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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Sailplane pilots have a romance with aviation
Buy Photo The Soaring Society of America Convention kicked off Thursday at the TD Convention Center.(Photo: HEIDI HEILBRUNN/Staff)Buy Photo model airplanes, with their minuscule plastic pieces and wings cemented in place by tubes of aromatic glue, were Dick Butler’s childhood passion. … Continue reading
Belly Tanks, the Ultimate Hot Rods
Every movement has its mascot, an emblem of sorts that represents that movement’s purpose. The dragster, for example, with its oversized rear tires, mountainous engine, and long, slender chassis has one goal: to accelerate as rapidly as possibly in a … Continue reading
Eugene parks proposed as no-smoking, no-fly zones – The Register
Smoking and flying drones and model airplanes would no longer be allowed at Eugene city parks under proposed rules released for public review and comment. The proposed rules also would prohibit bicyclists from riding on the wood chip trails at … Continue reading
Airline execs confident despite slow going at Singapore Airshow
Orders and agreements are never as big in Singapore as in London or Paris (Le Bourget), but the economic significance of this show is paramount for the Asia-Pacific commercial aviation and defense industry. In 2014, more than $32 billion in … Continue reading
City Council passes ordinance regulating drones in EL
East Lansing can add it’s name to the list of cities with drone ordinances in place as the popularity of the small unmanned aircrafts continues to rise. East Lansing City Council approved Tuesday Ordinance No. 1369 to “regulate the use of … Continue reading
Capturing Apollo 11, "One of the Most Challenging Objects Ever Scanned"
JCATEGORYLONG: News, 3D Scanners, 3D Printing, Digital Visualization, Education/Training, LiDAR, Interactive Entertainment, Metrology, Photogrammetry, Point Cloud Engines, Reverse Engineering, Software, Workflow/Best Practices Written by Sean Higgins, SPAR Point Group Editor A preliminary scan of the Apollo 11 command module Autodesk … Continue reading
Effingham teacher finalist in $1M ‘Nobel Prize of teaching’
A former teacher of the year from downstate Effingham who has used hip-hop, technology and even video games to get his students excited about learning has been named one of 10 finalists in an international teaching competition where the winner … Continue reading