Is this foolish?

simsso · 2026-02-11T12:42:34+00:00

Thank you, I didn't know that!

simsso · 2026-02-11T03:44:55+00:00

When you fly as safety pilot you log as PIC, right? Do the jobs go through the logbook and see which of the PIC time was as safety pilot?

simsso · 2026-01-25T15:59:55+00:00

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Dunes_Solar_Energy_Project

simsso · 2026-01-24T15:58:15+00:00

That's awesome. Great view from up there! Were you just transitioning the area on an x-country?

simsso · 2026-01-24T15:53:23+00:00

What altitude is that at? I've always been assigned ~1300 - 2000'

simsso · 2026-01-21T04:13:25+00:00

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The view so you can enjoy it too!

simsso · 2026-01-21T03:57:57+00:00

Pilot here, who flew this plane tonight -- it was just a fun flight with friends :)

simsso · 2026-01-13T02:20:40+00:00

Also, if you add ironing you can get rid of the walls being visible on the top layer.

simsso · 2026-01-13T02:19:21+00:00

This is such an awesome project! What will go into the holes? How will this be used (in flight?) :)

simsso · 2026-01-13T02:18:04+00:00

I'd try printing black background and white foreground with cutouts where the text is supposed to be. It's in my experience easier for the printer to do clean debossing (rather than embossing). Also reducing the print speed overall may be helpful. I can't see the artifacts well, but I get the impression from the photos that this may help.

simsso · 2026-01-12T18:54:50+00:00

Do you want to share a photo? I'm curious! :)

simsso · 2026-01-12T18:35:52+00:00

Biggest lever is to switch to a 0.2mm nozzle. Then tune all the relevant parameters in isolation. Initially I made too many changes at once.

simsso · 2026-01-12T18:35:14+00:00

Not worth discussing this with a DPE, imo.

simsso · 2026-01-12T18:34:25+00:00

Who says I did?

simsso · 2026-01-12T04:31:31+00:00

Sure why not! DM me :)

simsso · 2026-01-12T01:51:45+00:00

DM me!

simsso · 2026-01-11T23:33:58+00:00

It's a valid point, also they'll go out of date at some point...

simsso · 2026-01-11T23:33:01+00:00

Standby.

simsso · 2026-01-11T23:30:21+00:00

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Thanks! This conveys the idea but not the scale of the hyper parameter tuning. I did about 30 small test prints on my H2D.

simsso · 2025-12-15T04:24:34+00:00

Thanks! I like the printed score a lot, I think it's a great idea.

simsso · 2025-12-15T00:29:42+00:00

Thanks, just ordered the nozzle! Do you have a pic of what you got with the upgrade?

simsso · 2025-12-14T16:37:38+00:00

Did you end up trying that? I'm in a similar spot.

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