We were supposed to go to Ingalls Field but ended up just goofing around near the airport.
Stratux for Newbies
A couple months ago I cut together several short instructionals on building and setting up a Stratux ADS-B receiver. It doesn’t get into the weeds about building since it’s as simple as buying the parts and putting them together. Most of the video details creating the image on the SD card and connecting it to […]
Critters in the Cockpit
A few days ago I opened the side cockpit door of my Cherokee 140 to find bird poop on the seats, floorboards and even some on the glare shield. At first I assumed something got through the hole for the nose gear and made it’s way through the hole for the rudder pedals but that […]
Paxcess Power Bank
I was really how well this power bank performed on a recent four-day camping trip out in southwestern Arkansas. It powered my CPAP machine all four nights for six to eight hours each, partially charged my phone one night and completely charged another camper’s iPhone. It still had somewhere between empty and 20% capacity remaining […]
Ammo Box Power Supply
This was a quick project made mostly from stuff I already had. I had seen the small plastic ammo boxes at Walmart but never really needed one since I prefer the larger 50cal metal cans for storing ammo. In any case I built a Stratux ADS-B receiver that required more current draw than what my […]
The Great American Eclipse 2017 at West Carolina Regional
It was a long day of flying but worth it. About three and a half hours there and another three and a half back over mostly mountains and some weaving around clouds to stay VFR but we made it there in time for the eclipse and were back home just before dark. We stopped at […]
Akaso EK7000 4K Action Camera
I think my fascination with budget action cameras stops here. Yes this camera does record in 4K but it’s not GoPro, Garmin, Sony, etc. 4K. You really do get what you pay for and the video from those cameras is markedly sharper with more accurate colors than these budget cameras. While I’m not so disappointed […]
Our flight to Shenendoah
Dominique is still getting used to the whole small plane thing so for her first bonafide cross-country trip we flew out to KSHD Shenendoah, stopped to stretch our legs, then back home. In hindsight somewhere a little less scenic might have been a better choice with the wind that whips around the hills there but […]
Friday Fun Flight in my new Cherokee
This is a quick video I made of just having fun with my new toy about a week after I brought it home to KCJR. Since then I’ve been mostly concerned with sprucing up the interior. It used to be an occasional trainer that was well maintained by the owner who is also a CFI […]
Winchester Area Flight
Flight from back towards the end of April after getting checked out in the Piper Warrior, basically just getting some experience as I was planning to purchase a Piper Cherokee or Warrior. As of this writing I’m the proud owner of a Piper Cherokee since the beginning of June. I just haven’t posted in a […]