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In the Loop

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LoopFor quite a while I have been a subscriber to Loop magazine – an electronic monthly aviation publication. How about this for a bit of fresh air: the subscription is completely FREE!

My subscription is via my iPad – visit the app store and search for LOOP – but you can also subscribe online. Here’s the website address: http://www.loop.aero

The iPad version uses some very good and creative ways to enable you to see text and pictures. For example, you get mostly text in the ‘portrait’ orientation and in the ‘landscape’ orientation you get loads more photos. Using the LOOP app is quite intuitive – they don’t seem to be obsessed with creativity for its own sake, but just to enhance your viewing. Once you get the hang of it, you can swipe up, down and side to side, and rotate the iPad when you want more pictures. It’s a very good example of how electronic publishing can show real benefits over a printed magazine.

Even the advertisers are on board – I just love the ‘scratch card’ reveal of the Bendix King advert for their latest KT74 transponder.

The current issue – number 29 – has a great article about the Chipmunk trainer and previous issues have covered Light Sport Aircraft, STOL/bushplanes, the Red Bull racers, and many classic aircraft.

Finally, can you spot the Foxbat, which appears in every issue?

Boeshield lubricant

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boeshield_t912ozAEROSOLA long-time and multiple aircraft owner has told me about an excellent lubricant made by Boeing, suitable for use on light aircraft – it’s called Boeshield T-9.

Boeshield was developed – surprise, surprise – by The Boeing Company for lubrication and protection of aircraft components. It is a combination of solvents, lubricants, and waxes designed for penetration, moisture displacement, lubrication and protection. T-9 dries to a thin waxy film that clings to metal for months. It will loosen rusty and corroded parts and is safe on paints, plastics, and vinyls. To me this sounds just like the description used on other products like Lanox and WD40. However, T-9 seems to work more effectively and helps to remove old grease and lubricant film as well as add its own protective layer. Having used it myself now for almost 2 years, I can confirm it does the job well! Boeshield T-9 is available through many aviation stockists or directly on Ebay – it isn’t cheap, typically around $25+ for an aerosol can – but one can will last a very long time on a Foxbat!