Recent content by Jim Logajan

I was just amused and delighted to see Starship flight 13 topple over and float like a boat. My net search doesn't yield any news reporting whether SpaceX scuttled it after examining it or have been attempting to tow it somewhere.

...transporting a boat half-way around the world in a tad over an hour.:) Next time bring some oars!

Interesting and potentially useful: https://weathercams.faa.gov/ Saw a "WX" icon next to the CTAF "C" icon on the latest VFR chart update by two fields near me: Sturgis and Black Hills airports in SD. The above web site maps the airport webcams in the US and Canada. Don't know how long that...

https://www.faa.gov/mobileclearance "The FAA has collaborated with industry partners to develop and test a new feature for mobile applications that allows for general aviation pilots to request departure clearance from an airport without needing to directly contact the tower." Looks like my home...

Happened in 2012 and still being litigated. Glad to see the owner has continued the fight and is being taken up by the SCOTUS. Alaskan tax dollars at work, alas. I really should donate to the Institute for Justice - far better than the ACLU which now openly supports authoritarianism.

Trivia: Stanley Kubrick commissioned Alex North to compose the music for 2001. Kubrick used classical pieces at various points to guide North in his compositions. Kubrick ended up not using any of North's music. As a result no one heard any of the discarded compositions til about 25 years after...

Interesting article. I started reading through the likelihood of failure of engine subsystems (e.g. cams, crankshaft, magnetos, etc.) and looked at its supporting references. One of the main sources it almost quoted verbatim was this one by Mike Busch...

Article notes "Turns out there’s nothing special about rotisserie chickens in general, just that the TSA doesn’t have much regulation on solid foods when going through security." That's as it should be. The issue is with the things that the TSA prohibits that cause people to consider their rules...

Let us know how it goes.

Agreed.

I've never had an issue with them. I have been able to configure them just fine. Their most recent software has a config mode that displays a QR code that has encoded the current settings which can be captured by a smart phone or tablet camera which produces a web page on your device showing all...

Belated followup: I completed the upgrade to IFR by adding the AV-30s, replacing the radio with a Garmin GNC 355 nav/com, added CGR-30P engine monitor, and misc stuff like external magnetometer, clock, OATs, etc. Photos below are before and after. I've also replaced the old pull starter with a...

I think the Trek universe morphed to whatever each episode needed to advance its plot. There is also the issue of what "socialist" means, since there are several incompatible definitions. Several episodes of the original series definitely revolved around economic individualism, such as the...