Well, it's summer (umm, winter) break, and I don't have classes for two months. But I still need to be studying. Or at least I want to be. As mentioned earlier, MIT has a bunch of courses online fo
Today is the day. Yellowbird has found a place in the shop's schedule and it's time to start reinstalling her engine, which was removed back in August to have a cracked crankcase fixed. The engine arr
Up on the hoist, she gets the Reiff preheater installed. One of the cylinder bands can be seen as a shiny metal strip at the base of the #1 cylinder barrel. The oil pan heater is out of sight under t
I came across this post on avcanada.ca. I'm posting it here more as a "reminder" for me when it comes time to file my taxes as a full time pilot. I'm going to copy-and-paste it verbatim:
From http://
A two-axis autopilot has capability to control pitch as well as roll, which means
that it can be used to hold altitude not just heading. There are different ways this is
implemented.
The b
Georgia is on the planning committee for her 40th high school reunion. She was going to Grand Rapids, MI for a committee meeting on Saturday so, I tagged along. We left about 7PM Friday (after yet a
Georgia is on the planning committee for her 40th high school reunion. She was going to Grand Rapids, MI for a committee meeting on Saturday so, I tagged along. We left about 7PM Friday (after yet a
Andrew was kind enough to send me a link to his videos YouTube, taken in a G1000 equiped DA40. You will see it in action flying over England. There is also one over the Jura mountains, north of Geneva
I was able to get in two x-country flights this week. The first flight was to Owen Sound.
During my flight planning, I noticed the NavCanada website was down. I thought to my self.. great, I'm going
Well actually I'll put the bad news first since its not really that much of a problem. My BFR got postponed due to weather. I still put in a solid hour or so going over the ground study, but much o
At the end of any trip comes the inevitable realizations about lessons learned as well as the comparisons and contrasts. Before I get to that, I'd like to ask readers who find my blog useful to consid
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