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Aviation aficionados celebrate RC planes during Fun Fly Day
“After that plane hit an oak tree at the speed of sound, it sounded like a .38 pistol being shot,” Koenig said. “Parts went everywhere.” Although he’s a more seasoned flyer now, Koenig’s experience with RC planes has been filled … Continue reading
‘Still hard to believe’: 52 years of the Vikings in Mankato coming to an end
MANKATO – The Vikings will pack up and leave Mankato on Wednesday and, for the first time in 52 summers, they shall not return. “This is my 41st season coming down as a player or scout,” said Scott Studwell. “Lots … Continue reading
Beloved doctor, 92, closes decades-old practice, ends era of old-fashioned house calls
SAN JOSE — This wasn’t the way 92-year-old Dr. Richard Mahrer or his beloved patients wanted to see his career end: forced out of the cozy, bric-a-brac-filled office he’d worked in since 1956, when San Jose was still a sleepy agricultural … Continue reading
Air travel: Researchers say factors like plane size and boarding method can have a huge impact on infection rates
Common boarding methods force passengers to wait together in the aisle, leaving them vulnerable to contagious disease. Credit: Arizona State University Air travel may be the quickest way to get to your vacation destination, but it’s also one of the … Continue reading
Giant model planes flying this weekend over Santa Maria from Elks …
Pilot Joe Francis, left, of Salinas, and his spotter, Clark Stiles, watch as Francis’ plane takes off during the Tri-Valley RC Modelers Fly-in at the Elks Unocal Event Center on Friday. Models and flyers from around California are expected to … Continue reading
Model perfectly addresses man who shamed her on airplane
This week in body-shaming: man on flight is compelled to express his opinion of someone else’s body. In our ‘progressive’ society, one of the persisting intolerances is for people who don’t fit exactly into the ‘ideal body type.’ The internet … Continue reading
Unusual prototype lands at Oshkosh
Boeing conceived the short takeoff and landing (STOL) airplane in less than a month as its candidate for an Army Air Forces contract in the late 1940s, but the unusual design lost out to Cessna’s L-19 Bird Dog. It was … Continue reading