Recreational Pilot License (RPL)

January 6, 2023

Why? Why not.  There are a lot of factors to consider, but some of the more obvious easily overlooked ones: Your licence is perpetual – it never expires! You will however be required to pass a medical every 1-2 years, and pass a flight review every 2 years. A recreational pilot license allows you to: fly […]

Airplanes – inspiration – local clubs

January 6, 2023

http://www.mascotnq.com http://www.athertonaeroclub.org/ https://www.nqac.com.au/  

Airplanes – inspiration – eVTOL

January 6, 2023

eVTOLS struggle with payload and range.  Horizontal flight (range) requires wings.

Airplanes – inspiration – Mike Patey

January 6, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSHSaCXYrdw  

Airplanes – inspiration – Burt Rutan – Velocity

January 6, 2023

LongEZ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=longez Quickie taildragger – wide landing gear tail dragger https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=quickie+rutan Beechcraft Starship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Starship Velosity six seater by Velocity   scoop underneath augmented exhaust tube (forced air intake) rearview camera Cozy MkIV https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cozy+mkiv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusher_configuration#Disadvantages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusher_configuration#Advantages + reduced engine noise Sad but inspiring https://www.youtube.com/@RaptorAircraft/videos https://www.youtube.com/@rv6ejguy/videos

AoC 2022 Advent of Code (Python)

December 31, 2022

Advent of Code (AoC) is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. Go check it out: Advent of Code Input files: adventofcode2022inputs.zip 2022 Day 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 […]