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...reach the rudder pedals to fly an airplane across the country in a misbegotten publicity stunt--as long as a licensed pilot was beside her. At week's end a federal investigator suggested that Jessica's Cessna was overloaded for the thin Rocky Mountain air and wind shear may have induced the flight instructor to take over the controls in the plane's last few moments...
...pilot is the person responsible for evaluating the weather conditions and determining whether to go," says airport manager Jerry Olson. The weather conditions were VFR--visual-flight rules--meaning instruments were not required, although another plane warned the control tower of wind shear. Jessica spoke to her mother on a cellphone as the plane was taxiing. "Mom, do you hear the rain...
...Shear Madness. Ongoing. CharlesPlayhouse, Warrenton St., Boston...
...Shear Madness. Ongoing. CharlesPlayhouse, Warrenton St., Boston...
Unplugged has come a long way since its humble, low-budget beginnings in 1989 with a concert featuring the band Squeeze, Syd Straw, Elliot Easton and Jules Shear. The aim then was high concept, not high ratings: a return to unvarnished, straight-from-the-artist rock after years of high-voltage, high-volume entertainment. Says Unplugged producer Alex Coletti: "There were no tricks, no effects. It was a whole reaction to the '80s and the [disgraced lip-synching pop duo] Milli Vanilli mentality. We wanted Unplugged to be as straightforward as possible...