Monthly Archives: July 2016

In April, a group of Finnish farmers outfitted a spindly black drone with a remote-controlled chainsaw and filmed it decapitating snowmen. They called it “Killer Drone.” More formally, it was a DJI S1000. This spring, marine biologists flew a drone … Continue reading →

ARLINGTON — When four students from Wisconsin won the chance to build their own aircraft at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, they didn’t expect to see the debut of the company’s latest aircraft, much less meet U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen. The … Continue reading →

By Susan Larson. Photo provided by the Virginia State Police. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined “[t]he student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff” resulting in an “aerodynamic stall” as the probable cause of the crash … Continue reading →

For the first time in its history, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office will take to the skies in its own aircraft. The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on June 21 unanimously approved the acceptance of a … Continue reading →

The Glenview Park District is considering three locations for a new Naval Air Station Glenview Museum, but the project is not a top priority for the district, officials said. In March 2015, members of the Glenview Hangar One Foundation, a … Continue reading →

At first glance, Rockford doesn’t seem like a place where aerospace would spring up.  Yes, it has an airport, but what morphed this northern Illinois city into a hub for critical aircraft components?    In this case, it was a matter … Continue reading →

Most of us boomers and beyond were raised with dial phones, Kodak film cameras, stick shifts, TV antennas and Encyclopedia Britannica. But just looky now. Today, even the most revolutionary technologies become obsolete soon after they appear. A recent Internet … Continue reading →