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...another carrier. But if weather is the cause of the problem, the airline can just label it an act of God and make you sit and wait for the delayed plane to take off, no matter how long that may be. "Airplane flights are complex events," says Terry Trippler, president of onetravel.com a travel website. "These days, passengers must begin to appreciate that there is some inherent risk involved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Get In A Flap! | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

...night last week, bushy-haired Hans Trippler, 31, a radio ham, made a hurried call to the Detroit police. Trippler had been dismantling a war surplus radio device (bought for $4.90*) to get parts for his transmitter. In the center of the.machine he came upon a 6-in. cylinder labeled "Destructor." The cylinder contained two dynamite caps and a tube of thermite. Trippler's little find fascinated Detroit cops, the Michigan state police, the War Assets Administration, the Military, Air Force and Naval Intelligence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Booby Trap | 3/28/1949 | See Source »

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