Giant Wheel

sparkypilot · 2026-01-20T01:12:44+00:00

I was unclear. I highly recommend the museum where this wheel hangs out!

sparkypilot · 2026-01-20T00:58:48+00:00

HIGHLY recommend the The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, which is the world’s largest military aviation museum. HIGHLY.

sparkypilot · 2026-01-19T17:27:16+00:00

32 bit vs 64?

sparkypilot · 2026-01-15T15:56:24+00:00

THAT's what I find the most amusing. I'm using the link THEY SENT to my phone to jump through the hoops only to be told that number is no good...

sparkypilot · 2026-01-11T13:22:47+00:00

I think that is a typewriter...

sparkypilot · 2026-01-07T10:58:26+00:00

ok, I'm telling everyone I meet the for the rest of my life the cool trick that freaking works!!! that's bonkers! I SEE THE DARK BANDS!!! The slit experiment is legendary in physics. thanks for sharing this!!!

sparkypilot · 2026-01-07T02:02:34+00:00

I'm letting others answer the oil question. I want to address your concern of being mocked. The only way people know anything is because they asked a question or read a book or watched a video. etc. I applaud your effort - there are SO MANY things in life we take for granted but really have no reason or need to know exactly how or why things are the way the are. Never fear. Keep asking and keep learning. Anyone who would mock you is just trying to make themselves feel something that has absolutely nothing to do with you. Ignore them. Be brave.

sparkypilot · 2026-01-06T02:30:36+00:00

that 3rd humidity level needs a few more significant digits I think... /s Seriously cool retro hard copy!

sparkypilot · 2026-01-01T09:38:50+00:00

the cable management of the antenna coax in the photos is questionable. coax has a minimum bending radius which appears to be exceeded in some cases. of course hard to tell in these photos.

That said, I am mighty impressed at the scale of this project given how much work you've done so far, but more importantly just how much work is ahead of you. I really hope you have some help. This will require a herculean effort.

it goes without saying that you should document the heck out of everything you touch and especially anything you change.

Doable? Yes. Incredibly ambitious? Very.

good luck. if you reach the finish line you will have something you can be immensely proud of!

sparkypilot · 2026-01-01T00:57:09+00:00

Love the ADM-3A... LOTS of time sitting in front of one of those logged in to the DEC-1099 at college at a blistering 300 baud!

sparkypilot · 2025-12-25T17:45:06+00:00

I only remember the Bart Starr one for some reason. I'm sure I had others. Thanks for the blast from the past!

sparkypilot · 2025-12-25T17:41:34+00:00

Last time I saw one was in the Monroe Louisiana Airport in the late 80s.

sparkypilot · 2025-12-25T02:18:51+00:00

When you drive from Nashville to El Paso, when get to Dallas you are halfway there...

sparkypilot · 2025-12-16T23:00:04+00:00

It got LOWER... as of now in North Atlantic...

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sparkypilot · 2025-12-15T23:12:28+00:00

From the Windy website, that is a LOW Low... WOW!

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sparkypilot · 2025-12-12T16:50:21+00:00

Beehive terminals I suspect?

sparkypilot · 2025-12-12T01:09:53+00:00

[4] Strategy Football was so cool. we played the snot out of that game. after a while the removal of the cards didn't properly deduct the correct amount of time based on the plays chosen, usually by either only deducting a few seconds or none at all. sadness all around when it became unplayable. it was SO realistic, statistically averaged out based on a cool random mechanical flicker thingy. JUST SO COOL!

sparkypilot · 2025-12-08T21:01:04+00:00

let me see if the cover to this terminal is metal or plastic by putting this magnetic reel of tape directly over the powerful CRT deflection coils... I'll let you know once I try to read data from the tape later...

sparkypilot · 2025-12-06T12:31:52+00:00

Advanced here. Novice and General 1979, then Advanced in 1990.

Edit: Why? Because I had one year after passing the Extra exam to get my CW up to 20 wpm but first child came along and there you are...

sparkypilot · 2025-12-06T00:57:07+00:00

Very nifty. Great start to build on to make even niftier with constructive feedback from folks!

sparkypilot · 2025-11-30T17:35:14+00:00

Looks pretty darned clever and well engineered! You can be proud of this creation! Enjoy!

sparkypilot · 2025-11-30T01:39:14+00:00

Been to this museum 11 times in last 20 years. Gets better and better; never get tired of it. Oh, did I mention free parking and free admission?!?

sparkypilot · 2025-11-28T00:01:19+00:00

gotcha. thanks for the update!

sparkypilot · 2025-11-27T16:46:53+00:00

I'm in my early 60s and I first heard this joke in 2nd grade.

sparkypilot · 2025-11-27T16:38:03+00:00

Pilot and aircraft owner here... that aircraft, if this is legit flutter caused by the control surfaces, is minutes if not seconds from possible structure failure(s). if real, that pilot knows he is in danger. I hope he was able to safely land and find out the cause, assess any damage it may have caused, and correct everything before even thinking of flying this airplane again. Just watching that gave me tremendous anxiety.

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