Jim Weir
Jim Weir is the chief avioniker at RST Engineering. He answers avionics questions in the Internet newsgroup www.pilotsofamerica.com–Maintenance. His technical advisor, Cyndi Weir, got her Masters degree in English and Journalism and keeps Jim on the straight and narrow. Check out their web site at www.rst-engr.com/kitplanes for previous articles and supplements.
Makin’ PC Boards
Looking back at projects in prior issues of KITPLANES®, I realize I’ve given you a lot of good ideas for circuits without telling you...
1990 and 2006 Redux
Way back in 1990, when I had brown hair and was a wee lad of 47, I did one of my first KITPLANES® articles...
Theory vs. Practice
My mom once told me that when she and dad got married, she had three theories about raising kids. Then she had me and...
Sausage, Law and Breadboards
Otto von Bismarck said that if you enjoy sausage and law, you should never watch either of them being made. I will add to...
The Proof Is in the Putting
Putting it on the hangar roof and wiring it to the airplane, that is. This is the first of a whole lot of things...
Summer-Time
I love to look at the beautiful work and magnificent instrument panels that our KITPLANES® readers show us in these pages. But I also...
The Solar HOG
So, we’ve got this huge furnace about 94 million miles away from us, and we want to tap into that furnace’s power. Since this...
I’m a HOG
Porkers of the world, relax. I’m not about to turn you all into bacon and spareribs (although that’s not a bad idea). No, HOG...
VHF Com–the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
With a panel full of glass and diodes turned into all the colors of the rainbow, the poor old VHF com sitting over in...
Vertical, Vertical and so Very Practical
So, here we are with fly-in season upon us. And fire season. And lots of reasons to have an aircraft com station on the...
In Case You Missed It
Alternative Energies
They may be largely unknown today, but two French brothers were among those exploring battery-powered flight in the 1880s. By Dean Sigler.
Down to Earth
How do you build and fly a homebuilt aircraft while still maintaining a good relationship with spouse and family? That is the question, and Amy Laboda offers some answers.
The Other Power Failure
In the days of steam gauges, an alternator failure was inconvenient. In the age...