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Since he was 20 years old, Mike McGuff has been flying airplanes. For more than 30 years, he worked as a computer programmer for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis where fighter planes were built.
“The best perk of the job was going out on the assembly line and seeing them built,” McGuff said.
Since retiring and moving to Olathe with his wife in 2000, McGuff has kept himself busy, first restoring a Yamaha motorcycle in 2005. He is currently four months into the restoration of a Honda CB750.
Sandwiched in between the two motorcycle restorations, McGuff worked on a project a little bit bigger than a motorcycle or even a car. McGuff, though, says if you can build a car, you do this. The scope of this particular project seemed much more daunting.
On his 52nd birthday in 2007, McGuff, the son of former Kansas City Star editor and sports editor Joe McGuff, embarked on a project that when completed, could take him in the air to anywhere in the country.
McGuff decided to build an airplane in the garage of his Olathe home and fly the plane one day. To get started, he bought a Van’s RV-9A aircraft kit.
“I’ve always loved airplanes,” he said. “I always wanted to have one, and I like to work with my hands. I like to do woodworking and stuff like that. I have done some mechanical work.
“There is a friend of mine at McDonnell Douglas who was building the same model. He could help me out if need be. I just thought I would give it a shot.”
There were essentially three kits and about 100 pages of instructions. The first part, McGuff said, was the tail section.
“Van’s was smart about that,” McGuff said. “The tail section was the easiest to make and the least expensive. From there, you get the wing kit. That was a little more challenging and then you get to the fuselage. That is the hardest part.
“All the holes are pre-punched. It makes the kit a lot easier to build. It is hard to get a part in the wrong place.”
When McGuff put the wings on, he had to take the airplane to the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City.
McGuff bought a Lycoming io-320 engine. It had 160 horsepower.
“From that point on you start hooking up the oil lines and the electronic stuff,” he said.
Finally, in 2010, the plane that will cruise at 175 miles per hour and has a service ceiling nearly 20,000 feet, was ready for flight.
With his wife present and a friend in a chase plane, McGuff took off from the Downtown Airport and circled a few times around the airfield. He safely landed it and knew his project was a success.
McGuff found a hanger closer to his Olathe home at the Gardner Municipal Airport.
Since the first flight, McGuff has logged more than 400 flight hours on it. He has flown it to Oshkosh, Wis., to Macon, Mo., where his wife grew up, to Oklahoma City and last spring to Phoenix for Royals spring training.
McGuff said it was a 7-hour flight. He had to make two fuel stops.
“It is a lot of fun,” he said of flying a plane he built. “You forget at times you actually put it together.”
Others have flown with him in the plane.
“You find some people have a little reluctance to flying a light plane, not only because I built it, but it is smaller and light,” McGuff said.
McGuff, 60, still enjoys restoring motorcycles, but building a plane that he feels comfortable flying was truly fulfilling for him.
“The plane, due to its complexity and the size of the project, was gratifying,” McGuff said. “The motorcycles are fun. Obviously, it is not nearly as large a project. They do give you a chance to take things apart, replace and repair things.”
NEW YORK (AP) ” The lawyer for a Vietnamese man facing a terrorism trial in the United States is urging a judge to reject the government’s demands for an anonymous jury.
In court papers filed this week on behalf of Minh Quang Pham, attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim cited the “need to safeguard fragile constitutional rights in this increasingly prevalent climate of fear.”
Pham, who was extradited to the U.S. from London in March, has pleaded not guilty to charges he provided material support to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Prosecutors say he assisted an American who edited and published an English-language publication used by al-Qaida to distribute propaganda and recruit individuals from Western cultures to join the group.
Earlier this month, Sternheim argued in federal court papers that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration into the United States and recent attacks in the U.S. and Paris make it difficult to find unbiased prospective jurors.
Prosecutors also cited the November attacks in Paris and the December attacks in San Bernardino, California, saying the attacks show terrorists can inspire others “to sow death, fear and destruction well outside of the physical territory they control, even here in the United States.”
In opposing an anonymous jury for Pham’s Feb. 1 trial, Sternheim said anonymity impairs a defendant’s presumption of innocence, threatens judicial integrity and disrupts the ability of lawyers to investigate jurors for bias. She said anonymity signals jurors that the defendant is “very dangerous.”
On Dec. 23, prosecutors requested an anonymous jury, saying Pham faces some of the most serious terrorism charges that exist and has been linked to a terrorist organization that has “allied itself with the group’s anti-American and murderous goals.”
They say he contributed while in Yemen to plots to kill Americans and attack U.S. interests, including a 2009 Christmas Day plot to detonate a bomb on a passenger plane from Europe to Detroit and a thwarted October 2010 plot to explode bombs on U.S.-bound cargo planes.
Prosecutors say he was also directed by Anwar Al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born al-Qaida leader who was killed in a drone strike in Yemen in September 2011, to detonate explosives made with household chemicals in the arrivals area of London’s Heathrow Airport.
Prosecutors noted that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has called on followers to attack civilians and has taken credit for coordinating attacks overseas, including the January 2015 Paris attack on the French publication Charlie Hebdo, which killed a dozen people.
Sternheim said anonymous juries in Manhattan federal court began with the trial of drug kingpin Leroy “Nicky” Barnes in the 1970s and gained acceptance during organized crime trials in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In the 1990s, anonymous juries were used regularly at terrorism trials, though there have been exceptions.
“What should be a last resort is now a standard tactical weapon used by the prosecution,” Sternheim said.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on Chicago police shootings, including one in 2014 in which an officer has been charged with murder for killing a teenager (all times local):
2:55 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says every Chicago police patrol car will be equipped with a Taser following a series of high-profile shootings by officers.
Emanuel said Wednesday the city will double the number of Tasers available, to 1,400.
Interim Police Superintendent John Escalante says 21 percent of Chicago officers are certified on using a Taser, but more training will be offered.
The mayor and Police Department have been heavily criticized since the city last month released video footage of a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in 2014.
Emanuel noted that on audio recordings of communications between dispatchers and officers on the scene that night, several officers are heard “frantically” asking for a Taser before officer Jason Van Dyke shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Police have said no officers or vehicles on the scene were equipped with one.
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2:40 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says public trust in Chicago police is “frayed to the point that it’s broken.”
Emanuel said during a news conference Wednesday that he’s trying to make changes to rebuild that trust. But he says Chicago is not unique in having issues between its police department and the community.
He says, “Every city is going through a change in police practice, tactics and culture.”
Emanuel announced new policies regarding training and use of force.
The changes come amid an uproar over shootings by police, including one in which a white officer shot a black teenager 16 times. Squad-car video of the fatal 2014 shooting, released last month, set off protests and calls for Emanuel to resign.
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2:15 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago officers must be better trained in knowing the difference between when they can use a gun and when they should use a gun.
Emanuel on Wednesday announced changes in Chicago police training and the use of force. He also says the department will double the number of Tasers available to officers, from 700 to 1,400.
Emanuel says the new policies are just the latest step as he works to restore public trust in the department and his administration.
Both have been under intense scrutiny since a dashcam video was released last month showing a white officer shooting a black 17-year-old 16 times.
Over the weekend, Chicago police shot and killed two other people: A 19-year-old man they said was “combative” toward officers and a 55-year-old neighbor who was accidentally hit by gunfire.
Emanuel says the changes are aimed at “injecting some humanity” in how police operate.
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1:50 p.m.
A community activist says he’s skeptical changes Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing for Chicago police will reverse decades of mistrust between officers and residents.
Emanuel’s office says he plans to lay out new policies Wednesday regarding police training and use of force.
Ted Pearson is a leader of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, which advocates for the city to have a civilian police accountability council that isn’t appointed by the mayor.
Pearson noted that after a video was released showing a white officer shoot a black teenager 16 times, Emanuel forced his police superintendent to resign and gave an emotional public apology. But Pearson says that didn’t stop police from fatally shooting two people last weekend.
Pearson says, “The people have no trust in the police. They have no trust in the mayor.”
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1:20 p.m.
The 19-year-old man fatally shot by Chicago police last weekend spent most of his life in foster care, and his longtime foster mother says she never saw him be violent.
But the Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/1moWNJE ) Quintonio LeGrier had run-ins with police in the past year at Northern Illinois University, including a charge of battery for allegedly punching someone.
Chicago police say LeGrier was “combative” toward officers before he was shot early Saturday. A 55-year-old neighbor, Bettie Jones, was accidentally hit and killed by gunfire.
According to the newspaper, state records show the Illinois Department of Family Services took custody of LeGrier when he was 5 because of allegations of abuse by his mother.
His foster mother, Mary Strenger, says LeGrier lived with her for 12 years. She says he was a strong student and “never got in trouble.”
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5:45 a.m.
Chicago officials are expected to announce changes in police training, including a requirement that every officer responding to service calls be equipped with a Taser.
A statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office said Emanuel and Interim Police Superintendent John Escalante will have a news conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday to announce “a major overhaul” of the policy regarding how officers respond to incidents and the use of force.
The statement said the department will also begin to require every officer who “responds to calls for service” to be equipped with a Taser and trained to use it by June 1, 2016.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi didn’t immediately return a message from The Associated Press seeking further details.
The police department has been under scrutiny since a dashcam video was released last month showing a white officer shooting a black 17-year-old 16 times.
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The provincial government imposed on Wednesday a ban on one-wheeling and riding motorcycles without silencers on New Year’s Eve to prevent accidents and public nuisance.
The home department issued a notification in this connection imposing Section-144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
It read, “The calendar year 2015 is going to end. The citizens and juveniles of the metropolis celebrate New Year’s Night with enthusiasm and usually ride motorcycles on one wheel and without silencers and have reportedly caused casualties and fatal accidents in the past. To prevent such acts of nuisance and disturbance to public, it is expedient to prohibit the above mentioned activities. The Government of Sindh in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 144(6) Cr PC hereby imposes a complete ban on plying of motorcycles on one wheel and without silencer with effect from Dec 31, 2015 to Jan 1, 2016 in the Karachi Division.”
In pursuance of Section 195(1) (a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, SHOs will be authorised to register complaints under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code for violating Section 144.
Traffic plan
For New Year’s Eve, the Karachi police have planned the deployment of 4,100 personnel in the city to maintain law and order.
A ban on carrying of weapons and celebratory gunfire in the air will be imposed in the city. Besides, traffic disruptions and early closure of commercial activities (shops, restaurants, businesses, petrol pumps and public places) in Clifton and DHA is anticipated.
Road closures
1. The road from Korangi to Akhtar Colony leading to Sea View will be blocked on the night of December 31, the Dolmen Mall will be closed at 6pm and the DHA and Clifton roads will also be blocked using containers.
2. The roads leading to Bilawal House from Boat Basin and from Sunset Boulevard to Punjab Chowrangi will be completely blocked for traffic. The diversion route for commuters is Korangi Road.
3. The commuters heading to Khayaban-e-Ittehad from Expressway will be diverted to Korangi Road, Sharea -Faisal, Club Chowk, Regent Chowk, Teen Talwar, Do Talwar, 26th Street, and then take a right at McDonalds, Sea View to reach their destinations.
The residents of DHA and Clifton are advised to carry their ID cards for accessibility during snap checking.
4. Traffic will not be allowed to move from Mai Kolachi
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5. As the KPT Bridge near the US Consulate will be closed, the roads from Bilawal Chowrangi to Jinnah Bridge will be opened. However, commuters will not be allowed to park anywhere on Abdullah Haroon, Mai Kolachi, MT Khan roads and Sharea Faisal.
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Provincial police chief Ghulam Hyder Jamali has ordered foolproof security arrangements for New Year’s Eve.
A police spokesperson said the IGP has ordered strict implementation of the ban on one-wheeling, riding motorcycles without silencers and aerial firing.
Police will be patrolling and snap-checking vehicles near recreational places including parks and the beach; shopping centres, fast food chains, and departmental stores; and also on main thoroughfares.
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CHENNAI: Gangs of robbers on motorcycles are terrorising the city, with three muggings since Saturday, and have put the city police under serious pressure.
Senior officers formed a special police team to tackle the issue but, with few clues, investigators are yet to make a breakthrough.
Two thugs on a motorcycle pushed a 40-year-old software engineer Sudarshan, his wife Nagalakshmi and daughter Abanisha from a moving bike and snatched Nagalakshmi’s handbag in Thiruvanmiyur on Saturday.
Three men on a motorbike attacked entrepreneur R Vanaja with knives and robbed her less than a day later, on Sunday night, in Tiruverkadu as she was heading home on a scooter. The goons stabbed her with knives when she refused to part with her valuables.
Two robbers on Monday snatched a cellphone from a woman Kina, 32, when she was riding pillion on her husband Akash Jain’s motorcycle in Choolai. Jain, 36, is a financier. Police tracked down Balaji of Perungudi, the owner of the motorbike the robbers used, but found that thieves had stolen it from him a week earlier.
An investigating officer said in the first two muggings, the robbers attacked people who refused hand over their valuables — a pointer that gang or gangs involved in the motorcycle muggings are armed and will not hesitate to use violence.
“The culprits appear to be targeting vulnerable people, including women, and are choosing deserted stretches to carry out their crimes,” the officer said.
Another officer said the city police had solved four cases of robbery in 10 days with the arrest of 11 people, but admitted that they are yet to apprehend the motorcycle muggers.
Investigators have prepared profiles of the perpetrators based on details from the people they robbed. Police said in most cases the people robbed panicked and failed to note down the registration number of the robbers’ motorcycles or even get a good look at the culprits.
“We are trying to make portraits of the suspects with Auto-Cad in the police control room,” a third officer said. “Trained policemen are attempting to recreate the faces of the robbers with descriptions from the victims. The suspects all appeared to be in their 30s and were well-built.”
Investigators, he said, are trying to formulate a strategy to arrest the robbers. “Most of them use stolen bikes so it becomes hard to track them down,” the officer said. “Policemen have intensified vehicle checks across the city.”
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A large group of people on motorcycles and dirt bikes slowed traffic Sunday afternoon on the Capital Beltway, stopping to do wheelies in the middle of the lanes, and, in some instances, zooming in the wrong direction on the highway.
Video that appears to be recorded from a vehicle on the Beltway shows the motorcycles bringing southbound Beltway traffic in Prince George’s County to a near-standstill at about 2:15 p.m. Sunday.
Maryland State Police officials say such occurrences are not unusual in warm weather, but that the number of motorcycles participating on Sunday was particularly high. L. Young, a Maryland State Police dispatcher, said the department fielded “thousands” of calls from motorists about it, with some callers reporting about 200 motorcycles on the roadway.
“It was overwhelming,” Young said.
Officials took no enforcement action, according to Maryland State Police.
People also witnessed motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATVs in D.C. and Virginia later in the afternoon.
This video appears to show them slowing traffic in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood early Sunday evening.
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