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 →
Looking for some fun news in these "trying times"? Look no further than your friendly neighborhood kids at NASA: The Futurism.com headline reads, "NASA Fixes Mars Lander By Telling It to Hit Itself With a Shovel". They should call this the Mark Watney move. Follow the project on Twitter and the Official Website.
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 →
Five years ago tomorrow I had my first flying lesson. In the four years following, I had a grand total of 120 hours in my logbook, and half of them were the first year. For those of you who might be wondering, that's really not a lot. It wasn't exactly by choice- given the opportunity... Continue Reading →
Sonex aircraft introduced an affordable (everything is relative) single seat jet a few years ago. Just this week they've announced a 2 place version of the same model. Expected completed cost is around $140k. While mostly impractical, it's hard to argue that this thing wont be at least as much fun as the single seat... Continue Reading →
Yeah yeah, I know it's been like a year since the last update. After my long distraction with the Tiger Baron (video explanation on that is forthcoming) I present you with a quick and dirty project update on my Zenith 750 Cruzer build. https://youtu.be/RuaMtIzriJI
Paul is my favorite aviation writer/content producer. This week he tackles parachute safety. Given a choice, I'd definitely rather fly with one than without. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT58pzY41wA
Don’t you just love it when someone starts a conversation with this? “Kids these days need to keep their heads outside! Watch for traffic. They're too busy looking at screens and following the magenta line.” You’ve heard some variation of this. Maybe you’re the one saying it. Age is a poor qualifier for most things.... Continue Reading →
From the "how do smart people have time for this" department comes a really cool setup of the late 80s version of Microsoft flight simulator in a setup that would make any simulator fan envious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Y8XU_R2ds I have quite a bit of nostolgia for this particular version. Very cool. A very detailed technical write up... Continue Reading →
I've had a blast following Sara Nilser go from not knowing much about flying to well on her way to getting her wings. She did a great write up this week on how she got a 98% on her written test by going all in on her studies. I'm currently studying for both my Instrument... Continue Reading →
