Today I started flying back from Oshkosh to home in California. Flying low and slow, I enjoyed seeing hundreds of farms and ranches as i flew over Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Many of these farms are growing a new crop: windmills. I saw dozens of these and most were much taller than the now decades old ones we see in California. Most weren't turning, but I still experienced about 10 knots of headwind for the first half of the trip.
I made three major deviations around thunderstorms using the Mark 1 eyeball. Just look out the window and if you don't like what you see turn and fly in another direction. Tonight I'm overnighting in Valentine, NE. Shortly after I chained the plane down, a moster thunderstorm I'd outrun swept through with gusts to 70 mph. Hail blew nearly sideways and visibility was at times nil. Downtown streets flooded with 1-2 feet of water.
Storms like these are almost non-existant in California, so it was fun witnessing the power of mother nature from the safety of the ground. The sunset that followed was spectacular.
Here's a link to the videos we shot on Day #3. If you’re on Facebook and the “Like” button appears below the video, click on those videos you enjoy. More videos coming your way tomorrow.
SkyRadar, a moving map application for the iPad, provides free in-cockpit weather in combination with a separate ADS-B receiver.
ACR SARLink View, a new 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon that includes a display that gives the user information about its current location and the status of the device when it is activated to seek help.
SpiderTracks is a new device that continuously tracks your aircraft position, updates a web site with position information, makes notifications if a crash occurs, and offers a social networking capability for sharing photos of your trips.
Dynon’s SkyView glass cockpit solution offers large displays, new features including synthetic vision, and a new autopilot that integrates seemlessly with SkyView.
New Avidyne DFC90 is a pin compatible replacement for the STEC 55X autopilot in Cirrus aircraft. It offers new modes including IAS mode for constant airspeed climbs
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
EAA AirVenture Videos - Day #3 New Products
