Foreshock

by | Oct 16, 2020 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

I live in California. I moved here from Chicago in 1983. It’s probably safe to say that Californians think about earthquakes every day. Most days it’s a fleeting thought then you go about your life. But when you feel a rumble it becomes top of mind again....

Could Be a Case of the Sniffles

by | Sep 19, 2020 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

I’ll go out on a limb and say that priming the engine is not a precise science. Every POH has instructions, but experience often suggests that some engines like a little more and some a little less. What happens to the excess fuel if the pilot over-primes?...

Sims and Haptics

by | Aug 14, 2020 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Thanks to the virus, I think we’re all logging more flight simulator time lately. I was talking with a game-designer friend about sims and haptics. To save some of you running to the dictionary, haptics are kinesthetic cues given by electronic devices. Like when...

Baffles Are Often Baffling

by | Jul 18, 2020 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Maybe it’s just a coincidence that we use the same word for a piece of silicone that directs cooling air over an aircraft engine – and a state of bewilderment. In the world of sound it’s also used to describe the box that contains a...

grok

by | Jun 19, 2020 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

I was talking with a friend recently and he said “I understand it intellectually, but I’m not sure I’ll ever grok it”. I haven’t heard that word in years, maybe as far back as reading Heinlein in high school. (I was more of an Asimov fan...