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I'd prefer my smoke detectors to be standalone, not connected to the internet where some random attack disables them. Kidde seems to be one of the top brands, and they work well. That said, the new smoke detectors that don't use radioactive stuff seem to be prone to more false alarms.

I've done something similar (lucite overlay engraved with the panel nomenclature) but using LEDs and some additional filtering to get low power usage and NVG compatibility. Proper placement of the light sources is key to ensure balanced lighting in the panel. I wouldn't bother with EL panels and...

Most important thing to take away is that it can happen to you. Fly good, don't suck, don't think you're invulnerable.

I've had a couple idiot moments where I turned off the mags during run-up, and instinctively turned them back on without thinking, followed by a loud bang in the exhaust. Never found an exhaust nut loose or missing, or a blown exhaust gasket. Someone forgot to tighten them, and now they're...

There's no sock plugging a hole, so negative Apollo 13.

Welcome!! Besides finding a flight school and asking for a discovery flight, you can always reach out to your local EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) chapter. You can find one close to you using this search form: https://www.eaa.org/eaa/eaa-chapters/find-an-eaa-chapter They do free Young...

Make sure you familiarize yourself with all the periodic inspection requirements for the powerflow exhaust.

Needs another box after "Buy Airplane": "FFS. I need a new hobby".

That should tell you something about expected usage

I think the internet archive might have a copy of those videos.

It's not that simple. A plane flown by a solo pilot with half fuel can have 10% more HP/lb than the same plane at max gross weight. And that does not translate into a 10% performance gain, but a lot more. People modify 150HP engines in their planes to get 160HP. That might seem trivial and not...

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Typical fridge bulb is 40W, but I recall seeing 25W models as well. LED replacement is usually 10 times less in power, so 2.5 to 4W. Multiply by 24h and you get 60 to 96Wh. Just looked at what's available as LED replacements and they actually quote 6W, so that would add up to 144Wh/day.

You'd look at an extra 60-100 Wh/day. The compressor uses 1000-2000 Wh/day, so roughly a 5% increase in power usage. A bit more, since the heat generated by the LED has to be pumped out by the compressor. To put it in perspective, the average electric car could drive about 120 miles on the power...

Subscription-based software might make sense for people using it every day and making money out of it. For the rest of us, not so much. Imagine buying an OBD reader for your car and being asked to pay a monthly subscription fee to use it. Software is a tool. I buy a certain set of features and...

They look (hard to tell without knowing their diameter) like the plugs used on a Cherokee for the holes in the wings where the main strut servicing ports are.

There are 4-cylinder engines with only three main bearings, so the crankshaft is experiencing flexing loads. And they used to build 6-cylinder engines with five main bearings to have a shorter engine and crankshaft, with less torsional flexing. And while torsional vibration is a different...