Day 4: Traverse City, MI to Holland, MI

Day 4: Traverse City, MI to Holland, MI

Stats for the day: 3.5 hours flight time 10 landings, 2 full stop Airports: 5D5 (Woolsey Memorial), Y87 (Empire), KFKS (Frankfort), KMBL (Manistee County), KLDM (Mason County), C04 (Oceana County), KMKG (Muskegon County), 3GM (Grand Haven), KHLM (Park Township), KBIV (West Michigan Regional) 17.1 gallons of 100LL burned Today is the penultimate day of my …

Day 3: Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Traverse City, MI

Day 3: Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Traverse City, MI

Stats for the day: 3.0 hours flight time 10 landings, 2 full stop Airports: 5Y1 (Albert Lindbergh), 83D (Mackinac County), KMCD (Mackinac Island), 6Y1 (Bois Blanc Island), KSLH (Cheboygan County), KPLN (Pellston Regional), KMGN (Harbor Springs), KCVX (Charlevoix), KACB (Antrim County), KTVC (Traverse City) 14.6 gallons of 100LL burned Day 3! I just calculated my …

Day 1: Aurora, IL to Green Bay, WI

Day 1: Aurora, IL to Green Bay, WI

Stats for the day: 4.5 hours 5 landings, 3 full stop Airports: KMTW (Manitowoc), KSUE (Door County), 3D2 (Ephraim), 2P2 (Washington Island), KGRB (Green Bay) 23.3 gallons of 100LL burned My day started pretty early. Not going to lie… I was nervous and didn’t get a ton of sleep last night. Considering the intense storms …

91.103’ing my Flight

91.103’ing my Flight

So now it’s Thursday, and I’m hoping to be wheels up early next Tuesday morning. I’m already starting to have some nerves about my trip. I think about backing out, but then I tell myself that I’ve been thinking about a trip like this for a long time, and I will enjoy myself! At any …

Capacitor Y-Delta and Delta-Y Transforms

Resistors and inductors follow the same rules for Y-Delta and Delta-Y transforms because they combine similarly in series and parallel. This does not hold true for capacitors. Through no small feat of algebraic manipulation, it can be shown that the Y-Delta and Delta-Y transforms for capacitors are as follows: Y-Delta Transformation Delta-Y Transformation Circuit Diagram