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Aircraft Trim

I was flying with a student pilot the other day.  He says: “For some reason I can’t get on altitude – I keep chasing it around.”  My response was: “Let go of the yoke.” Guess what happened?  Ya, the aircraft nosed over and headed down. It was not in trim.  The pilot was having to… [Read More]

Edifi Tablet

Now here is a kewl product!! It is called the edifi MultiMedia Tablet from Family Christian. It is an Android tablet with some great apps pre-loaded PLUS it’s locked down to prevent access to the garbage on the Internet.  I suspect this might be a great gift for kids! Time will tell.

Fuel Indicator Calibration

My Vans RV-3B has a fifteen gallon fuel tank and Princeton capacitance fuel quantity sensor in each wing.  These sensors are connected to a Grand Rapids EIS.  As long as I’ve owned her, the fuel quantity indications have been wrong.  The fuel flow gauge has done an excellent job as a backup but the quantity… [Read More]

Mars Photo

The following is a really cool photo recently released by NASA. The Rover “Opportunity” is still alive and well and took this panoramic image – I found it over on Space.com. It should also be noted, Opportunity has been working eight years now!  Who says we can’t build anything in America anymore!?!?!

Negrito Breakfast

Negrito (ONM7) is one of the New Mexico backcountry airstrips.  It is on the north side of the Gila Wilderness Area which is a spectacular area.  The strip is at 8143′ MSL and has two runways. 17-35 is 7500′ x 60′ and 3 -21 is 4000′ x 60′ and in pretty good condition. Plenty good… [Read More]

Anxious Heart

An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up. – Proverbs 12:25   See if you can find someone to cheer up today! 🙂

Hair

I spotted the following and found it hilarious. Apologies to those that it pokes fun at! 🙂

Paint Results

I know, I know… I promised photos here and did not deliver.  Here they are, finally. I used Valspar Satin paint from Lowes and really liked it.  It seems like a good quality paint that covered very well. It’s hard to tell much from the photos – sorry.  The stark white that existed before is now… [Read More]

Independence Day

The 4th of July is pretty big deal to all citizens of the United States. Or, it should be. It is the day that we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which stated legal separation from Great Britain.  This was accomplished by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. John Adams wrote:… [Read More]

Value of a Pound

Aviators, more specifically homebuilders, are constantly trying to save a pound.  This is no different than most other “performance” hobbies – motorcycles, cars, etc… all benefit from reduced weight.  I’ve heard it said that in Formula 1 auto racing (the most advanced form of motorsport) saving a pound is worth $100,000. That’s nice if you… [Read More]