Instrument rated

corey    Flying, News     Flying

Finally!

After many delays (got sick, bad weather, bad weather+bad plane) and mucho $$$ I finally got to take my instrument check ride. I am now a fully qualified instrument rated pilot. Whoo.

This damn well better make my insurance rates go down!

Android on the Tilt

corey    Computers, News     android, kaiser, tilt

Since I’m making a post, might as well make some more…

I was browsing around on the XDA Developer’s forum to see if there were any new ROMs for my ATT Tilt (HTC Kaiser) and stumbled across an Android build. Interestingly, it actually shuts down WinMo6, boots up Linux, and then launches the Android platform. Of course, it doesn’t actually work very well (yet) but it’s a start! Supposedly they got calling and contacts to work, but it basically just freezes on me.

After some digging, I flashed my phone with the L26 Diamond ROM with WinMo6.1 and a few other goodies added. And, in the process, I lost all of my Outlook contacts – of course. (Stupid WinMo – why do you have to try to sync contacts with Outlook and then delete them if they aren’t in the local copy of Outlook!?). I may switch to Android (if I can get it working) just so I don’t lose my contacts randomly throughout the year. Until then, I’ll use NS Contacts Backup to backup everything.

Prop and Engine and Panel

corey    News, RV Project     eggenfellner, engine, prop, rv

I just found out that my Eggenfellner Subaru engine is shipping this week! I can’t wait to get it. The cowl and the new ‘official’ manual will be delayed, I’m told – but I really just need to get my hands on the fuel pumps so I can start putting in fuel lines.

My constant speed prop and avionics panel should also be shipping this week, so I’ll have quite a Christmas in July if everything gets out on time.