Monthly Archives: September 2014

Remote control air show at Elkhart Municipal Airport first of two big weekends

ELKHART — This weekend’s remote control model airplane air show at Elkhart’s Municipal Airport is all about history and evolution. The second annual three-day event, known as “Air Supremacy over Elkhart,” will feature upward of 150 large-scale remote control model airplanes that … Continue reading

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How ISIS Ripped Off ?Natural Born Killers’

The propagandists of the self-styled Islamic State, known for their exploitation of social media to lure recruits, are now experimenting with editing techniques that draw on Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers and genre films like Saw and The Evil Dead … Continue reading

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Model aircraft club provides members opportunity to bond over aviation

When Arbutus dentist Dr. Art Vail, 55, isn’t seeing patients, chances are you can find him flying one of his remote controlled airplanes at Southwest Area Park in Baltimore Highlands with fellow members of the Southwest Area Park Modelers club. … Continue reading

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Relive the Glory Days of Flying: This Old 747 is LA’s Hot New Restaurant

Enjoy the glamorous flying days of yore without leaving the ground. (Photo: Air Hollywood) For Anthony Toth, the obsession started at age 5 when he walked down the ramp of New York’s JFK Airport. He was flying to Zurich with … Continue reading

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Pope urges Muslims to condemn extremism

TIRANA (AP):Pope Francis called yesterday for Muslims and all religious leaders to condemn Islamic extremists who “pervert” religion to justify violence, as he visited Albania and held up the Balkan nation as a model for interfaith harmony for the rest … Continue reading

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Flying High With Toronto’s Model Airplanes

September 15, 2014 at 3:40 pm culture Radio Control Flying Club of Toronto lets model aviation enthusiasts take to the skies. By James MacDonald

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Paul Allen dogfighting Peter Jackson to collect vintage warbirds

A Grumman F6F Hellcat, its dark- blue wings glistening in the sun, banks sharply to evade a pursuing Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero. The planes pull out of their steep descent and accelerate, the roar of their engines rattling the heavens. … Continue reading

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