Month: January 2010
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Help Me Re-Name My Latest App!
Just about anyone who’s been in the same room with me for more than 5 minutes over the last few months has likely been accosted by me in an attempt to show off my latest iPhone app: inPictures. The reaction to the app has universally been positive – people think the idea behind the app…
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Tiger Moth Upper Ailerons Modification
A few weeks ago I first flew my new Tiger Moth 400 with the brushless mod. After getting it trimmed well, it flies pretty well with a few caveats: There is still quite a bit of prop torque With ailerons on only the lower wing, this plane does not axial roll very fast, and loses…
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que⋅sa⋅dil⋅la [keɪ səˈdi ə, key-suh-dee-uh]
Slumped over his laptop, the man worked and slaved, productively producing productive preponderances of product. Then he got hungry. “meh – dinner”, he muttered as he sulked into the kitchen. Lights on. Fridge open. Hmm…. what do we have here. Yogurt. Yogurt for dinner. Hmm. Wife not likely like yogurt for dinner. Eggs. More promising. …
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New Apple Tablet Is Announced! *and the world yawns*
I eagerly watched the so-called Live feeds for the special Apple event today where they announced the iPad. The hype over this device has been huge, and the magical Apple reality distortion field was in full effect at the presentation. The reporters I was following were drooling all over the device, and doing their best…
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How To Write iPhone Apps
More and more frequently I’m approached by folks who are interested in writing apps for the iPhone, and want to know how to get started. Usually these are not other programmers with a few years of experience with other platforms, but rather folks who think it would be neat to get into the whole iPhone…
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Danny Glover is an Idiot
Since the devastating earthquake last week in Haiti, I’ve heard all kinds of theories about what caused it and what should be done about it. Wasn’t long before the kook parade started. The first moron I heard was Pat Robertson, who hardly waited 24 hours before announcing in all his wisdom that the reason for…
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Birthday List 2010
First, the planes: P-47 Thunder F4U Cessna Messerschmitt Bf-109G And, if I get a plane, I’m going to need this receiver so I can fly it with my radio Charger, Batteries, wiring, etc: LiPo Battery Charger Small LiPo Battery (I need several – at least 2, more would be great) Large LiPo Battery (probably just…
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SuperCub – Super Busted
This past Friday evening I took my wife to the park to show her how my cub looks to fly at night. There was a pretty stiff breeze, but not anything worse than what I’ve flown in before, so we went out into the field and I took off. I did a few low passes,…
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Fly An R/C Plane At Night? Am I Crazy?
Anyone who has ever tried to fly a remote controlled plane will tell you that it is tricky. They can be squirrely in the air, drastically affected by the lightest of breezes, it’s very easy to get the controls all mixed up, and you will crash – a lot. I’ve been flying for about a…