Monthly Archives: June 2016

Advocates sharply disagree on solutions to airplane noise

More than 675 people turned out for the meeting Wednesday night of The Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals, which is comprised of county and city officials from the San Francisco Peninsula and tasked with addressing the airplane noise issue … Continue reading

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Model airplanes stolen from Yarrambat shed

One of the photos stolen from the Yarrambat shed. Photo: Supplied Two model airplanes valued at $25,000 have been stolen from a shed in Yarrambat, north-east of Melbourne. Owner Peter Agnew told Neil Mitchell police believe it was targeted as … Continue reading

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Carmichaels man is top producer of model aviation kits – Observer

CARMICHAELS – John Brodak is taking his love of flying model airplanes to new heights. In addition to winning several national flying titles, Brodak is credited with reviving control-line model aviation, a form of flying in which the model airplane … Continue reading

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Landing at the museum

Visitors to Seward on the Fourth of July will have the opportunity to see something special. The Nebraska National Guard Museum now has a full replica of Nebraska’s first airplane suspended from its ceiling. It is one of the first … Continue reading

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Gretchen Menn Talks New Music, Gear, Zeppelin and More

Wildly talented on electric guitar, steel-string and classical, Gretchen Menn is a force to be reckoned with. While you might recognize her from her role as the lead guitarist for all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella, Menn also delivers some serious … Continue reading

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Plane makes emergency landing at Hooks Airport after bird crashes through windshield – KTRK

The pilot of a small Cessna aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Tomball after a bird crashed through the windshield and hit him in the face. The pilot landed safely Hooks Airport around noon. However, a spokesperson … Continue reading

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How To Break Open The Web

One of us is writing this piece from an airplane over the Atlantic Ocean. The other is working from his home in California. Not long ago this would have sounded like science fiction. Today it’s becoming routine in a world … Continue reading

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