Fathers Day flying

Nice weather for fathers day!  Nobody there even today, lol.  Took all 14 of my 4000mAh packs.  Took 4 flights on the G500, 3 on the G630, and 2 on the 7HV.  Lots of flips, loops, and rolls.  Many times flipped into inverted.  Getting more comfy.  Coordinated turns while inverted coming soon!

Flight Log: 06/17/2017

Hey twice in a week flying!  Got out early and as usual nobody else was at the field, lol.  Flew my X5 twice, G500 twice, and 7HV thrice.  Then followed on with the Aerostar 40 electric plane twice.  With the runway still off limits, I flew it off the heli pad and road.  No issues with helis or plane today.  No miscues or misorientations on the helis, yay.  Felt good and positive and confident.

Flag Day flying

Flew at the KRCA old field on June 14, Flag Day, all alone, just the way I like it, lol.  Got in 2 flights on the X5, 2 on the G500, and 3 on the G630.  All went well enough since they all came back to terra firma in one piece, LG on the bottom.  Had a very nervous moment or two when I flipped the 630 to inverted a little low, and went brain dead.  Had to think fast and remember to hit full negative pitch to gain altitude, and push forward on the right stick to get the nose up.  That zipped it up to 100' quickly where I flipped upright and stabilized the heli and my brain, lol.  I just am not flying enough to reflexively correct properly.  Thinking takes too long and begets crashes.  Oh well, still a success, and still fun.

Pre bday flying!

The nice weather finally allowed some decent flying conditions!  It was comfy flying with just a vest so musta been around 60F.  Went out early at 8:30 risking the Wallace Rd traffic.  Was ok enough.  Got in two flights on the X5, two on the G500, then three on the 7HV.   All good flights with much flipping and looping.  No mishaps.  Nobody else flying.

Three Heli Day

Got out for some fun flying to get through my damn root canal postop recovery, so I call it.  Anyway flew the X5 twice, the G500 twice, and the G630 thrice.  FUN, FUN, FUN seven flights.  All well, all ended in one piece.  Only one brain fart or two where my heart shuddered, lol.  Got in lots of flips, loops, and inverted straight plus hovering.  Getting more stick time to be able to makes some turns soon.

Neat jet trails to the north, showing approach to PDX from the south.  Must be a wind change up there!

Flight Log: April 28-29, 2017

Finally got out to fly again, and managed two days in a row!  Both times were at the KRCA field.   Nobody was there either day, prolly due to the poor condition of the runway...all mud and moss, lol.  I got to fly my X5 four times and 7HV three times yesterday.  Today it was again four flights on the X5, but three on the G630, followed with two flights of the Aerostar 40 electric.  Conditions both days were primo, with very light to no wind, sunny skies, and cool 50F temps.  And I liked having nobody there to take turns with, haha.  Here are some pics:

The good outcome is that I did not crash anything, lol.  Loved being able to fly the helis again with pretty good level of comfort, even inverted.  This is the year I swear I will do inverted circuits.  Last year I had good progress, being able to fly straight inverted, stop, pyro 180, and fly straight again.  This year I will make forward inverted flight with banking a reality.

Helis

Flew again finally...too much ugly weather this Winter and Spring!  Decided to go to KRCA since helipad is good, and the flying area faces away from the sun.  Not so at Dallas.  Took the X5 and the 7HV.  Very good flying day!  4 packs through the X5, 6 packs for 3 flights through the 7HV.  Felt like normal but a lil brain dead at times, lol.  No crashes is most important.  Runway looks pitiful.  Nobody else came.