Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.
Issue link: http://experimenter.epubxp.com/i/194874
California Power Systems Launches New Website California Power Systems (CPS) launched a redesigned website in mid-July. CPS identified some areas that needed improvement and believes it addressed those concerns and incorporated the solutions into its new design. The website uses a variety of new web standard techniques that are more intuitive and more user friendly, including many new features, such as improved product search and navigation. CPS has been the Western U.S. Regional Rotax Service Center since 1981. It offers Rotax engines, parts, and other light-sport aircraft products to aviators around the world. In addition to engine and parts sales from the Corona, California facility, CPS also maintains a maintenance shop and a Rotax engine training facility at the nearby Chino (CNO) Airport. For more information or to request your free copy of the CPS parts catalog, contact California Power Systems at 1-800-AIRWOLF or visit its website at www.CPS-Parts.com. ASA Announces 2014 Test Preps ASA's 2014 Test Prep books for pilots and fast-track test guides for mechanics are available and shipping now. Prepare for your FAA knowledge exam using these time-proven study guides. Pass your test and know what is essential to become a safe, competent pilot or mechanic. New to the 2014 line of Test Preps and Fast-Track Test Guides this year is the addition of free online testing and authorization. Inside each book is a code that will grant you access to Prepware Online, allowing you to take practice exams and obtain your endorsement to take the actual FAA Knowledge Exam. Test Preps include the Computer Testing Supplement with the same FAA legends, figures, and full-color charts issued at the testing center to help you become familiar with all available information before you take your official test. Fast-Track Test Guides include all necessary FAA figures right next to the question and explanation. ASA keeps up with changes in the FAA Knowledge Exams with a free e-mail subscription service and updates. ASA Test Preps and FastTrack Test Guides are only part of its complete line of test preparation products. Our 2014 Prepware CD-ROM, Software Download, Online Prepware, and new Prepware School products will be coming soon. Order your 2014 Test Preps and Test Guides today at www.ASA2Fly.com. Online Courses Offer Advanced Aviation Education for Free If you're interested in airplanes and wish you knew more about aerodynamics, air traffic control, space policy, satellite engineering, or airline management, you can study all of those topics and more for free at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, via its OpenCourseware website. Each course features a syllabus, readings, video lectures, and projects that you can complete at your own pace. The courses don't include any instructor support, classroom interaction, or certification, so learners must be self-motivated. If you prefer more structure, MIT also offers MOOCs, or massive online open courses, together with Harvard at the EdX website. These courses run on a schedule and offer active discussion forums, and students can receive a certificate when they complete all the course work. Aviation-related courses at EdX include Introduction to Aerodynamics, which started in September, and Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics, starting in January. Students can choose to simply audit the courses, or complete all the homework assignments and exams to earn a Certificate of Mastery. The prerequisites for Intro Aerodynamics include a familiarity with vector calculus, differential equations, and control volume analysis; so if you're starting from familiarity with the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, it may be tough going—but there's nothing to lose if you fail, and no limit on how many times you can retake the course. To learn more, visit www.EdX.org. EAA Experimenter 9