A Geek Goes Flying

HS-105 Initial Setup Connecting to WiFi using the Kasa for Mobile App First, get the free Kasa app ( iOS | Android ) (in the Apple App Store on my iPhone, searched for "tp-link kasa" and found it). I disconnected from my 5 GHz network and connected to the 'regular' (2.4 GHz) WiFi network, as apparently the TP-Link devices only speak 2.4 GHz. Clicked the '+' (upper right corner) to add a device, and scrolled down to find the Smart Plug Mini. My HS105 was already plugged in and powered on (and running a RetroPie ... ;) ) ... Once it started blinking orange/blue, went into Settings on the iPhone to connect to its WiFi network (TP-Link_Smart Plug_DEB5). Back to the Kasa app. Gave it a name (RPi Plug). Gave it the credentials for my WiFi network. Updated the firmware when prompted (took about 60 seconds). Determine the Network Address From a UNIX ( Mac OS X ) machine, fired up Terminal.app and ran 'ping' on my broadcast address:

There's a lot of movement in the autopilot world right now. I'm building this list here to keep track of which options have what capabilities (most of which is academic)... TruTrak : TruTrak is one that will fly a track (set in the autopilot, no "heading bug" interface), GPS, or GPSS (ARINC429), and will fly GPS vertical guidance / vertical speed altitude preselect / altitude hold pitch, but won't talk to anything "analog" (ILS/VOR/LOC) or the heading bug on a DG, correct? (Still, for $5,000 + install ...) Trio Pro Pilot : Also does GPSS and GPSV, with an optional ARIN429 module; CRS mode uses rotary encoder to set  a course (like TRK mode on the TruTrak), can also do VS (and airspeed?) climbs/descents to pre-selected altitudes... Garmin GFC500 : There's also the GFC500, which I was interested in (with a G500 TXi PFD), but I've since learned : The GFC500 requires a G5 in order to function. The G5 serves as the attitude reference an

I have ... A few iOS devices. So the default Amazon naming scheme (Geek's 2nd iOS Device, Geek's 3rd iPhone, &c.) leaves a lot to be desired of. Likewise, Amazon's " Manage Your Content and Devices " advice doesn't give you anything to differentiate them with, except (if you click the "..." button to the left of each device) the "Send to Kindle" email address associated with each unit. Tapping the "More" icon on the bottom of the screen in the latest Kindle software gives you a "Settings" option, which will reveal the "Send-to-Kindle email address" associated with that device. Then, find the corresponding device in the "Manage Your Content and Devices" list on Amazon.com, and edit the name there. Kind of a hassle, but at least straightforward. And now I can send a book to my iPad Pro 9.7, without trying to divine if that was my 3rd or 4th iPad...