I never flew this combination before...the Goblin 500 and the Toledo Special. Both flew well after maintenance chores were performed on them. The TS sounded like a tractor not long ago, due to shot bearings in the Saito 82a again. So I pulled the engine out of the airframe and replaced it with another Saito 82a that I keep for this purpose. Whenever one needs new bearings, I pull it, replace it with the one on the shelf that has new bearings, and then I order new bearings and install them, and put that engine on the shelf. This helps keep the plane flyable rather than laid up awaiting bearings in the mail. The engine today just needed some needle valve adjustment, and I probably still have it rich, but it ran strong and smooth, and did not produce much oil residue at all. All good.
The Goblin made weird noises in the air the last couple outings. Since then, I went over it with allen wrenches, seeking loose bolts and finding none really. I took apart the tail rotor assembly due to seemingly too much play/flex between the spindle and shaft. Turns out Tad's is exactly the same and flies great, so I reassembled and packed the bearings with new grease while at it. I oiled up the bearings in the motor, and greased the gears and also the main and rear shafts for assemblies to traverse them smoothly. And I tried adjusting the rear belt again, but sort of gave up after rereading that as long as the belt is not loose, which mine is not, that a too tight belt can do no harm other than rob some battery power over a flight. Something worked, I suspect the oil and grease, because the Goblin sounded back to normal. I proceeded to fly it like normal. Nothing went awry. Even got in some inverted flying for a short period. Still love this heli!
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!!!
Friday, May 2, 2014
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