Magnificent men chase model helicopters in wind and skill
The article profiles radio controlled helicopter enthusiasts like Steve Ott and Darr at the Frederick Model Aeroplane Club field, detailing the costs, gear, and risks of flying. It notes varied experience levels, young pilots with fearlessness, and the demanding maneuvers such as auto-rotation, plus the high price of crashes and engines, fuel, and parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Strausner
Steve Ott
Funkstown
Ott
David Carr
Robbo
Strausner
Larch Lane Hobbies
Middletown
Carr
Darr
AvSat aims global in-flight comms by 1989
Aviation Satellite Corp plans a satellite based system to track planes across oceans and enable in-flight telephone calls. Four ground stations, including Annapolis, would support the network. Founding airlines already signed, with fleet retrofits costing 75 000 to 150 000 dollars per aircraft and calls priced at 2 20 dollars per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Annapolis
Aviation Satellite Corp
Anne Arundel County
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Japan
AvSat
Los
Angeles
Korean Air Lines
Aviat
Angus McEachen III
George F. Mansur
Europe
Asia
Walbrook High Adopts Sizeable Sizer Education Experiment
Walbrook High School in Baltimore joins 46 schools nationwide in Theodore Sizer’s Coalition of Essential Schools approach. Classes become exhibitions of learning with no grades or pen and paper tests, and students advance upon mastery through projects. The program uses grants totaling 50,000 dollars this year after last year’s funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Walbrook
Brown University
Theodore Sizer
Tion
Samuel Billups
Billups
Sizer
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Schlitter Helicopters
Mack Trucks
Kevin Dudrow
Ryan
Dudrow
Jan Vanderford
Boonsboro
Frederick Food Outlet
Frederick Produce Co., Inc
East Fifth Street
Frederick, Md
Nifda Medallion Ham
Nifda
Salam
Hormel
Les Tos
Roy
Chesapeake Bay
Surfburgers
N.Y
Auty
Sox
Corre T
Anne Arundel
Baltimore HS
Sheraton Ballroom
Elks Lodge American Legion
Francis Scott Key Lodge No
Fraternal Order of Police of
Frederick
All Star Band
FSK Malt
Shookstown Rd
Taney Ave
6Th
7Th Street
General Motors
Renn Kirby
Pontiac
North Market Street
Metro
Washington
Arte
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