What a nice day with mostly sunny skies, light winds from the North, and cool temps at first, then very mild warmth. I flew my RV-8 and Tad flew his Kaos in prep for doing a duet at the WOK in two weeks. We intend to just make a lot of passes together, and do some mild aerobatics on the downwind leg that is a hundred yards out, such as slow rolls and loops. It should be entertaining enough for the spectators. Both planes flew well, the engines ran perfect and started easy, and we incurred no damage today. Lots of fun. I took my Blade 400 and Tad and Quang tried to get it trimmed and tuned in, with various fixes, but in the end the engine decided to die and we all gave up on it. I think it might be ready for the boneyard, and if so I will just pull out the new servos I installed just yesterday! Bummers. Quang and Anthony flew their Goblins very well. Roberto trained Teo via buddy cord. Ashton flew his Uproar. Al flew his Twist and Escapade. Mike came to socialize and did not even bring a plane out of his van. Joe came late and flew his new used Stinger 60 and BalsaNova, a pair of good looking acquistions!
For the first time since last Fall, I flew my Apache for a handful of launches but found dead air only. It did catch one huge thermal while it was turned off and laying under a flight table! The thermal picked it up, rattled it over the RV-8 and dumped it back on the ground 10 feet away near the grass taxiway. Luckily no damages were incurred by either plane, except a very small tear in the covering on the wing of the Apache. Whew! :)
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, July 7, 2013
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