The latest release of X-Plane (currently 8.50 RC-1) has built in support to use a real Garmin G1000 connected to the simulator! The G1000 has an ethernet port that you can use to connect the Garmin to your computer. Then from within X-Plane you can turn on the hardware option for the G1000 and use […]
A couple of Saturdays ago Jay Strokes had a busy day. An avid skydiver, Jay jumped out of a plane 641 times in 24 hours. Jay would bail out of the plane at about 2100 feet, spend about 40 seconds floating back to Earth, and then would jump on the plan again for another ride.
Volunteers […]
Someone forwarded me a link recently to this NPR story where listeners were asked to send in clips of their favorite sounds and talk a bit about why the sound had meaning for me. A reader wrote in talking about the sound of gyros spinning down after a flight. Pretty much everyone here knows that […]
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have been testing a new UAV powered by Hydrogen. The UAV has a twenty-two foot wingspan and is powered using only about 500 watts of power, generated by the hydrogen fuel cells.
“We are laying the groundwork in design development that others can use to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft,” explained Dimitri […]
The city of Jacksonville as passed an ordinance banning the construction or restoration of anything that flies. (Paper airplanes too?) Of course EAA is quite upset about the issue:
“We can imagine the outcry from the public if Jacksonville passed a rule saying residents could not work on automobiles, boats or motorcycles at the their own […]
Green headsets are ubiquitous with General Aviation and the makers of all those green cups, David Clark, has released their newest model the David Clark X11. The new headsets should be available for shipment later this month at a cost of about 8 aviation hamburgers. (That is about $800 for non-avition people). Here is what […]
The launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis has been delayed until tomorrow. A malfunctioning part which I wouldn’t dare even try to explain or understand was the cause of the delay. According to NASA:
due to a problem that occurred Tuesday night during the activation of one of the shuttle’s three electricity-producing fuel cells. A spike and […]
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