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!!!

Monday, June 27, 2016

Finally flying again!

Hate it when the field has to be closed for JB harvest ops, but it is what it is...their land, their business, their priorities.  At their mercy, our field has been closed for several weeks, but I believe guys are flying when they can, and maybe even if JB is nearby.  No prob with me if they are distant, but i am just guessing the newbs in the club just don't get it.  Anyway, tirade done, off the soapbox.  Today JB was only watering when I was there, and as I left I saw a mechanic working on the harvester, so maybe they were going to get to it by lunchtime.  I got to fly!

Both planes set on their tails without flight battery onboard,

Flew 7 packs of 3s 2200mah.  Three in the MiniStar, and 4 in the new low wing Star that I think I am naming the StarStream.  It was maiden day for the StarStream.  Dick designed and built it from scratch, and gave me a good deal.  It was designed with criteria I gave him to consider.  Two weeks later he had it built and maidened on his own.  So today I maidened her with my xmitter and setup.  Not bad at all, but it definitely pulled to the left under hard throttle.  And I think the flat wing with no dihedral probably lends to instability in some slow turns somehow.  My thinking is to add a smidge of dihedral on the next gen if there ever is one, such as for Tad if he still wants one.   With the four packs I got it pretty trimmed out, but do hate the left thrust.  At home I added a washer under the motor mount holes, and now I see definite right thrust in the prop blade.  Will it be too much or just right, next test is perhaps tomorrow.   I noted that speed is less than my high wing Star of the same wing span, but it has a different motor and a 10x5 prop.  The StarStream has the same motor as in the MiniStar and runs a 9x6 prop.  Also noted that battery voltage is much less after 5 minute flights, so I think the prop is too much, causing loss in speed and higher consumption of battery capacity.  With no other props to try at home, I am just trying the new thrust tomorrow.


RARIN' TO GO!


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