From 44deded381a6a2c8e91ad1ff823ee02e67605d9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pim van Pelt Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:39:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Weds --- content/blog/wk12day3.md | 75 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/wk12day3.md b/content/blog/wk12day3.md index b285e35..475ee75 100644 --- a/content/blog/wk12day3.md +++ b/content/blog/wk12day3.md @@ -1,7 +1,76 @@ --- -title: "Week 12, Wednesday:" +title: "Week 12, Wednesday: Geneva to Brüttisellen" date: 2024-10-16T21:55:00+02:00 -draft: true --- -{{< image frame="true" width="17em" float="right" src="/img/headline/todo.png" alt="Credit: " >}} +{{< image frame="true" width="17em" float="right" src="/img/headline/vv.png" alt="Credit: VV, YouTube" >}} + +After yesterday's slow evening staying indoors, and eating salad and soup, my night's rest was +fabulous. After my morning boot-up ritual, Fred treats me to a few _Gifpeli_, and we compare notes +between the swiss pastry versus the french one. We believe that the swiss one has one third of the +butter and three times the cost. That means the Swiss _Gipfeli_ are nine times more lucrative, for +somebody :) + +We first go to the IP-Max office, Quai du Rhône also called GVA08. Here, I gather the APU +stuff and a 1.5 meter LSH/PC - LC/PC patch cable to reroute a temporary patch I made the other day +when visiting this place. We say our goodbyes at 10:30 and I drive up to _Lau-ss-ane_. Here, the +entry to Brainserve is once again spotless. A mere three minutes later, I'm standing in front of the +rack. I quickly drain the LAG member, reroute the patch cable, and put it back in service. I also +unplug the old APU and plug in the new one I installed (to grain chagrin!). Ha! An SSID for `AS8298` +with password `IPngGuest` appears and I can use it. + +I bounce from Brainserve and the car says it'd like to charge around Berne _Westside_. The drive +there is calm, and I'm the only one at the supercharger. I write my journal for yesterday as the car +charges, and I get a sandwich and iced tea from the store. With electrons in the battery and bread +in my belly, I continue my journey westward. I arrive at Brüttisellen at 15:30. + +Marina greets me and informs me of a package in the same sentence. A package! I ordered a cute 14" +screen which will serve as a navigation and flight sim aid. You see, MicroSoft FlightSimulator has a +built-in ATC but by default it uses a little pop-up window with a numbered menu like "1. request +taxi clearance; 2. request straight departure takeoff; 3. request ground services" and it's a little +bit annoying if that sits on the windshield screen. Also, most pilots these days will have an iPad +with them in the cockpit with some flight navigation and information system like my buddy Tim's [[Sky +Demon](https://www.skydemon.aero/)], or my buddy Ludo's [[ForeFlight](https://foreflight.com/)]. + +The mission for the rest of the day is to draw and then 3D print a somewhat more complex structure: +a ball joint. This does indeed take a longer time than I anticipated, but as with most things, it +was merely a _skill issue_. Drawing this plate object is simple. It's merely a rectangle 60x80x5mm +with a cylinder in the middle, and a sphere sitting on top of the cylinder. Drawing the arm object +is easy - once I figured it out: rather than making a 2D drawing and extruding the part, I compose the +part from discreet 3D shapes, much like I would've with [[TinkerCad](https://tinkercad.com/)]. + +For posterity, here's how I made the part: + +1. 30mm sphere at origin. +1. 40mm sphere at origin. +1. Plane at angle through origin, 45deg +1. 140mm cylinder from the angled plane +1. Cut three 5mm holes through the cylinder perpendicular to the Y axis +1. Plane from the angled plane, 20deg +1. Offset plane -5mm from the previous plane +1. Split object from the previous offsetplane +1. Dismiss the bottom cut off part +1. Cut the inner sphere from the part +1. Split the part along the Y axis + +The MK4S makes quick work of the print, and a couple of hours later, I have the plate and arm put +together and due to friction fitting, it is snug as a bug. Hell yeah :) Michal would be proud. + +I plan a flight from LSMD (Dübendorf) to LSZF (Birrfeld). The screen works a treat, but I have +it sitting on a box for now. Flight time is twentytwo minutes to Birrfeld and twentyone minutes +back. Considering I don't have VFR maps (yet), I ask the sim to draw them for me in the sky. This +will also help me get better at approach and speed/attitude controls. + +I'm feeling a bit tired so I turn in early for the night. + +## Pictures of the Day + +{{< gallery-category >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-10-16/IMG_2127.JPG" caption="The beautiful IP-Max rack at Brainserve, now with APU6 + WiFi!" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-10-16/IMG_2126.JPG" caption="I'm all alone at the Bern Westside supercharger. 108kW, baby!" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-10-16/balljoint.png" caption="The render of my 3D parts for a balljoint." >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-10-16/IMG_2128.JPG" caption="The printed object, using friction fit." >}} +{{< /gallery-category >}} + +{{< gallery-modal >}} +{{< gallery-script >}}