K.C.'s Garage

I flew down to Lompoc, CA on Sunday with Miles, and our friends the Baalmans (Gary, Laura, & their two kids) to watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch at Vandenberg AFB. This was the first Falcon 9 "return to land" on the west coast, and it went spectacularly. We found a great viewing spot along HWY 1 overlooking the launchpad.

A few snapshots from my first couple of months of T210 ownership:

I decided, at long last, it was time to upgrade to something capable of more speed, altitude, and carrying my family.   N6779B is a 1978 Cessna T210M.  It's turbocharged and capable of climbing into the flight levels, so it's much more suitable for getting in and out of the Sierras.  ;) Adventures to come!

I recently bought some Sonoff S31 "smart outlet" switches, as I like the form factor better than the Sonoff Basic and the larger Sonoff S20.  I was able to disassemble and flash them with the fantastic Sonoff-Tasmota firmware from Theo Arends . Disassembly instructions: 1. The darker colored square panel with the button on it snaps off.  Pry it carefully off from one side to remove it: 2. There's two "slide-out" corner pieces on the male plug side. Slide these towards the button side: 3. Remove the three screws that are now exposed: 4. The case containing the female outlet side should separate easily now.  No prying necessary: 5. The circuit board is actually two boards soldered together in an "L" shape.  The small edge with the button on it contains the serial header for the ESP8266.  From the top down, the connections are VCC, RX, TX, N/C, N/C, GND   (Notice the two unused pads labeled TX & RX.  They don'...