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Government giving incentives... I'm sorry but the libertarian in me can't help but translate that for you. ...government reducing their tax burden... there you go. The end result is similar but from what I've read about vehicle taxes in Norway the translation is more correct. Okay, now back to...

“…I wish they were somehow required to disclose the origin prior to the purchase.” Me too. Also wish we had country of origin labels on medications.

Oh my!

Sounds good. Thanks for the update

Piper Warrior, grass field, somewhere south of the Mason Dixon line.

Brrrrr

Mylar balloons are not good. I’m not keen on those burning Chinese hot air lanterns either. The regular rubber balloons don’t seem to cause issues with airplanes and they break down in a short period of time when left out in the weather.

“Gas stations popped up overnight.. we haven't seen that with charging stations, despite Teslas having been around now for over two decades and a collective effort to build out the infrastructure” Did somebody mention charging stations? I’m amazed at the number of new charging stations around...

This… “I also have a hard time believing that fuel pump suction pulled in a big enough chunk of silicone to shut it down, but it didn’t suck in air or leak fuel.” …was exactly my thought when pulling that ball of rtv outta the pump inlet. All I can figure is maybe since fuel softens silicone...

Some interesting stories there! Reminds me of one night a couple years back when I saw a swarm of glowing objects rising up over a small town near the airport. I could not come up with any ides for what I was seeing. Turns out there was something going on in the park and they released a bunch of...

Good to know

The direction of travel doesn't change but the amount of travel does. In this situation Up elevator travel was reduced.

Found this during an annual on a Cessna 150. I asked the owner if it was flying okay and he said yes but he was having trouble getting a good flare on landing. o_O

A quick YouTube search will bring up plenty of electric flying machines. Some are homemade ultralight, some are converted 2 seaters, some are factory planes and factory projects. Electric aviation is coming but just like the bulk of the renewable energy industry, storage is the issue. Motors...

I believe his is wired directly to the hot side of the battery master solenoid, I'd have to check to be sure. One thing the owner mentioned was it failed not long after turning on his Whelen Strobe. He has the old fashioned strobe with a power supply and flash tube. Maybe the SureFly was picking...

I drive a Solectria Force. It's a great little car. It only let me down one time, when the 12 volt power converter went bad. I found a plug-in replacement for less than $150 including shipping and it's been trouble free ever since.

Math makes my brain hurt :-) What if we break it down to miles of range per pound of battery and then by number of years? Airplanes have to carry the weight of the batteries so weight/range would make more sense to me. I might try that.

The guy in the hangar across from mine has a SureFly electronic ignition on his Cherokee Six 260. It ran great for about a two years then the map sensor failed. We sent it back to SureFly and they sent us a freshly overhauled unit at no charge claiming the module should not have failed so they...

I think I’ve seen diesel conversations for the C172 and the Piper Warrior. Anything like that for the 150?