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Hidden defects linked to small-aircraft crashes over five decades, a USA TODAY …
A tragedy in Iowa Blame shifts from pilots to hidden defects, dangerous designs The first flight of 8-year-old Caryn Stewart’s life was supposed to be a quick sightseeing tour over eastern Iowa in her uncle’s four-seat Piper Cherokee. Nervous and … Continue reading
Metuchen model-flying club delights in flight
Michael Gokhman and Emery Mersich try to will their remote-controlled plane away from a collision with the wall. SCOTT FRIEDMAN METUCHEN — The Metuchen Indoor Model Flying Club spread its proverbial wings during an end-of-season flying event at Edgar Middle … Continue reading
NTSB neglecting duty on small plane crashes
Caryn Stewart suffered severe burns in a 2005 plane crash. Here she is at the Miracle Burn Camp held at Camp Foster in Okoboji, Iowa, in July 2006.(Photo: USA Today) The first flight of 8-year-old Caryn Stewart’s life was supposed … Continue reading
FAA, European agency certify Boeing’s longer 787-9 for flight
787 milestone Boeing Co. said Monday that the 787-8 Dreamliner has now flown 20 million passengers after 100,000 revenue flights. To mark the occasion, the company is asking passengers who have flown on or will soon fly on the jet … Continue reading
Farmer father sparked Gurnett’s interest in the stars
University of Iowa professor Don Gurnett reflects on N.A.S.A.’s Voyager 1 space mission during the UI’s Hawkeye Lunch and Learn series at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, June 16, 2014. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen(Photo: David Scrivner / … Continue reading
Exchange of A model Black Hawks generates significant cost savings
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (June 16, 2014) — The Utility Helicopters Project Office handed over the logbook and keys for three UH-60A Black Hawk aircraft to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation during an aircraft exchange/sale, Wedneday. The aircraft exchange/sale, also known as the … Continue reading
Legal, Privacy Issues Hover As Drone Use Becomes More Popular
June 14–Flying a remote-controlled chopper in the airspace above your neighbor’s house is technically legal. But flying the same GoPro-equipped craft around a home to create a real estate listing invites a big fine from the Federal Aviation Administration. Welcome … Continue reading