The team at Zenith Aircraft announced that they are going to move their rudder workshop online. This is a workshop that has previously been in person that lets folks build a Zenith rudder from scratch. It does a great job of helping prospective builders feel comfortable with the tools, skills and mindset required to build... Continue Reading →
It’s time you upped your paper airplane game
I haven't had the chance to try this yet, but if you were just sitting there wondering how you can hook a paper airplane up to your phone, boy have I got some news for you. You can now add a motor and controls to your paper airplanes! Head over to Power Up Toys and... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #114 – SuperAero on telling authentic stories
Guest: Ryan "The Hornet" Dembroski I "ran into" Ryan via the YouTube algorithm. He has an authenticity and joy he brings to everything he does and it really shines in his videos. I recommend you start with "My First Time with Two Women". Yes, it's a clickbait title, except it's sorta not 🙂 Some... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #113 – Building momentum with EAA’s Charlie Becker
Guest: Charlie Becker This is one of those wide-ranging conversations where we talk about so many things in just one hour I had to listen back to it just to make these show notes 🙂 Charlie is a real asset to the aviation community, and it's always a great time with him. We get into... Continue Reading →
Friday Fun: First flight of the one week wonder
One of the highlights at Airventure this year was the building of and flying a VANs RV-12is in 6 days. Hard not to smile when you see an experimental built by volunteers take to the sky. https://youtu.be/v1FKOgSzJPc The one week wonder in 2014, was a Zenith 750 Cruzer which I happen to be building. Here... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #101 – Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Robots
Guest: Liberty Naud When you walk into a room full of kids who are supposed to be learning and find them playing solitare on their computers what do you do? Liberty Naud starts a nationwide education initiative and it works. Also, OMG ROBOTS!!! Host: Michael Doornbos Email podcast@evadot.com or leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.  Subscribe... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #100 – Disney Big Hero 6 XPRIZE Challenge
Guest:Â Leo Camacho We're back after a 2 year, ummm, break? Today Leo Camacho joins the show to talk about Cosplay, X Prize, Disney, Big Hero 6 and more. Join the Disney Big Hero 6 X Prize Challenge here. Feel free to email me at mike@evadot.com if you are a parent or kid and have questions... Continue Reading →
Get the Wolfram Language and Mathematica on the Raspberry Pi for FREE
Today Raspberry Pi, the awesome $35 Linux computer and  Wolfram Research announced a partnership to offer Mathematics and The Wolfram Language on the Raspberry Pi for free. Future releases of Rasbian, the defacto OS for the Pi will include it preinstalled. If you need a Raspberry Pi, even Amazon has them. To get it on your Pi... Continue Reading →
Find a way or make one
"Aut inveniam viam aut faciam" is Latin for "I shall either find a way or make one." We're about a third of the way through our Firefly Kickstarter project. The idea is simple: We want everyone to be able to do some science and exploration. Students Hackers Small startups Garage Inventors HAM Radio operators "Firefly"... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #99 – Remote Rover Experiment
Guest: Robert Boehme and Wes Faler from Part Time Scientists For the first time in history you can take control of a moon rover. Join us and be part of the experiment! Support their project here. Host: Michael Doornbos Email podcast@evadot.com or leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.  Subscribe to the Evadot Podcast via iTunes and... Continue Reading →