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Hurricane impact on air traffic

Bob Collins October 29, 2012, 10:49 AM Oct 29, 2012

A stunning comparison of the effect of Hurricane Sandy on air traffic all over the United States.

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The case of the loose airline seats

Bob Collins October 2, 2012, 12:06 PM Oct 2, 2012

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Could a job oursourcing move by an airline be to blame for seats suddenly coming loose?

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What might have happened in plane crash that killed Duluth man

Bob Collins September 23, 2012, 9:45 AM Sep 23, 2012

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A plane crash in Wyoming yields few clues.

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Final salute

Bob Collins September 17, 2012, 10:56 AM Sep 17, 2012

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Leaving South St. Paul’s Fleming Field yesterday afternoon, I couldn’t quite figure out why the Commemorative Air Force’s B-25 (‘Miss Mitchell’) was out of its hangar. It usually only comes out on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Then I saw this.

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NTSB releases Reno air crash data

Bob Collins August 21, 2012, 12:31 PM Aug 21, 2012

Today’s information release does not contain any conclusions, although most of the evidence release continues to point to a structural problem with the modified airplane.

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A day in the life of a kid just trying to get home

Bob Collins August 14, 2012, 12:04 PM Aug 14, 2012

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As we’ve noted before, no other industry works as hard as the airline industry to drive customers away.

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Can humans talk on the phone and do anything else correctly?

Bob Collins August 14, 2012, 10:52 AM Aug 14, 2012

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Is there any remaining doubt that humans cannot do two things at once — specifically, driving and talking on the phone?

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Just another near miss

Bob Collins August 2, 2012, 12:48 PM Aug 2, 2012

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Air traffic controllers are believed responsible for putting three airplanes on a collision course.

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In a crisis, your brain may be your enemy

Bob Collins July 5, 2012, 4:00 PM Jul 5, 2012

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We can learn a lot about the human brain from today’s release of the report on the crash of an Air France jetliner into the Atlantic in 2009.

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The car that flies

Bob Collins July 2, 2012, 1:43 PM Jul 2, 2012

The Terrafugia is the closest anyone has come to marketing the car/plane.

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U of M student’s Facebook posts can lead to punishment, court says

Bob Collins June 20, 2012, 5:45 PM Jun 20, 2012

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The First Amendment does not give you the right to be free from punishment for engaging in unethical conduct, the Minnesota Supreme Court said today.

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First flight

Bob Collins June 12, 2012, 1:37 PM Jun 12, 2012

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Since I wrote last week about the first test flight (flown by a test pilot) of an airplane I built, people have been asking, ‘when are YOU going to fly it?’

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