Recent content by Yooper Grrrl

's indicates possession, IE Dave's chili recipe.

Tesla has already perfected the technology to have driverless cars crash into airplanes. I imagine they can tweak it to allow pilotless airplanes to crash into other airplanes... the sides of mountains... etcetera.

Uh-oh, here comes the man from the FSDO...

Entering a federal property, not an airport, I was standing behind an off-duty cop who removed his case with it's metal badge, several pens, a big key ring, and a holstered Glock 42. The rent-a-cop wands him, and satisfied that he poses no threat allows him to pick up his case with it's metal...

The diaphram was supposed to be held between two thin flat pieces of metal and trapped like a gasket by the top and bottom of the pump housing. But it was torn. Using a hot needle I made seven holes in a latex condom, fitting the holes over the center shaft, and the studs that held the halves...

I fixed a mechanical fuel pump with a condom once. It did not last long, but it got me home.

Grandpa flew 121 and 135 out of MIA/OPF/FLL and in industry lingo when crews were "out of time" they were "dead". Something that raised an eyebrow or two when a non-savvy family member was told "Steve is dead in San Juan right now".

It is your subconscious mind trying to get you to buy a Pitts.

It's somewhat rude to just get up and leave mid-flight.

It has eucalyptus!

Sometimes... But, on the bright side, I've never once been ramp-checked.

Milwaukee man crashes SUV through second story living room...

If I am not mistaken, an Australian gent backwards engineered a Gnome-type rotary engine from a museum piece and has operated it on an engine stand (perhaps by now it has flown in an aircraft).

IIRC, Dick Lemons of the Dawn Patrol built a 3/4 scale 1835 powered Aerodrome Dr.I. Also from the FAQ pages at dawnpatrol.org "The question was asked as to what we think is the most important instrument in our Nieuport panels and the unanimous choice was... The skid and slip ball.. (this...

Mr. Lee's prototype flew behind a 30-35 HP Cuyuna 430. The Dawn Patrol uses a larger rudder with their 60 HP 1835 cc engines. Apparently this was a matter of some controversy between the two. At 37 HP I am going with the original. (Drawing from the FAQ pages: dawnpatrol.org website.)