As with most things, use the KISS principle - Keep It Simple St---d! Personally, I wouldn't use a design that meant a relay coil was energised to keep the electrics off. Switches should always be much more reliable than relays (less moving parts etc. etc.).
Tony Nowak
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- Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:24 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Avionics Master
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8722
- Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:54 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Would this prevent a few or a lot of infringements?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7155
I posted this on another BB: What about designing a box without the distraction of a moving map display (lots of them already on the market) and other flight planning gizmos? Something along the lines of a very simple display (or three LEDs) showing Green, Amber or Red status. Green: clear of CAS Am...
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:05 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: C90 wisdom needed
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23846
- Fri May 29, 2009 8:10 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Screened (or shielded) wire connections.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7045
Rob, Sometimes it is easier to solder a small "pig tail" wire to the screen and then use a crimp on the end of the pig tail. I would also recommend using heat shrink sleeving around the point the screening exits the outer insulation. Lastly, go carefully when soldering to the screen. Sometimes the h...
- Fri May 08, 2009 8:07 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Henshaw challenge Osprey GP4 is on its way from Cape Town
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8968
Henshaw challenge Osprey GP4 is on its way from Cape Town
Chalkie Stobbart has left Cape Town. Currently over Angola. See link for further info.
http://www.henshaw-challenge.com/dnn/Ho ... fault.aspx
Tony Nowak
http://www.henshaw-challenge.com/dnn/Ho ... fault.aspx
Tony Nowak
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:30 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Reversion to old BB
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2005
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Membership Renewal
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4850
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:14 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Mode S is so popular in the Netherlands!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5057
Mode S is so popular in the Netherlands!
From our European correspondant (via a VPAC mailshot): Quote: "VFR traffic under the Schiphol TMA had been instructed to switch off transponders because of constant TCAS alerts, but recently the Dutch government decreed that all traffic above 800 feet should switch on Mode S everywhere. On the first...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:18 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: COPIT CLEANER
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4293
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:59 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Mobile phone headset adaptors
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11119
Mike, The simplest trial would be to make up a headphone style jack plug (1/4" dia) and connect it to your passenger's headset jack. I am making lots of assumptions here, but you get the idea. May be you use different connectors etc. but that would be the simplist way of getting audio out of your ra...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:56 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Mobile phone headset adaptors
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11119
Rogcal, You are slightly missing the point! It is also interference to the terrestrial ground network that makes cellphone use in the air a no no. This is an extract from an OFCOM report on cellphone use in airliners and why special equipment (located in the airliner) must be used. "Mobile handsets ...
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:00 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: YAWS mobile phone TAF/METAR/NOTAM service
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4777
If you go to the website (www.activitae.com) from your PC you can try the service using the phone emulator. Click on "see it in action now" link which is situated just to the left of the first phone picture. Gives you an idea of how to navigate around the system without spending money on GPRS data d...
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: YAWS mobile phone TAF/METAR/NOTAM service
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4777
From the website owner: YAWS is back. Website now running on a backup server and may take a few days for everything to synchronise up.
http://www.activitae.com/
The interface to OLIVIA for NOTAM access will be loaded soon.
Tony Nowak
http://www.activitae.com/
The interface to OLIVIA for NOTAM access will be loaded soon.
Tony Nowak
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:48 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Open Access to encourage members ?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19025
Why not consider restructuring the LAA BB to be similar to the shortwingpiper.org website?
http://www.shortwingpipers.org/
Out of their 14 section BB only two are "Member Only" sections.
Tony Nowak
http://www.shortwingpipers.org/
Out of their 14 section BB only two are "Member Only" sections.
Tony Nowak
- Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:08 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: YAWS mobile phone TAF/METAR/NOTAM service
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4777
YAWS mobile phone TAF/METAR/NOTAM service
Just had an e-mail from the owner of the YAWS service that it is down due to server failure and is not expected to fixed until early-mid March at the earliest.
Tony Nowak
Tony Nowak