New mix

Took the x5 and g630 out again for three flights each.  But for a change, i brought out the Apache dlg for  the first time in a year.  There was overcast that blocked the morning sun , so there were no thermals to be found.  Nobody else was at the field while i was there between 8 and 9:00 AM.

3x2

Got the helis out for first time in a week.  Felt shakey at first but good after that.  Three flights on the X5 and three on the G630.  Nothing special done inverted...stayed steady and hovered or did slow forward flight, and only tried a quarter turn successfully.  But no crashes is a good thing, lol.

9-6-3

Nine battery packs yielded six on the g630 for three flights and three on the x5 for another three flights.   I miss having the g500 to use single packs and give me more flights per flying day!  Oh well.  It was about 7mph today making it a wee bit more challenging.  Felt pretty good though!

SNAFU and helis

Nice day of flying with Tad and Quang this morning!  Perfect weather with one JB worker doing soil prep but he ended early and was not an issue for us.  Flew my SNAFU maybe 4 times, and my X5 and G630 three times each.  Feel like I got the confidence back and am doing my flips and inverted straight lines as usual.  In fact I seem to be getting lower on the inverted flight, and am working the pitch more to either speed up or slow down, plus collective to maintain a steadier height.  I used to climb a lot while inverted, prolly the natural save your ass tendency, lol.  In discussing with Tad, I plan to make very gentle turns while inverted, more like flat pyros for change of direction, with little bank.  Banking is what causes the speed to build up fast, then bad things happen, haha.  Also I want to flip into inverted at altitude, then drop the altitude to get the feel for being lower while inverted, then pump it back up to flip out.

Good old SNAFU still serving me well

Tad flipping the Forza 700 into inverted

Tad is doing awesome with his F700, as well as the others, but that thing has the best presence in the air.  And lastly, Quang flew his 7HV with just twin 4000 packs.  Flew same as with 5000 packs, so I am thrilled that I can use my 4000 packs too for my 7HV.  He is getting 4 minute flights, so i bet I can stick with my 4.5 minutes due to flying style and ability!

Flight Log: 06/10/2015

Flew the X5 thrice, and the G630 likewise.  Got back the confidence and did some inverted straight flight as well as a couple of inverted 180 turns to the left.  Felt good.  Mowed the field afterwards.

Bravo Bravata!

Took my Bravata and the X5 to the field today, a day of forecasted 90F.  Lucky I went early, at the field by 7:30AM when it was still cool and in the 70's.  By the time I was done it was getting toasty.  Got in 5 full eight minute flights on the Bravata, a real sweet gasser to fly.  And though my largest plane, it can slow down and land light and with a short rollout due to the flaps, so it was perfect for our short runway now surrounded by tilled dirt after the sod harvest.  Between the Bravata flights, I threw in 4 flights on the X5.  I felt more comfortable with it today but sticked to simple horizontal 8's with a few flips and very little inverted.  I did many small, flat right circles to get the confidence back in that maneuver.  All went well today.

The Bravata prolly stayed under 100 feet high except for a few times I went up high to spin the plane down.  I love the rolls on this gently giant, as they are slow and graceful.  Interestingly inverted does not take that much down elevator.  Perhaps most fun is just flying slow and low with or without flaps, and often carving banked turns about a wingspan off the dirt.  Just tempting a dirt nap!

Featured aircraft for today's flying.

Panzy and Fancy!

I am da Panzy, still flying my helis with confidence stricken since the G500 demolition last week.  My weakness is in my head as making a slow right turn down on the right side of my periphery.  I get in that zone in front of me and I get scared to make the turn, so I forced and forced myself to make many such turns today. I will get the confidence back eventually.  All other parts of the sky and maneuvers seem pretty normal.  I just don't want to go brain dead again so that plays on my mind.  In any case, I got in six packs on the Gaui X5 today.  I put in four packs on the Mini Aerostar, and likewise on the Aerostar 20, the first one I bought from Dick S.  Those are confidence builders that translates in my brain, thus helping in flying the helis.

Tad is the Fancy...Tad flew today too, with his rebuilt G500, and his G570.  The 500 is good as new in the air, so all is well there.  Tad says it feels weak compared to the 570 which he has grown accustomed to while the 500 was in parts.  He did well with the 570 per the pics below, lol.

Low and inverted!