Monthly Archives: July 2017

Wings & Wheels air and car show draws thousands

Children could sit in the cockpit of antique planes from the World War II era at the Wings and Wheels air and car show at Ravalli County Airport, Saturday. Article source: http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_bd1afb2c-1448-583b-b264-eb98fc495be2.html

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Amelia Earhart was the first millennial hustler

Amelia Earhart was ahead of her time, and not just because she was a pioneering female pilot in the early 20th century. Her life was decidedly postmodern—the lady had more gigs than a millennial and reinvented herself as often as … Continue reading

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EXCHANGE: Drones help local farmers, businesses – Herald

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) As Greg Mitts guides an aerial drone over farm fields he creates more than just pictures. He can provide farmers with detailed data that can locate bug infestations, plant diseases and harvest indicators. “We create a 3-D … Continue reading

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Drones help local farmers, businesses – Wisconsin State Farmer

In this June 9, 2017 photo, Jim Robesky hovers his DJI Phantom drone at eye level with the remote control, at Parker Heights Park in Quincy, Ill. The drone has a small video/still camera below which he can view from … Continue reading

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Drones help local farmers, businesses

In this June 9, 2017 photo, Jim Robesky hovers his DJI Phantom drone at eye level with the remote control, at Parker Heights Park in Quincy, Ill. The drone has a small video/still camera below which he can view from … Continue reading

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Forget Cars, for One Spaniard the Autonomous Future Is Forklifts

In Burgos, a province in central Spain better known for archaeological digs and blood-sausages than for innovation, engineer Veronica Pascual is building automated vehicles. Not cars though, but fork-lifts, stackers and pallet trucks. Pascual, a 38-year-old aeronautical engineer, owns Asti, … Continue reading

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