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Fire Detection Circuit
Take two thermal fuses (like this one from Newark) and wire them in parallel using a little prototyping board. Mount it on the firewall, run a circuit through it, and wire to the G3X. If the circuit ever breaks, then the G3X should show a FIRE warning or similar. The important bits – the thermal…
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Engine On Order
With the dual goals of building and maintaining my plane and getting my A&P certificate eventually, I thought the in-person engine build program offered by Aero Sport Power would be an amazing learning experience. I’m not sure anyone offers a similar program starting from a rack of parts and ending with an aircraft engine (though…
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Monkworkz MZ-30L
My airplane is going to be very electrically sensitive, and so I need a backup power source. Traditionally, this is done with a second alternator along with batteries of some sort. I’ve opted for a more modern solution, and yet the technology behind it is many decades old. The Monkworkz MZ-30L is a generator, not…
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Sky Dynamics Featherweight Flywheel
Aerobatic propellers weigh more than non aerobatic propellers, so I was looking for a way to reduce that impact on the plane. The Sky Dynamics Featherweight Flywheel drops around 3 pounds from the very front of the engine. This is installed at the front of the engine. The starter engages the teeth of this gear…