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TVs, smartphones,  speakers, routers and more make great gifts, but can be hard to sort out which is best. Relax. We’ve got this. Article source: http://www.19actionnews.com/story/27429061/the-latest-and-the-best-tech-gifts-for-the-holiday-season

New airplane technology almost always trumps the old. The planes that are built today burn less fuel and need less maintenance than their predecessors. If you manufacture airplanes, however, this truism presents a tricky problem: How do you keep selling … Continue reading →

AP Drone de ocho hélices Sky Jib en San Diego, Calif., en agosto de 2013. This image provided by Aerial MOB, LLC, shows their eight rotor Sky Jib Helicopter in San Diego, Calif., in August 2013. The Federal Aviation Administration … Continue reading →

The fate of a decades-old model airplane flying site in Perry Township is up in the air. Jeffrey L. and Carol A. Grim, owners of the 50-acre tract at 375 N. Fairview Road, are appealing Zoning Officer Joseph H. Body’s … Continue reading →

The National Park Service announced today that they are banning the use of drones and model aircraft in all National Parks, subject to a few limited exceptions.  According to a policy memorandum released by Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the Park … Continue reading →

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday interpreted existing rules to prohibit hobbyists’ model aircraft from flying within 5 miles (8 kilometers) of an airport without clearance from the airport or ground control. The guidance follows incidents involving the reckless … Continue reading →

Proposed FAA dividing line between model aircraft and drones is too limiting to hobbyists, says the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and Academy of Model Aeronautics. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Proposed FAA rules would define model aircraft … Continue reading →