I got to fly today. 9 packs. 3 X5, 3 G500, 2 Trex 450 FBL, 1 Trex 450 DFC. Ugly day....too overcast and grey so I got disoriented several times. Lots of the time all I see is the dark silhouette in this kind of lighting. All landed in one piece. And the Lynx main gear worked fine on the Gobby.
Also good news is that the 450 FBL flew stable at all speeds today, no more wobbling/wallowing. One or more of my adjustments must have been the solution, but I do not know which one because I did a few things at once since the last time out:
1. Set the cyclic pulse rate in the BeastX to 65 Hz per spec on BeastX website for the specific Align servo. It had been set to 50 Hz by the previous owner.
2. Increased the motor startup from slow to medium in the ESC, and similarly the transition between throttle increases. I actually think the latter should probably be set at fast.
3. Increased point #2 on the throttle curve in the xmitter from 50 to 70, so now the normal curve is 0-70-80-90-100 on the five point curve.
4. There might have been another programming change I made in the BeastX or ESC but I cannot remember!
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!!!
Monday, March 31, 2014
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