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!!!

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Aerostar 40

Yesterday, I maidened the new to me Aerostar 40, which i bought from Dick a couple months ago.  Finally installed the Futuba receiver, programmed it, programmed the ESC, and it was flight ready.  The wind was greater than I would like for a maiden, but there was an hour to kill before the noon club meeting at the field, so I took her up.  It needed a bunch of down trim and a couple clicks of right aileron, and she was happy.  Slow flying with the leading edge lift plate, but still all kinds of fun.  Sure has a slow roll though, almost as lazy as my Bravata's roll.  Take off and landing are a piece of cake.  The plane is odd that it sits on its tail when on the ground under no power.  As soon as power is applied, the nose sits down and the nose gear is effective.  It will be great as a trainer, as intended, but also a fun flyer for me.  I seem to have a real affinity for Aerostars since I own three made Dick now, lol.
Designer Dick Smith and his 3 Stars that I own, lol!

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