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Amy visits the hangar this week. The gang talks about the presidential candidates' positions on General Aviation, the latest on the TSA's LASP, and Jack describes a magical moment at the local airport. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #105 "Get Out and Vote!"

Recorded: Friday, October 17, 2008

Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon, Amy Laboda, Jack Hodgson

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• The Flying Car //Roadable Aircraft// Gets Real

  • [[http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2008-10/flying-car-gets-real|PopSci Article]]

  • [[http://www.terrafugia.com|Terrafugia website]]

• The missing episode: [[UCAP104]]

• AOPA asks the candidates [[http://www.aopa.org/feature/election08/?WT.mcid=081017epilot&WT.mcsect=tts|10 questions]]

• Five Flight Service Stations to close - [[http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2008/081015fss.html?WT.mcid=081017epilot&WT.mcsect=tts|AOPA Article]]

• This week's TSA LASP Moment...

  • [[http://www.regulations.gov/search/search_results.jsp?css=0&N=0&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchall&Ne=2+8+11+8053+8054+8098+8074+8066+8084+8055&Ntt=TSA-2008-0021&sid=11D5392E3CF2|Submit comments on LASP NPRM (Docket # TSA-2008-0021)]]

• The trouble with [[http://www.nafinet.org/|NAFI]]

  • Aero News story on [[http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=cbee1b04-4bcf-41ac-958b-8355f0109bf2|NAFI controversy]]

• [[http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace|Bombardier]] [[http://www.safetystanddown.org|Safety Standdown]]

• ADS-B affordable? People are talking...

  • ...about [[http://www.navworx.com/index.html|Navworx]]

• Air Force creates new pilot programs for "drones"

  • [[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/apongocastpe/airforcedronepilots|Yahoo News article]]

  • [[http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/10/airforceuavvolunteers_100708w/|Air Force Times article]]

• A Mid-Air with Good Landings? [[http://www.theledger.com/article/20081022/NEWS/810220361?Title=NoneHurtin2PlaneMidairCollisioninColo_|Wow!]]

  • [[http://www.gjsentinel.com/ap/mediahub/media/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=125605|More pix - mid-air results]]

• Shout Outs

  • Pilots step up to [[http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2008/081014me.html?WT.mcid=081017epilot&WT.mcsect=gan|save Maine airport]]

• [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=491|UCAP Forum thread for Episode #105]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael C.

• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby

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