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
- 9 min
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, 2022
- 8 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 7 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 8 min
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
- Jan 6, 2021
- 4 min
YGBSM
So, the (Wild) Weasels had a great patch that had a wonderfully descriptive acronym for those moments when there just isn't enough...
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vac023
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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, 2020
- 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...
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vac023
- Oct 7, 2020
- 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...
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vac023
- Sep 19, 2020
- 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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vac023
- Jul 25, 2020
- 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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vac023
- Jun 15, 2020
- 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...
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