15 Dec 2013 Bitcoin
I've decided to get onto the bitcoin bandwagon. Feel free to send me a donation if you like. :) ...
Ramblings
02 Jun 2007 Global warming caused by conduction, not radiation
I regularly listen to a podcast from Australia's ABC Radio National called Occam's Razor. One particular episode, featuring Professor Emeritus Duncan Brown from the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, has stuck in my...
30 Jan 2006 Another reason to not use “formatted” mail
Here is what your HTML or formatted E-mail looks like in reality. Scroll down to the single . at the bottom. Over 18793 bytes to communicate a 622 byte message. And you wonder why your PC gets slower...
27 Dec 2005 Bolt Engineering – Torque to yield and Torque/Angle Tighten (TTY & TAT)
More great information on bolts and torque from Clare Snyder on the airsoob list: I'm not going to argue - but I'm not the only one who dissagrees with you. Google "Torque to yield" and you will...
22 Nov 2005 Crooks and scammers
Anytime you get an E-mail that says to click a link, and re-confirm data, or any other junk like that, just delete it. You can get these from banks, credit card companies, the government, lotteries, etc. None are legitimate, and...
19 Nov 2005 Ebay Scams – watch out!
Watch out when buying things on eBay. There are a lot of scammers out there. If they want you to pay with Western Union, watch out! No legit business that I have heard of would require...
08 Oct 2005 RV6A crash and the knife that helped the pilot escape
This is a letter written by the pilot involved in this accident. I received your letter asking for more details in my recent RV accident. I have had a number of similar requests so I will...
22 Jul 2005 Garlic – the toxic shock
The reason garlic is so toxic, the sulphone hydroxyl ion penetrates the blood-brain barrier, just like DMSO, and is a specific poison for higher-life forms and brain cells. We discovered this, much to our horror, when I (Bob...
15 Jun 2005 Fly-inn South Africa
South Africa has an airpark near Johannesburg with about 35 houses and aircraft. Here are a few pictures. ...
24 May 2005 Rivet strength tests
From Bill Marvel: Two days ago I got around to doing something that I had planned last year -- actual pull tests on riveted aluminum coupons to see how critical it is to drive rivets to the correct...
28 Feb 2005 Delta Air Lines 767 engine fire
On a recent flight from Zurich to Atlanta, the Boeing 767 I was flying in had a fire in the right engine just about 20 minutes after takeoff. Capt. Birdsong and his FO diverted us...
29 Aug 2004 PLB Personal Locator Beacons
A recent crash in Washington reminded me of the necessity of having a PLB or Personal Locator Beacon. Three guys in a Cessna 185 crashed at about 17:00 local, and didn't get found until the...
17 Aug 2004 Proseal Day 2
OK, so the first batch of "proseal" did not ever dry. I botched up the mixture by not pumping the plunger in and out at least 50 times. My bad, but at least I learned...
27 Jul 2004 Proseal Day
Today I felt like I finally had enough stuff queued up to open up a little package of Proseal (a.k.a. Flamemaster Corporation Sealing Compound CS 3204 - Integral Fuel Tank Sealant, 8802 Mil-S-8802F Type II)...
07 May 2004 Aviation humor
The only three things a wingman should ever say are: 1. Two's up. 2. Lead, you're on fire. 3. I'll take the fat chick. ...
15 Apr 2004 Van and me
Update 20210918: I didn't install the Eggenfellner Subaru engine, so any post that references that can be ignored or used as a cautionary tale about how to avoid wasting many years and $50k. Had I...
15 Mar 2004 Collision Avoidance and ATC
One of the most interesting sites I have read lately is here - CollisionAvoidance.org. There is a ton of information about how our existing ATC systems work, how they will (not) work in the coming...
27 Jan 2004 Stuff needed from US
I constantly need stuff that I either can't get here in Switzerland, or I can't find the right supplier, or I don't know what the thing is called in either German or French. It's usually...
05 Oct 2003 Why an RV8?
There are thousands of different homebuilt aircraft out on the market, so I thought I might explain how I came to choose an RV8. As is often the case, exposure to someone else's airplane is the...
12 Sep 2003 Thomas Jefferson on sharing ideas
A very profound statement from Thomas Jefferson about the sharing of ideas. I believe the truth behind this is what motivates people to create websites like RV8.ch! "If nature has made any one thing less...