Uber Thnkr

Mar.13
0

Getting a bit more involved …

Posted by in Hack ALL the things, Stuff and Things

(Update: It was made known to me that it might not be clear what a Stratux is. It’s a device that among other things the ADS-B system provides, allows you to receive weather from ground based stations and traffic from both the ground based stations and other aircraft around you with ADS-B out. It was created by Christopher Young along with a team of volunteers who put the plans for making your own out on the internet. Making your own cost less than $200 compared to the $600 for commercial…read more

Feb.09
2

Oh good, it’s not on fire …

Posted by in Flying, Hack ALL the things, Stuff and Things

Working with electronics has always been a passion of mine. It’s something I’ve shown interest in from a very young age. I would take apart broken toys (and some not very broken ones) and use the parts to build new and interesting things. My parents weren’t always very happy with what I built, as apparently I didn’t have much regard for my own safety. I remember building an air conditioning unit from old computer cooling fans, a large liquid detergent bottle and loads of ice. It worked quite well but my…read more

May.13
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Master Map Maker …

Posted by in ACRE, Stuff and Things

Another part of our job is to put together the routes that we’ll be flying. To get an idea of what that’s like just image someone threw about 20 Jigsaw puzzle pieces randomly on a map and told you to find the best route to connect all of them. The fields are spread across Indiana and Illinois and we generally pick a path that would allow us to fly over each of them in a specific direction (Either East/West or North/South) in the shortest, most efficient way. A lot of the fields…read more

May.10
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Week One: Weird Weather and Lot’s of Sleep

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*Title image by Cyclonediesel at www.motortopia.com* And thus ends my first week out of Berrien Springs and the great state of Michigan. First off, the weather here in West Indiana/East Illinois is not quite what I’m used to. I’ve been here a week and it hasn’t warmed up quite past 75. In fact today it stayed a cool 45 degrees … it’s as if I stepped back a month or two into March. Not complaining though, it’s not snowing (yet) and it isn’t 90 degrees (yet). On the work side things have been…read more