Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Test Stand and RCGF-USA 10cc Survived
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I had removed the RCGF-USA 10cc from the Stik that took a massively destructive header right on to the engine. Before I committed it to th...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
HK 500e FBL Main Bearing Plates and a Bad One-Way Bearing
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The new bering plates came in and I went to install them today. I found the plate to be 5mm too narrow! It's always something... I had s...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Blown bearing!
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I've never blown a bearing before, but I shredded the lower motor bearing today on the Trex 600e FBL. It's been making noise since t...
History will not repeat itself...
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My luck with the Phoenix Spitfire has been dismal. First one nipped a tree on its maiden after luring me with its ease and beauty of flight...
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Repairing the Align Trex 600e FBL
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Yesterday I had to made an emergency landing to avoid killing a hawk that was ggressively hunting my Trex 600. I did not land well, flying ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Bad Decision, and a Dogfight with a Hawk!
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I had written about the Stik and its aileron twitch problem. I have changed out a lot of the electronics, kinda lost track of what I have an...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
HK 500 FBL Refit Underway
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Began the refit of the HK 500 FBL today, deconstructing it and assessing the damage. The boom was pretzled of course, but the rest of the ta...
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