Monthly Archives: July 2018

Section 336 protects model aviators, education, innovation

By Eric Williams Before August, the U.S. Senate must decide on legislation that could potentially harm future aviators and aerospace professionals. Federal lawmakers must remember that protecting the model aviation hobby is good for everyone, not just for those like … Continue reading

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Model airplane club to present air show

For Hub City Times MARSHFIELD — Mid-State Aeroguidance Club is a group of modelers who build, fly, and maintain all types of remote controlled model airplanes and helicopters. The club hosts its annual air show on Aug. 4, from 9 … Continue reading

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Cars We Remember: 1941 Hudson and 1957 Dodge Sweptline: Were they ‘carlike’ pickup trucks?

My recent article on the Ford Ranchero I christened as the first car-pickup generated numerous reader responses, including emails from Gabor Korthy, Augusta, Maine, and Guy S. (Sam) Colorossi, Orting, Washington, who both centered on the 1941, 1942 and 1946 … Continue reading

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Constable: ‘Caretakers of history’ restore World War II plane in suburbs

By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com The small plane was flown by the British Royal Air Force during World War II, sold to a Dutch dentist and then sold again to an American pilot in New Hampshire. The four-seat, single-engine Fairchild Argus … Continue reading

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From the sky to your home, airplane parts get a second life | The …

Dave W. Hall got hooked by the allure of flying machines after a family friend took him up in a little Cessna 172 for his first flight when he was about 8. “I had a lot of model toy airplanes,” … Continue reading

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Cars We Remember: 1941 Hudson and 1957 Dodge Sweptline: Were they ‘carlike’ pickup trucks?

My recent article on the Ford Ranchero I christened as the first “car-pickup” generated numerous reader responses, including emails from Gabor Korthy, Augusta, Maine, and Guy S. (Sam) Colorossi, Orting, Washington, who both centered on the 1941, 1942 and 1946 … Continue reading

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Jim Russel Kious, July 13, 1947 — July 20, 2018

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