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FAA Releases Final ECi Engine Cylinder AD

The FAA has published a final rule to the Federal Register, regarding the removal of certain aircraft engine cylinders. The cylinders in question (Engine Components International Division [ECi] cylinders) are currently in use in aircraft with Continental engine model -520 … Continue reading

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Local model airplane club celebrates annual holiday | WJHL

KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – Aviation lovers in the Tri-Cities are celebrating the fourth annual National Model Aviation Day. The Johnson City Radio Controllers Club took to the tarmac of the Tri-Cities Model Airport in Kingsport to fly as well as … Continue reading

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My best summer photograph: sun, sand and plastic surgery

Summer is a time when natural light can lend an otherness to almost any subject. From Ryan McGinley’s playful homage to Renaissance nudes, to Nadav Kander’s eerie inlet at Mont Saint-Michel, these shots by contemporary photographers are testament to that. … Continue reading

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Model aircraft competition set for Aug. 27-28 at Trinca Airport

GREEN — The Top O’ New Jersey model aircraft club will host the 14th annual AMA District II Fly-In on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, at Trinca Airport. The contest, a fully sanctioned event of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, … Continue reading

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Model aircraft competition set for Aug. 27-28 at Trinca Airport

GREEN — The Top O’ New Jersey model aircraft club will host the 14th annual AMA District II Fly-In on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, at Trinca Airport. The contest, a fully sanctioned event of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, … Continue reading

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Local model airplane club celebrates annual holiday

KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – Aviation lovers in the Tri-Cities are celebrating the fourth annual National Model Aviation Day. The Johnson City Radio Controllers Club took to the tarmac of the Tri-Cities Model Airport in Kingsport to fly as well as … Continue reading

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Innovation is not enough

We seem to be living in an accelerated age of revolutionary technological breakthroughs. Barely a day passes without the announcement of some major new development in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, digitisation or automation. Yet, those who are supposed to know where … Continue reading

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