Finally got to fly but only momentarily today, between rain and wind storms. Helluva deal. Glad anyhow, to have got in 3 packs on the Goblin 500, one on the X5, and one on the SNAFU. All 3 were lots of fun. I think the G500 rolled faster as it should with the increased cyclic pitch that I programmed after the last flying day. The X5 seemed fine with the new gain settings, which I wondered might be too low. Response was fine, but I did not get up to higher speeds to see if the tail wag is still there. Visibility was poor due to heavy overcast and rain spritzing on and off, so I stayed close and safe after losing orientation slightly on one short occasion. The SNAFU was as lively as ever and I enjoyed the single flight with several touch and go's in it, and landing from the North on the short runway. More sod has been harvested surrounding the runway, making the runway more and more an aircraft carrier in a sea of mud.
Unfortunately Tad crashed his Goblin 500 again today, when the motor would not respond coming out of a stall turn. HECK! I missed the flight as I was prepping my plane or hiding the heli from the rain. I heard the thud and was saddened to see the Gobby about 50' into the North field. At least the damage looks very limited and minor, but now Tad has to figure out just what caused the motor outage, but retained servo control. Dang it.
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!!!
Saturday, March 8, 2014
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