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United Airlines pilot David Fitzgerald is in Roseburg this weekend to fly his airplane, but it’s not his Boeing 777. Instead he’s flying his control-line model aircraft at the 46th annual Northwest Control-Line Regionals at the Roseburg Regional Airport. “I … Continue reading →

Sona Kharatian and Ashley Murphy are Company Dancers at The Washington Ballet. (Andre Chung for The Washington Post) ‘I feel like I’m always in a battle with my feet,” says Lauren Lovette, with a sigh. One of New York City Ballet’s … Continue reading →

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals slapped down part of a Federal Aviation Administration rule that required operators of drones and model planes to register with the agency. The federal appeals court said the agency exceeded its authority when it … Continue reading →

Pixabay.com The most popular belief about when the first paper airplane was flown is attributed to the Chinese, who flew paper airplanes about 2,000 years ago. Two French brothers, Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier, made a hot air balloon out of … Continue reading →

By Kylee NorvilleThe Register-Mail GALESBURG — The National Stearman Fly-In is a weeklong event that is unique to Galesburg. It started in 1972 and has transformed from a first-year turnout of a couple dozen planes to an average of more … Continue reading →

Drone law is, like the wobbly uncrewed aircraft themselves, hardly settled law. On Friday, the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals overturned an existing rule from the FAA that mandated drone users register in a federal database in an … Continue reading →

Suburban President Tom Trumbull (left) accepts delivery of first Yingling Ascend 172 from Yingling CEO Lynn Nichols (right). Article source: http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12337388/yingling-aviation-delivers-first-ascend-172s