Okay, the adjustments to the nose wheel worked well today. I had more turning sensitivity so the DB would turn sharper...it turned around in 12’ instead of almost 24’, easily remaining on the new matted runway. It also rolled straighter thereby making takeoffs and rollout after landing much easier. While the plane rolled straighter, however it still rolled long, off the ends of the runway, but it is relatively safe to roll off there, unlike the north edge of the runway. In the air, the plane was great with the OS running strong. One small adjustment I made for the third flight was to richen the low needle just 1/8 turn, and that seemed to stop the sputter and tendency to die when throttling up from low idle.
At home, I added thin rings of fuel tubing to the axles of the main LG to cause braking action with the wheels and cause the plane to slow down faster on the runway. Ken is using this method with success to slow his Stik with on the new runway. Hope I got the wheels set evenly so that the plane still rolls pretty straight!
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!!!
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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