Rotary Encoders with LEDs are a fun addition to any Home Cockpit or custom flight simulator project. These can be used in Flight Simulators as well as Racing Simulators; basically anywhere you are using Arduinos and other Interfacing Cards. Along with my other video on Switches and Pushbuttons with LEDs, this can be another great […]

This particular error: SSL Error 61: You have not chosen to trust Entrust Root Certification Authority is related directly to the Citrix Workspace app. In this case I was troubleshooting a remote connection to a medical facility that uses CernerWorks / PowerChart, in order to view MRI Scans. Even though some SSL Certificates on the […]

One of the most unique arrangements where Aviation inter-weaved (literally) with Golf, was at the old Punta Aguila Airport in La Romana, Dominican Republic. If you were lucky to have experienced this in the mid to late 90s, after teeing off, a guard opened a small gate, which allowed you to cross the main runway, […]

Every flight to me is a humbling experience. It makes me wonder. It helps me be creative. When you see so much, it helps you appreciate everything you have, and the Planet you have it on. It also inspires me to continue creating things to help others. During a training session in an Embraer Phenom […]

When working on your Flight Simulator, if building something similar to a real airplane, you will notice that not all of the instruments are side by side or even close by. If using one large monitor to load your instrument or gauge cluster this is perfect, but sometimes we have to split the instruments between […]

In this video we review several products by ProDeskSim, which create a variety of add-on products for Simulator Hardware manufacturers such as Logitech, Honeycomb and Turtle Beach. Part of the review is actually performed on a real Airplane and tackles accuracy, functionality, and features such as fully functional TO/GA buttons. The Add-Ons which include throttle, […]

At almost every office I visit I will find discarded or unused wireless mice and keyboards because of missing or damaged receivers. It’s not rare for me to collect anywhere between 20 to 80 of these devices every year. This happens because most users don’t know or just won’t bother searching for a new receiver. […]

If you are into Flight Simulators, PC / Gaming Rig Assembly and also Aviation, you can combine all of these with some cool Airplane models that can live safely inside your computer. Below I provide some examples, and links to stores on Amazon that can help you obtain almost any Aircraft you have in mind. […]

Garmin’s Aviation PC Trainers are very useful for Avionics familiarization and training. They are available for many Aircraft including single engine, multi-engine, Turbroprops and Jets. Although I have been informed they are working on newer versions of these trainers, many aircraft owners have CDs with older versions which can be buggy. In Flight Simulators, such […]

This video shows you how to create a fully portable, easy-to-remove Tool which you can use to test devices such as light fixtures, outlets, switches, LEDs, Fans, and many more devices. This will also allow you to connect any of these devices to a power meter, so you can analyze its power usage / energy […]