More Studying

Well I didn’t get much done on the plane tonight but I really did get a lot done inside my head. I went through about 5 more pages going step by step and found a few things that I would have thought were already done. This is helping me form a plan of attack for the plane.

I am heading to bed early as I have been tired all week, this working stuff is REALLY getting old! I hope to wake up early but I am not setting any alarms =) I will make a few parts and then head to Casper to see my sister Amy and more importantly go to a Monster Truck Rally!!! Yea I have only been to one of them once and that was… ahhh… well over 15 years ago =o Wow I am getting old.

OK bed time, I hope to post more exciting stuff tomorrow.

Got AOA!

Well not much progress as I am still over in the sandbox but I did get a Advance Flight System AOA setup thanks to Dan from Vansairforce.net I have had the chance to start to meet some of the amazing people in the experimental aviation side of the world and all I can say is WOW! I mean I know the world is full of awesome people that are willing to share and give a helping hand, but WOW these people are amazing! I can’t wait to become a part of such an incredible group of people.

OK well as you can see I am more then delighted to be doing what I am with the others around me cheering me on. So off to get more parts and keep moving forward on this adventure.



Here is my reading material when I have some drone time over here in the sandbox. I am about done with it, sure has some good info and neat ideas. I am glad that I am reading this before I got to far ahead as I have already got a few ideas from others.

Thinking about what to put in the wing

I did spend some of today looking at different things for the airplane. I am trying to decide on all the things that will go in the wings as I would like to be able to order up the parts and finish the wings. So far I know that I need navigation lights, strobes, landing lights, wingtip antennas, AOA system and a heated pitot tube.

I really like the idea of LED lights and I am waiting on http://www.aeroleds.com to announce their wingtip kit that includes a landing light. I really like the thought of everything fitting in the wingtips and it drawing less power. Ultimately if I can keep the power requirements low I would like a smaller (lighter) alternator and then more battery back up time.

Also I am sending an email to Advanced Flight Systems to see what they recommend for a pitot tube and if the Dynon pitot tube / AOA will work with there setup, I would guess not for the AOA. By the way did you ever think that a pitot tube http://www.steinair.com/pitot.htm would cost $520, yea welcome to the wonderful world of aviation.