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That is everything I dreamed it would be.

Boxes and sequences are not hard. You just vary the timing of the pause between each maneuver to keep yourself centered on the judging area. Choose a linear feature like a prominent road to align with, and pick a prominent object about a half mile off one side. Start with a few seconds...

They cleared themselves.

Appears you need a PPL - Lighter Than Air to fly a manned balloon. So I guess it's too light to be ultralight.

I have been meaning to fly an aerobatic sequence in my aircraft with a Go Pro camera to show the AI drift. It keeps up for most of a 10 maneuver sequence, but falls behind at the end. Rolls freak it out, but it resets in 5 to 10 seconds. If you are concerned about using it in the soup, I would...

Typically each class will fly for 1 to 2 hours, depending on pilot count, with a plane in the air about 50% of the time. There will be a 30 to 60 minute break between classes. Overall pace depends on how well organized the volunteers are. Are you still in ND? There are contests in June in...

Once you install the magnetometer, the DG is rock solid, zero drift in my experience.

Been waiting years to say this:

Where are you located? For competitors, it is 3 days of sitting on the ramp from 8am to 6pm, with most pilots volunteering to help run the contest when their category is not being flown. Usually there will be a contest hotel designated, so evenings tend to turn into a party. There will always...

Gonna use this as a rolling thread, maybe suck in a few other current competitors. Sebring was 3 weeks ago. Very well run contest, and better attended than last few years. At least as many young pilots as old ones, which is great to see. Rome GA was scheduled this weekend but was just...

Geez, the Delfleet paint job on my fabric aircraft probably weighs at least twice as much, since multiple coats of high fill primer are used to fill the weave and protect from UV.

"Buy land, they're not making it anymore." - Mark Twain

I just bought an EarthX TSO battery for my certified aircraft. If I was EAB, I would be all over that. 17 pounds weight savings over a Concorde RG-25. How much does the paint weigh on a typical aircraft?

Same. IFly froze on me in a stressful situation. I use it but I don't trust it fully.

Hippie chicks, maybe.

An Aera 760, which is basically the same gadget, is $1500.

Kinda puzzling to me that the panel mount GPS market is so constrained, with only 2 vendors. In particular, I wonder why Dynon does not offer one.

Here is another military supply system favorite. Automatic knife. I was told it was a parachutists knife, with one-hand opening and serrated edge to cut shroud lines if tangled up and hanging on something. But I never saw them issued or carried during actual jump operations. Not convenient...

Most of the rechargeable tool families (Dewalt, Rigid, Ryobi, Cobalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Craftsman, etc) have multiple variations of work lights. Once you are invested in batteries and chargers, it makes sense to stick with whatever brand you are bought into. I keep at least a dozen Ryobi 18v...

They go by Academi now. Their heyday is long past, and they have largely evolved into static security. However, their range facility at Moyock is the best on the east coast, so the SEAL teams and MARSOC use it extensively.