With instrument panels now being populated by flat screens, digital readouts and all manner of 21st century silicon wizardry, it seems odd to rely on 60-year-old technology to protect them from power spikes. Specifically, the mechanical circuit breaker. Have you ever seen one on a computer? Wondering what was new in the realm of electrical [...]
Eventually the day comes when your project morphs from a project to a full-fledged airplane. If you built it and got it certified, you have to get it in the air. It might not be you at the controls on the very first flight (you want someone qualified, and you may have spent more time [...]
Promoters of the Rocky Mountain Fly In, scheduled for September 19-21, 2008, announced this week that the event has been canceled for this year. According to Colorado Sport Aviation, which was organizing the show at Denver’s Front Range airport, the event was canned because of “due to several local and national factors delaying the planning [...]
Twenty-four seaplanes were expected at the Mike Brown Splash-In on Memorial Day. However seaplane pilots prefer their water under the fuselage, not on the windshield, and only three local aircraft were able to make it to Obexer’s Boat Yard on the west coast of Lake Tahoe, California. It was interesting, though, to compare the takeoff [...]
Stafford Manufacturing offers a wide selection of mounting collars that can be used to attach a variety of devices and accessories onto structural tubing frames without drilling or gouging. The universal mounting collar features a smooth bore and clamp-style design that tightens securely onto structural tubing and shafts without damaging them, the company says. It [...]
The prospective buyer sent out Tyler Henshaw to inspect the AirCam before purchase and delivery. Henshaw knew something about Rotax engines (a plus), flies jets (a source of envy), races sailboats, and does all kinds of other useful things. He started inspecting, and I figured he’d find something I didn’t know about, I’d be embarrassed, [...]
AeroLEDs now offers a smaller version of its popular AeroSUN LED anti-collision/landing/taxi light system introduced last year at Oshkosh AirVenture. Both the SUNLite and AeroSUN systems are 100% solid-state and are designed for Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft powered by the Rotax 900 series engine. SUNLites offer a smaller footprint and use the new generation [...]
AirGator announced the release of its improved NAVPad5 electronic flight bag. Its small form factor offers all of the functionality of the company’s full-size commercial EFBs in a handheld package. Features include a 4.8-inch sunlight-visible touchscreen, fast CPU, long battery life, Bluetooth and WiFi wireless, solid-state drive (with optional hard drive), top hat, optical pointing [...]
