tail that Tad replaced the other day still had a good D slot. The one on the nose end did too, but with a little slop. I had a new one that seemed snugger so I installed it. Hovering inside the house, it seems ok. I will take it to the field again and see if it is normal now.

I've come to the conclusion that my glow and gas planes are as reliable as my electrics, plus they sound nice and smell good, so I like them better. For me, the electrics have their place as a filler or when I want to make a really quick trip to the field.

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