Had lots of fun this morning. I call it a triple treat day, flying a glow plane, electric heli, and a hand launch glider! I ran 5 packs through the Gaui X5, had 3 flights of the Intruder pattern plane, and launched the Apache discus launch glider about a dozen times. It was a gorgeous day, with very little company. Rudy came out for a few flights before going to have his teeth sharpened. Dean flew his Yak-55 a couple times. And that was it, just three of us.
The X5 continues to be a real joy. Stick time is piling up, and I am feeling more comfortable with the big helis each time. I did my practice move a couple times, tried some more inverted hovering, and executed many flips...back, front, left, right. I am trying to prevent myself from favoring one direction like I do with planes. No misorientations today!
The Intruder was its old self. The OS 91 four stroke sputtered a little on the first flight. With one click of the needle to richen the mixture, the engine ran nice and smooth for the other two flights. Sure is fun doing slow rolls, point rolls, and large loops with this plane!
I caught a 5 minute ride on one launch of the Apache, but that is the best I could do today. No boomers for me, shucks!
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!!!
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