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Eagles Are Out and Registration Is Back In a Not-Fun-Week for Drones

Remember back when you could fly drones without having to pay the government money first, and when the only thing you had to worry about was a midair takedown by an anti-drone hit squad made up of highly-trained Dutch eagles? … Continue reading

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Delta Air Lines buys 100 Airbus planes, a loss for Boeing

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Repaved Runways for Model Airplanes Help Citizens Fly High

With the stunning backdrop of the Organ Mountains, the City of Las Cruces’ Old Foothills Landfill (OFL), at 555 S. Sonoma Ranch Blvd., is a hub of activity not only for year ‘round green waste recycling and clean-fill acceptance, but … Continue reading

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Tesla Model 3 Increasing Production To 5000 Vehicles Per Week

Tesla Motors/Handout via REUTERSFirst production model of Tesla Model 3 out the assembly line in Fremont, California, U.S. is seen in this undated handout photo from Tesla Motors obtained by Reuters July 10, 2017. Tesla Model 3 production has now … Continue reading

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The Whirl Is Not Enough: Hundred-Dollar Fidget Spinners

By the time Trevor Hirschi decided to make a fidget spinner, the market was already saturated with $2 plastic devices that covered the shelves of toy stores and bodegas. So Hirschi, a machine tool technology instructor at Bridgerland Technical College … Continue reading

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Drone Easily Pierced New York ‘No-Fly’ Zone, Exposing Risk

A recreational drone operator whose device smashed into a U.S. Army helicopter in September flew undetected into a no-fly zone over New York set up to protect President Donald Trump and the United Nations. The National Transportation Safety Board on … Continue reading

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Coventry pilot not slowing down after 50 years of safe flights

By Alex BryanSuburbanite correspondent COVENTRY TWP.  To build a model airplane takes precision, patience and a whole lot of enthusiasm. Constructing the replica aircraft was one of Coventry resident Todd Fisher’s favorite ways to pass time as child. It’s perhaps … Continue reading

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