I flew my two 450 helis today, along with the Factor 3D and Apache DLG. All went well. The helis were pleasantly easier to fly than usual, and I think I am just getting better with more and more stick time. The bigger helis are easier to fly, and I was surprised the little ones were not as squirrely as I tend to complain about. Flew the FBL twice and the DFC twice. The FBL is smoother but the DFC is very acceptable. I was able to flip them and loop them both easily. Never lost orientation with them today.
The Factor flew better owing in all likelihood to additional 1/2oz of nose weight, and more expo dialed into the ailerons, elevator, and rudder. It was still easy to hover though. Ran 4 packs through it today.
The Apache flew fine but I did not find any big thermals. I found some small ones but never rode them more than about a 100' high. On the best one, the mower was approaching, so I left the area and lost the lift.
Quang arrived after I had several flights on the Factor and 450's. I got to see his new Toyota RAV! Very pretty car in dark grey metallic. Anyway, he brought his Goblin 500, and I told him about my catastrophy with the swashplate. So we checked the swash on his and found it is the old design with one retainer screw on the ring. Further inspection showed the assembly sitting slightly cockeyed in the ring, but Quang took a flight anyhow, crazy guy. He had a great flight but stated that while inverted the heli tends to drift to the tail. Anyway, I surmised maybe the loose swash is the cause, and it sounds like he will get a new swash since his is coming apart, and it just might correct that inverted drift. Hope I saved him his 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!!!
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