Monthly Archives: May 2017

Galesburg preparing to lift off for annual Stearman Fly-In – Galesburg Register

By Kylee NorvilleThe Register-Mail GALESBURG — The National Stearman Fly-In is a weeklong event that is unique to Galesburg. It started in 1972 and has transformed from a first-year turnout of a couple dozen planes to an average of more … Continue reading

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Court ruling means you no longer have to register consumer drones with the FAA

Drone law is, like the wobbly uncrewed aircraft themselves, hardly settled law. On Friday, the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals overturned an existing rule from the FAA that mandated drone users register in a federal database in an … Continue reading

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Microsoft Just Announced the Perfect Small Business Laptop

This one really goes below the surface. At an event in China today, Microsoft announced the new Surface Pro, which will become available on June 15 for $799. (You can already pre-order one.) The new model looks exactly like the … Continue reading

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China’s First Large Commercial Passenger Jet, Featuring 3D Printed Metal Parts, Makes Successful Maiden Flight

While it took China a little longer to embrace 3D printing technology, once companies across the country started to get on board, nothing could slow them down. Developments have been made in 3D printing with metal and in aerospace 3D printing, … Continue reading

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Model Plane Enthusiast Keeps Aviation Down-to-Earth

CHONGQING, Southwest China — Dismembered remote-controlled airplanes lie strewn across an unmade mattress: a motor glued crudely into an improvised wooden housing, landing gear fashioned out of a metal ruler, and sheets of foam advertising board that will become wings, … Continue reading

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Yingling Aviation Delivers First Ascend 172s

Suburban President Tom Trumbull (left) accepts delivery of first Yingling Ascend 172 from Yingling CEO Lynn Nichols (right). Article source: http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12337388/yingling-aviation-delivers-first-ascend-172s

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Hobbyist defeats FAA in battle over drone registration, but says the fight’s not over

Small recreational drones no longer have to be registered with the FAA. (Aerix Photo) Recreational drone users no longer have to register their flying machines with the Federal Aviation Administration, thanks to a federal court ruling handed down today, but the … Continue reading

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