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Consistent Maintenance Services at Santa Barbara Auto Group Extend the Life … – SYS

Santa Barbara Auto Group encourages drivers to keep their luxury car in premium working condition by maintaining a regular service schedule.

Keeping your car well-maintained is one of the best ways to ensure it runs safely and operates at the highest level of performance at all times. After purchasing your dream car, it is a wise decision to invest in regular maintenance check-ups to ensure it continues to run at its best for years to come. Basic services such as oil changes, tune-ups, brake inspections, and fluid inspections are all necessary.

Scheduled Maintenance Guide

Santa Barbara Auto Group is making it easier for customers to stay on top of maintenance needs and services. The Scheduled Maintenance Guide found online outlines the services your vehicle requires and when they need to be performed. By staying on top of these simple services, you can help prevent major services or repairs in the long-term.

As part of a regular maintenance routine, one of the best things you can do for yourself and your car is to keep a detailed service log that outlines the mileage, date of service, and description of service for your car. This is also a great place to list any parts that may have been installed or repaired.

Basic Maintenance Needs

Many of the standard maintenance services can be performed at home and include:

Check the engine oil level s using the underhood dipstick
Check engine coolant levels in
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New life for old landfill as a model airplane park – Las Cruces Sun

“It’s going to be a dynamite facility,” says Gerard DeLong, president of the Mesilla Valley model airplane Club (MVMAC). “We’re hoping, with the new field, that we’ll be able to possibly sponsor some national activities with the national organization, Academy of Model Aeronautics.”

What was once the final destination for waste disposal — the old Foothills Landfill at 555 S. Sonoma Ranch Blvd. — will soon be the site of a park for model airplane enthusiasts to soar their carefully crafted creations. The model airplane park is under construction now; an archery range is also being planned. Both should be up and running by late this fall.

The recreational facilities are in addition to the day to day activities at the closed landfill which include accepting the city’s green waste for mulching and composting, as well as accepting “cleanfill” — broken pieces of concrete and building materials such as discarded brick and asphalt.

“Approximately one third of the elevated landfill surface at the 160-acre closed landfill has been set aside for the brand new model airplane park; a future home for members of MVMAC,” said Klaus Kemmer, administrator of the Solid Waste Section of Las Cruces Utilities. “The new site will include two intersecting 600-foot runways that stretch north to south and east to west.”

Both the model airplane park and the archery range are possible thanks to a coordinated effort involving three city agencies: Las Cruces Utilities, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation. Parks is overseeing a $125,000 budget

Article source: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_28284174/new-life-old-landfill-model-airplane-park

Newest Boeing Dreamliner ahead of schedule, production in North Charleston …

Engineering and design work on Boeing’s 787-10 — the longest member of the Dreamliner fleet — is months ahead of schedule, and the company’s North Charleston campus could start work on that line’s first jet as early as next year.

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The accelerated schedule is due to the high percentage of common parts that will be shared by the 787-10 and its predecessor, the 787-9, said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of Boeing South Carolina.

The North Charleston site will be the sole production facility for the 787-10.

“As a straightforward stretch of the 787-9, which entered service in 2014, we are leveraging the advanced design and disciplined development system of the 787-9 to create the 787-10 with high commonality and unprecedented efficiency,” Wyse told The Post and Courier on Tuesday.

Wyse said “detailed design is ahead of schedule” and Boeing is on track to deliver its first 787-10 — identified as Line No. 528 at the North Charleston plant — in 2018.

For the 787-10, Boeing has “really been focused on commonality, which helps not only the production system as we’re going through and building the aircraft but it helps the suppliers in terms of their investment,” Wyse said. “And over the long term, it helps the airline customers in maintaining and understanding that aircraft.”

Wyse declined to say what percentage of common parts are being used
Article source: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150609/PC05/150609320/newest-boeing-dreamliner-ahead-of-schedule-production-in-north-charleston-could-start-early

Want to fly drones? Learn the ropes before you take to the skies

Back then, model aircraft were not as common as they are today. The best way to learn the ropes was through local flying clubs. That’s why I joined the AMA and the DCRC in 1969. I’ve been flying ever since.

Since its founding in 1936, AMA has become the largest organization of recreational unmanned aircraft (model aircraft) enthusiasts in the world. It has been working to educate its members about how to use this technology safely, and in the right places, through a community-based set of safety guidelines and education programs like the AMA Flight School. AMA has given me and hundreds of thousands of others the tools and training we need to fly model aircraft safely and responsibly. I have always been involved in training and teaching, and I personally have helped thousands of RC enthusiasts to fly safely and have fun with our hobby through the DCRC Club.

AMA has expanded these educational efforts and attracted new enthusiasts to the hobby. Along with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and the Federal Aviation Administration, AMA launched “Know Before You Fly.” This education-focused campaign seeks to put important safety tips in the hands of new flyers. For more specific information about where to fly, the FAA also recently announced that it will soon roll out a mobile app, called “B4UFLY,” that uses GPS to show where one may fly in the area. AMA is supporting the development of this app as it goes through

Article source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/want-to-fly-drones-learn-the-ropes-before-you-take-to-the-skies/article/2565722

Skypark hosts Family Fun Day – Sonoma Index

Travel back to the Golden Age of Aviation Saturday, June 13, by visiting Sonoma Skypark Airport at 21870 Eighth St. E. and see museum-quality airplanes and cars that really fly and drive.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. pilots will have their restored classic and antique aircraft out on the line for the public to enjoy with local car club members parking their cars among the airplanes for a Wings and Wheels show benefiting Sonoma Mentoring Alliance and Aviation Explorer Post 1268.

The event is Sonoma Skypark’s annual Family Fun Day and includes food and activities for youngsters as well as their parents. Kids of all ages can review the airplanes and automobiles on display while sitting on straw bales with an old-fashioned hayride up and down the flight line.

A complementary hamburger and hot dog barbecue will continue throughout the event and the local Aviation Explorer Post 1268 will be selling ice cream and soft drinks and answering questions about their aviation youth program for boys and girls ages 14 through 20.

The local Ford Model A and hot rod car clubs will have dozens of restored cars and pickups lined up along side the aircraft. Everything from old Fords and Chevys to the hottest racecars from Sonoma Raceway will be on display.

The Valley of the Moon Amateur Radio Club, will have a ham radio station set up and operating, with members making contacts with other operators throughout the world. Clubmembers are trained to respond to emergencies

Article source: http://www.sonomanews.com/news/4041875-181/skypark-hosts-family-fun-day

Featured Review: Lenovo K3 Note (K50-t5) – Budget With A Purpose – Android Headlines

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Budget phones are all over the market these days and that’s because we’ve finally hit a period of diminishing returns for most customers. The days of how many cores a phone has, what GHz the processor is running at and other similar specs aren’t at the forefront of most people’s minds anymore, and that’s simply because hardware and software has finally met a pace that’s acceptable in most situations. Every now and then a special budget device comes to market though, one that tends to exceed most expectations about daily usability when comparing other phones of a similar price. Lenovo’s latest budget-minded phone, the K3 Note (K50-t5), seems to fit right in that mark. Let’s find out exactly what Lenovo has done and how your experience might carry out.

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It should come as no surprise that a budget-minded phone from China is packing the latest 64-bit MediaTek processor, but what’s not immediately obvious is just how incredibly blazing fast it is until you use it. The rest of the specs are equally impressive, blowing most phones in this price range right out of the water.

5.5 inch 1080p IPS display
MediaTek MT6752 1.7GHz Octa-core 64-bit Cortex-A53 Processor
Mali-T760 GPU
2GB of RAM
16GB internal storage, microSD card support
3,000 mAh Li-Ion battery (removable)
Android 5.0 Lollipop
13MP rear-facing camera, Dual-LED flash, f/2.0 Lens
5MP front-facing camera
76.2mm wide x 152.6mm tall x 8.0mm thick
146g

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Article source: http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/06/featured-review-lenovo-k3-note-k50-t5-budget-purpose.html

Internet Company JS Emporium LLC Introduces New Model Plane Store at www …

ROCHESTER, Ill., June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Illinois-based Internet Company, JS Emporium LLC, unveiled its new model plane store at www.jdemporium.com today.

The new online store offers a wide range of exceptionally high quality model airplanes at affordable prices. Founder and owner of JS Emporium LLC, James Stuckey, states, “JDEmporium.com is intended to be a shop where our customers can find a wide selection of civilian plans, commercial planes and WWI and WWII aircraft.”

Collecting model planes is a rewarding and entertaining experience that anyone can enjoy. JD Emporium strives to only carry the best available models to ensure that customers receive wonderfully crafted, hand-painted models of top quality.

“As a model plane enthusiast myself, I wanted to make sure that there was a friendly and accessible online store where people like me could find exceptional model airplanes and rest assured that they were the most well-made products available,” explains Stuckey. “We pride ourselves on providing exceptional products and top-notch customer service. We look forward to providing model plane hobbyists with affordable and valuable options.”

All products at JDEmporium.com include a detailed description of the plane and accessories. Items purchased can be shipped anywhere in the United States and all major credit cards are accepted, including PayPal accounts.

For more information on JS Emporium LLC and its new online store, visit www.JDEmporium.com.

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