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vac023
May 154 min read
Quick Update
TLAR At Oshkosh last summer, I had the pleasure to meet Jeff Brown, creator of an iPhone app called "TLAR," which is USAF slang for "that...
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vac023
Aug 17, 20234 min read
OSHKOSH '23
Some of the team (Vac, Lenny, Tron and Terry) had the pleasure of basking in Wisconsin sunshine for AirVenture 2023. The weather was...
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vac023
Jun 26, 20239 min read
June 2023 Update
Auto Cal 101 Our flight test and code revisions have focused on the (mostly) automatic calibration capability we cleverly call the “auto...
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vac023
Dec 18, 20228 min read
Wow, time flies when you're busy...Six Month Update
I’ve been derelict in my duty posting project updates. The crux of our work has been two-fold since spring: first, developing and...
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vac023
May 25, 20225 min read
Testing the "Dirt Cheap" AOA Sensor
No plan withstands first contact with the enemy, and so it was with our first attempt to modify an inexpensive pilot/static sensor to add...
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vac023
May 4, 20226 min read
Automatic Calibration Test Results
Automatic Calibration Accuracy Anyone that has taken the time to watch some of the video from the test flight on 10 April 2022 will...
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vac023
Apr 19, 20227 min read
Automatic Calibration, Phase 1
I'm going to lead off with our biggest achievement yet--achieving initial operating capability using automatic system calibration. It's...
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vac023
Jan 4, 20224 min read
2022, Push it Up
It's been too long without an update, no excuse. In no particular order: Software Version 3.2.2j Our most current code is version 3.2.2j....
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vac023
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Oshkosh 2021
The FlyONSPEED team had the good fortune to participate in the 2021 EAA Founder's Innovation Prize Grand Championship, culminating over...
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vac023
May 23, 20217 min read
Spring Update
I've been way behind the power curve posting progress reports over the past several months, no excuse! So, in no particular order:...
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vac023
May 20, 20218 min read
Not Quite Dead Yet
Monty Python fans might recall the “Bring out your dead!” scene at the beginning of the “Quest for the Holy Grail.” Turns out “not quite...
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vac023
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Inertia, Baby!
Definition: inertia is the force that keeps my butt connected to the couch when my wife points out that I need to cut the grass. This...
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vac023
Oct 27, 20202 min read
The Energy Display Gets a Hoodie
Vern Little, who developed our energy display told me we've got three options with hardware: "good, fast, cheap. Pick two." We went...
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vac023
Oct 26, 20206 min read
Gen 2 Performance Methodology
Measuring Error, the Burger King Approach Since I'm mostly one deep in the data analysis department, I'm always looking for a way to make...
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vac023
Oct 14, 20204 min read
What's an "OWS"?
OWS is an abbreviation for Overload Warning System. An overload is an "over G" condition. Just as the ONSPEED aural AOA logic is...
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vac023
Oct 7, 20208 min read
Assessing Maneuvering Performance
Why Do I Care About Performance under G? Great question! I want a system that will work well right up to aircraft limits and beyond. I...
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vac023
Sep 19, 20208 min read
Homework Status
Nothing is over until the paperwork is done. We are fans of “just enough, just in time analysis…” i.e., just enough post-flight analysis...
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vac023
Jul 25, 20209 min read
We Should Be at Oshkosh...
...drinking Spotted Cow. But because we can't (wisely under the circumstances), I thought I'd post a quick update: Just Say No to Apple...
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