I had three good flights with the RV-4 today...nothing fell off! Engine ran well, everything went fine for a change. Starting was a breeze, much quicker than the DLE-30 and DLE-55. The 35 coughs after about 12 flips with choke on. Then with choke off, it coughs on the 4th flip and starts on the 5th. Pretty routine and reliable. My flights all were around 9 minutes, and that only uses between 1/4 and 1/3 of the tank of gas.
Nobody else flew today. Geno, Walt, and Doug B visited but did not fly. Cliff came to get the OS 91 Surpass II started for the first time in what appeared to be a Sopwith Camel. He was getting it prepped for Warbird Day this Saturday. After some fuel tube switches, the engine started up and ran nicely. Later Lonnie came but I did not stay long enough to see him fly.
I am getting used to the RV-4. It will be a hoot. I am getting comfier with it....loops, rolls, inverted, and flaps. It must be driven down with flaps by good management of throttle. Zero throttle does not work, the plane will stall. I must be right on the back edge of the CG. While inverted the plane does not need down elevator at all. In fact I have to be sure on loops to kill throttle and feed in some up to get the plane to begin the dive for the second half of the loop. A great day with the RV-4.
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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