http://themanmythlegend.net Where my exploits become legendary Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:13:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Busy month, but here's an update on the Man: I've been down to L.A. every weekend this month, first for the AMA convention in Ontario, then to help my dad cleanup/repair the house, then for a family friend's birthday party (I was the surprise). This weekend, the wife is headed down ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=96 Yeah, yeah, I know.... So here's the update in a nutshell. Good Christmas at home (first time), Good New Year's (also at home), making rapid progress on the Corsair 2.0 (bigger engine)... oh yeah, and enjoying life in general. Maybe my resolution will be to make a pointed effort ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=95 My best friend, Frank, was married on October 6th, 2007. I was asked to be the Best Man, which required me to toast the newlyweds at the reception. This is what I came up with: Fornication such as this... Excuse me, I mean "For An Occasion such as this..." Ladies and ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=93 Last Saturday, my best friend got married. I was their best man, and made sure that I lived up to that title. Ring pops at the ceremony instead of the wedding bands, a great toast at the reception, and of course... pranks on the newlyweds. To begin with, I was ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=94 On October 8th, after only seven flights, the Corsair has had a catastrophic flight control failure, which led to an unrecoverable crash. Although the airframe was severely damaged, the engine and radio are intact. The R/C NTSB are investigating. It was a sad day for me, and I thought that ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=92 After six months, I finally took the Corsair up in the air, and boy what a wonderful flight. The take off was perfect, the control surfaces were nearly spot on, and she looks absolutely awesome in the sky. A picture is worth a thousand words, so heres a few because ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=91 I originally wrote this back in January of this year, but once again, I am questioning my life's path/purpose. I recently had a weekend get-together with two of my Marine friends whom I hadn't seen in several years. Remembering the good times, and creating a few new ones made me ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=74 It's been a busy month and I haven't had as much time to devote to completing the Corsair as I had hoped, but progress has still been made.... The fuel tank is installed, the throttle servo and control rod are in place, the cowl is set. I really only have a few ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=90 I've been trying to pace myself in building this plane, but it is just so much fun to get all the pieces working properly that I have made large strides towards completion. To date, I have completed the following tasks in preparation for a maiden flight: Joined wing sections Installed aileron, rudder ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=89 After pouring over the instructions all last week, I finally started on actual construction this past weekend. The aileron servos and control surfaces are now installed, the wing sections have been glued together, and the retracting gear and servo are operating smoothly. I hope to work on the rudder and ... http://themanmythlegend.net/?p=88