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Aero ‘lectrics
...continued in a few months. If you think this is black magic, wait until we get to Transistors 101. See you next month for antenna basics. Until then… Stay tuned…...
Flying to All 50
...a composite aircraft. I sought advice and tried several fixes. For an antenna I used a trailing wire that emerged out the bottom of the left winglet. I tried a...
Rear Cockpit
...wheels, tires, brakes, flying and landing wires, nav lights, propeller, spinner, primer, paint, com antenna, 22-gauge wire, breakers, radio, oil cooler, tailwheel spring, my blessed nut plates, along with the...
Checkpoints
...be a good practice. I know you are probably wondering, how could all of the GPS systems fail at the same time? Well, it can happen. A bad GPS antenna...
Antenna Installations
...one GPS antenna for each navigator (combined com/nav/GPS systems like a GNS/GTN or Avidyne IFD navigator still require separate com and nav antennas), a transponder antenna, an ADS-B antenna (or...
Checkpoints
...antenna was broken off, and the tail strobe light lens was so blackened that I could not see through it. An operational check showed it to be inoperative. The wiring...
Aero ‘lectrics
...Actually, I keep two antennas in the go-bag—an aircraft band antenna and a 2-meter amateur band antenna. Why separate antennas? Because the normal “rubber duckie” has a range approximately one-tenth...
Second Hand is First Rate
...the mahogany skin Eric placed the GPS antenna, plus glued his homemade 1/2-inch copper tape com antenna. He’s big on this design, which he got from Jim Weir’s column in...
Three to Get Ready
...a whole column, but with three of them we have a full article: GPS antennas, coaxial cable, and cable ties. GPS Antennas Let’s talk antennas in general for just a...
Using a Volt-Ohm Meter
...Speakers and antenna wires are rated in ohms impedance, but impedance cannot be measured with most meters because it is a combination of resistance and reactance. Before we get too...
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Repairman Certificate, Aerobatics, LSA Rules
Question: I have a question about the repairman certificate. Let’s say the FAA issues...