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vac023
  • 5 hours ago
  • 4 min

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 design...
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Assessing Maneuvering Performance
vac023
  • Oct 7
  • 8 min

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 w...
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Homework Status
vac023
  • Sep 19
  • 8 min

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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We Should Be at Oshkosh...
vac023
  • Jul 25
  • 9 min

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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June Update
vac023
  • Jun 15
  • 6 min

June Update

I don't spend enough time working on the website, partly because "Vac" and "website" and "computer" can be mutually opposing forces of na...
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The Energy Display Matures
vac023
  • Apr 26
  • 4 min

The Energy Display Matures

Welcome Kacy and Paul! One of the cool things about this project is that everyone working on it is a volunteer. We do this because we fi...
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Full Circle:  Back to Linear
vac023
  • Apr 10
  • 6 min

Full Circle: Back to Linear

When we first started what would become the Gen 2 project, we based it on the work started by Dr. Dave Rogers detailed in DOT/FAA/TC-18/7...
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Spring Cleaning
vac023
  • Apr 5
  • 6 min

Spring Cleaning

"OWS" The F-15 had a nifty system that used tones (sound familiar?) when you approached the G-limit of the airplane. This system was cal...
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vac023
  • Feb 28
  • 3 min

Software Programming for "home builders"

Lenny recently put together a set of instructions for loading software for folks that are building their own Gen 2 V3 system: 1. Downloa...
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Visual Display and Full Envelope Cueing
vac023
  • Feb 27
  • 5 min

Visual Display and Full Envelope Cueing

The Energy Management 101 article in the “how to use the AOA tone” section of the site explains basic energy management principles and how...
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Making Sausage
vac023
  • Feb 24
  • 6 min

Making Sausage

One of the primary objectives of beta test is to automate the calibration process; but for now we are still doing it the old-fashioned wa...
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"3D Audio":  Listen to your Sideslip
vac023
  • Feb 11
  • 2 min

"3D Audio": Listen to your Sideslip

To maintain aircraft control, the pilot has to manage alpha (AOA), beta (sideslip or yaw angle) and energy. Our tone logic already allow...
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First Sling LSA Mod
vac023
  • Feb 6
  • 2 min

First Sling LSA Mod

A big part of beta test is integrating Gen2v3 capability into the Sling LSA, a really nifty South-African designed two-seater powered by ...
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Feb 5 Update
vac023
  • Feb 5
  • 6 min

Feb 5 Update

Lot's to write about! We've been busy and in no particular order: Beta Test Hardware Our production team (read Lenny and Phil!) have don...
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vac023
  • Jan 14
  • 3 min

Calibration Step 1, Part Deux

As we get ready for beta test, I thought it might be beneficial to write up a "how to" to help with developing aircraft curves--i.e., how...
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Happy 2020!  Carry on...
vac023
  • Jan 3
  • 6 min

Happy 2020! Carry on...

Boom Integration Part Deux I made the first flight with the boom attached on New Year’s Day—a good way to start 2020. The boom itself is...
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Holiday Update
vac023
  • Dec 27, 2019
  • 4 min

Holiday Update

After 18 months of work, we've got a fully functioning coefficient of pressure AOA system that generates the old F-4 style performance cu...
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Calibration Step 1:  Determining and Programming the Aircraft Curves
vac023
  • Dec 1, 2019
  • 4 min

Calibration Step 1: Determining and Programming the Aircraft Curves

A couple of blogs ago, I introduced the background on what we call the “hard tune” calibration technique for the Gen 2 AOA system. By ha...
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Don't Bake the Expensive Electronics
vac023
  • Nov 21, 2019
  • 4 min

Don't Bake the Expensive Electronics

Heat is pleasant sometimes if you’re not a polar ice cap, but too much of it in the cockpit doesn’t help with personal comfort or the lon...
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Calibrating Gen 2
vac023
  • Oct 30, 2019
  • 4 min

Calibrating Gen 2

The heart of the “logic” that drives our second-generation AOA tone generator is detailed in DOT/FAA/TC-18/7 Low Cost Accurate Angle of A...
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