Flew the Cirrus Vision SF50. Wikipedia describes it as a single-engine very light jet. They add “From 2018 through 2023, it has been the most-delivered business jet”. I found it interesting that they said “it has both a whole-airframe ballistic parachute and autoland system”. By NASA – https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2010/ps_3.html, https://sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/successes/ss/1-005text.html, https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2002/ps_2.html or similar NASA webpage, Public …
Monthly Archives: January 2025
X-Plane – Las Vegas
If you fly out of KLSV – Nellis. Runway 21L, it’s practically a straight shot to Vegas, in just a few minutes. I think it looks cool! I updated my Quick Start guide with pictures of Vegas. Wanted to fly low around Las Vegas. Thought it might look cool at night. Didn’t notice till night …
Cessna with G1000
I was able to figure out how to use autopilot in the Cessna with the more sophisticated instrument panels by myself. The only thing I’m concerned about, at the moment is HDG (heading) and VS (vertical speed). Big deal. Right? But in the beginning all these variations can be confusing. So you select them on …
AI bot chess
I didn’t even know this was a thing. On the other hand why not? i saw a YouTube video talking about this. With various AI competitors, such as Chat GPT and Grok to name two. Grok had alreadt claimed one of the top spots. And Chat GPT batteling Meta AI for the other spot. That’s …
Can Computer Emulation recreate the past?
Today people can relive that early days of computing, thanks to emulation… to a degree. But unless these people trying to recreate the past, use the tools available back then, they’re not truely recreating the past. This is more true for mainframes than minicomputers. For example if you’re trying to learn COBOL, then no turning …
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Computer labs disappearing
She begins talking about the computer lab in relation to the early days of the Internet. My computer lab experience began 20+ years before that. We had to use the lab because micro computers were just barely starting to appear and no one had a IBM 360/370 Mainframe or the much cheaper DEC PDP 11 …
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X-Plane 11 – reset to defaults
I screwed up my quick views. And after thinking it would an easy fix… and it wasn’t, I decided it was just easier to try and reset to defaults. This is regarding my Steam version on Linux. I don’t know how I create so much trouble for myself. For various views… inside the cockpit and …
Beechcraft Baron 58 and King Air C90
Now that I’ve mastered the Cessna Skyhawk… 😬 I’m looking for a step up and saw the Beechcraft Baron 58 (2 – 300HP), and the King Air C90 (2 – 500 SHP) a totally different plane… I thought. I found out it is also a Beechcraft. Doesn’t mean it’s not different. BTW… SHP is shaft …
What is a good cruising altitude for a Cessna 172
A question I asked. What is a good cruising altitude for a Cessna 172? The best altitude for a short-haul flight is 4,500 ft, and 9,500 ft for longer flights. Altitudes over 10,000 ft. are part of the transition layer, and cruising far above this altitude is not recommended in a Cessna 172.