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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #109 "Tailwheel Pilot" ======

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The guys admire a new grass strip... try to predict how the bad economy is affecting GA... and Jack begins to add a new skill to his repertoire. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #109 "Tailwheel Pilot"

Recorded: Thursday, November 18, 2008

Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon, Jack Hodgson

[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/eps/UCAP109.mp3|Direct link]] to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).

• [[http://airspeedonline.blogspot.com/2008/11/you-might-be-pilot.html|You Might be a Pilot if...]] (Airspeed Online Blog)

• Intros and Chit-Chat

• Announcing the [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/wiki/doku.php?id=listofairportswithrestaurants|UCAP Airport Restaurants List]]

• Jack's fun day at the airport

• New Grass Strip - [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=513&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a|UCAP Forum posting]]

• First Name Floated for [[http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/11/10/reid-aide-emerges-as-a-candidate-for-faa/|FAA Boss...]]

• [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/CraigFullerNewAOPAChiefReady_199175-1.html|New AOPA chief in position and holding]]

  • AvWeb Video Interviews with [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/AOPAExpo2008ExclusiveVideoPhilBoyerPart01199146-1.html|Boyer]], [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/AOPAExpo2008ExclusiveVideoCraigFuller_199164-1.html|Fuller]]

• Marketing to potential student pilots. What a concept!

  • [[http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2008/081113flight.html?WT.mcid=081114epilot&WT.mcsect=gan|Flight school uses radio time to book 100 intro-flights in 60 seconds]]

• Frank Kingston Smith Sr.

  • [[http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nbssb?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=week-end+pilot|"Week-end Pilot"]] Amazon.com search listing

  • F. K. Smith's [[http://www.aopa.org/pilot/kingston_smith/|columns from AOPA magazines]]

  • [[http://www.aero-news.net/news/featurestories.cfm?ContentBlockID=21cffd85-f2e3-4811-8926-c3b613aadd01&Dynamic=1|Frank Kingston Smith Sr. obituary]]

• GAMA [[http://www.gama.aero/mediaCenter/pr.php?id=174|third-quarter shipments report]]

• Shout Outs

  • "...like steve mcqueen/underneath the radar screen..."

    • Aviation Museum of Santa Paula [[http://www.amszp.org/mcqueen.html|Special Steve McQueen Event]]

  • [[http://www.sun-n-fun.org/|35th Sun 'n Fun's coming]] -- April 21-26

  • [[http://www.southernmaineaviation.com|Southern Maine Aviation]] at KSFM

  • [[http://www.airplanegeeks.com|AirplaneGeeks.com]]

• [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=521|UCAP Forum thread for Episode #109]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Randa Dufault

• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby

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