Tag Archives: hobbies

LIVERMORE, CA – Aviation enthusiast Trystyn Clark has soaring dreams — literally — when he turns 18. The 16-year-old student pilot from Livermore is charting, mapping and eagerly anticipating a solo, around-the-world flight, with stops in 20-plus countries, to tout … Continue reading →

Several Tesla suppliers are now reporting that Model 3 production is increasing rapidly and they are back to working on Tesla’s guidance of 5,000 units per week in December, which was delayed last month. In October, a few days before Tesla’s … Continue reading →

Reports from pilots, citizens, and law enforcement of unmanned aircraft sightings in restricted airspace, or other apparent violations, continue to increase dramatically in the U.S., with the FAA receiving more than 180 such reports each month. There have been 1,696 … Continue reading →

Jim Buydos grew up playing with a model train in the basement of his home, and then went on to serve in the U.S. Army’s reserve 729th railway operating battalion in New Haven. So about 35 years ago, when his … Continue reading →

My son bought an early Christmas present for his three nieces this week and brought it over to the house. It is a battery operated train set that he originally thought we could put around our Christmas tree. We decided … Continue reading →

Question: Battery issues on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner were in the news a few years ago, but there has been little information on the changes that were made and why Boeing now feels the problems have been addressed. What are … Continue reading →

By Marwa Eltagouri | Washington Post It was Aug. 13, 1945, four days after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Japan had suffered unimaginable destruction, but Emperor Hirohito refused to surrender. Capt. Jerry Yellin, an American fighter pilot, was … Continue reading →