Using Eagle, a great schematic and PCB layout program, I had a go at creating a PCB for building the BoatGPS that I prototyped earlier using some Veroboard. Here’s some photos of my first PCB attempt: The other side of the PCB, where the LCD panel will be attached: After some soldering, here is…
Arduino Based RFID Reader
This is was a simple project to read the Honeywell/HID Corporation HID security badges that are used by a lot of businesses. I used this to quickly determine the badge’s ID so that I could get the security department to update the building access settings. The reader comprises of a ProxPoint Plus reader, initially connected…
Bonanza A36 Photo Shoot
Here are some photos that I took of Shawn’s Bonanza. For fun, a 15 year old was put in to the captain’s seat, while her father smiled (!). Thanks to John and Meg for helping out with the photo shoot – and of course Shawn for providing the subject plane! For some technical details, photos…
Trade-A-Plane Second July Issue, 2013
Here’s a photo I took of Jonathan Braslow’s Lambada motor glider flying over Lake Tahoe.
BoatGPS – Breadboard to Prototype
Last year I acquired a boat. As the saying goes, if it floats or flies, be prepared to invest a lot of time and money! Since the boat had not been used in about 8 years, several parts of the boat needed servicing or replacing, so far this has included: replacing the trailer tires, outdrive…
Inflight Traffic – ForeFlight with the Stratus 2 + AHARS
Some screen grabs from my iPad mini, which was running ForeFlight, connected to a Stratus 2 ADS-B Receiver – second generation. While flying some practice IFR approaches in to Lincoln (KLHM), I had my friend’s Stratus set up in the cockpit to receive any ADS-B out traffic. Since my plane does not have ADS-B out capability,…
Yosemite
I was fortunate to be able to spend a few days in Yosemite National Park with my father-in-law, Larry Brenden. Larry, an accomplished landscape photographer, showed me some of his favorite locations in the Yosemite Valley, along with some great ideas and guidance on landscape photography. I got to use my Foolography Unleashed Bluetooth adapter to…
GoPro Aircraft Mounts
Some fun mounting a GoPro Hero 2 to the tail of the Cherokee Six. As you can see the tail mount needs some stabilization! GoPro Aircraft Mount from Andy Robinson on Vimeo.
LiveATC antenna
LiveATC.net provides audio streams of the various air traffic control (ATC) feeds from around the world. Since I find this system to be very beneficial in terms of education, tracking, and general geekdom! I currently run a small Linux server to provide the audio feeds from my location to the LiveATC servers. However, I thought…
iPad mini Cockpit Mount
iPad mini Cockpit Mount Here is my new toy, an iPad mini, mounted to the yoke, in the cockpit of my Cherokee Six. The size of the iPad mini is great, since it allows for both vertical and horizontal mounting. Compared to my original iPad (generation 1), the iPad mini is a optimally sized…
GPS Geotagging photos
Geotagging – Just where was that photo taken? In the past I have manually geotagged my photos. This was done manually using Adobe Lightroom and clicking on a map where the photo was taken. GPS serial connection I then used the Nikon MC-35 GPS connector, in conjunction with an old Garmin eTrex, to provide a…
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR
Just added a new lens to the collection: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR This is a full frame (FX format) lens for both photo and video work.