Tag Archives: hobbies

A hobbyist drone. Photo by Flickr user Steve Lodefink A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration does not have jurisdiction over small, commercial drones. However, drone lawyers caution commercial enthusiasts from interpreting this ruling as a free-for-all … Continue reading →

The cracks are the latest trouble for the Dreamliner, a high-tech jet largely made of carbon-fiber composite that has been beset with so-called “teething issues” since entering service in 2011, three years behind schedule. The cracks have not been found … Continue reading →

Bob Niedt Article source: http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/morning_call/2014/03/am-roundup-7-things-to-start-your.html

In a nearly three-hour meeting marked by personal snipes and accusatory questions on parliamentary procedure, the take-away was a win for the “keep it natural” crowd: no added sports fields in Fairview Park — at least for its southwest quadrant. … Continue reading →

As a model aeronaut, I am very happy about this ruling. It will get challenged and shape FAA powers, but I think a lot of good will ultimately come of it. However, there is still the FCC. Many multicopter, helicopter … Continue reading →

Monday and Tuesday, Friday and Saturday: Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 3190 Lionshead Ave., Carlsbad. More than 250 miniature, working internal combustion engines and more than 150 steam and Sterling engines. model airplanes, ships, tools, construction equipment, dollhouses … Continue reading →

The co-founder of a casket company that owns a small plane that crashed last week on a private Molokai airstrip also owned a tour company fined $50,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration after a 2006 critical crash in the same … Continue reading →