New Sun ‘n Fun CEO Gene Conrad offers a couple of quick updates regarding the springtime show in this video. Something we’re especially happy to hear about is upgraded WiFi on the grounds. Those of us trying to work the show have been stymied by poor connectivity in the past, made worse when the local cell-data system gets saturated.
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Ground effect, or changes in airflow when flying a wingspan distance above the ground, affects longitudinal stability, elevator effectiveness and possibly even your airspeed indicator. By Ed Kolano.
All About Avionics: Cutting The Metal
Heres something to ponder: By the time you get to the point where you are ready to build the panel in your homebuilt aircraft, you've already mastered many of the skills and techniques you'll need to do it by virtue of completing the airframe. That statement is all the more credible when it comes from someone with a vested interest in the subject, our own avionics expert Stein Bruch.