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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #120 "650 Airplanes" ======

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LSA expert Dan Johnson joins us in the hangar this week. Taking lessons from an old accident report... a report on the health of the Light Sport Aviation movement... and news from the recent Sebring Sport Aviation Expo. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #120 "650 Airplanes"

Recorded: Thursday, Feb 5, 2009

[[http://jeburnside.com|Jeb Burnside]],

[[http://www.avbuyer.com/WorldAircraftSales/|Dave Higdon]],

[[http://www.bydanjohnson.com|Dan Johnson]],

[[http://jackhodgson.com|Jack Hodgson]]

[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/eps/UCAP120.mp3|Direct link]] to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).

==== Show Notes ====

• Jeb did you get over to [[http://www.sport-aviation-expo.com/|Sebring?]]

• Intros and Chit-Chat

• Feb. 3, 1959 - the day "the music died" [[http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/1959/CAB_2-3-1959.pdf|(the NTSB report - pdf)]]

  • Bruce Landsberg on the "The Buddy Holly Crash"

    • [[http://www.aopa.org/asf/asfarticles/2009/sp0902.html|AOPA Article]]

    • [[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100209015|NPR's All Things Considered interview]]

• ATC tapes of AWE1549

  • [[http://www.faa.gov/datastatistics/accidentincident/1549/|FAA 1549 ATC audio page]]

  • [[http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/AudioPodcastUSAirwaysFlight1549Audio_199716-1.html|AvWeb's edited podcast version]]

• Dan Johnson

  • [[http://www.bydanjohnson.com/|byDanJohnson.com]], Dan's LSA Website

  • What you been up to?

    • [[http://www.sprucecreekfly-in.com/|Spruce Creek Fly In's Blog]]

  • The state of Light Sport Aviation

    • [[http://www.lama.bz/|Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association]] (LAMA)

  • Sebring report

  • Aircraft Discussed

    • [[http://www.hansenairgroup.com/|Hansen Airgroup FA-04]] - From former East Germany

    • [[http://www.urbanairusa.com/|Urban Air USA]] - Lambada motor glider

    • [[http://www.urbanair.cz/web/pages.php?id=firma&lang=cz|Urban Air Samba]]

    • [[http://www.evektor.cz/|Evektor SportStar SL]] - "Smoother"

    • [[http://www.rans.com/_RTF/home.htm|Ran's Coyote]] - Kit now available as ready-to-fly.

    • [[http://www.flylightning.net/|Lightning]] - Wide speed range. Looks like a mini-Lancair.

    • [[http://www.aircam.com/|Lockwood AirCam]] - Not an LSA, but Dan and Dave favorite.

• [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HCqYV6kw0o|AVEMCO says]] poor LSA safety record due to careless PP transitions

• Shout Outs

  • Hats off to a genius: GPS Pioneer [[http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090128francisco.html?WT.mcid=090130epilot&WT.mcsect=gan|Sherman Francisco]], a pilot and more.

  • Illinois Spirit of Flight Awarded to Waukegan's [[http://www.stickandrudder.org/|Stick & Rudder Club]]...way to go!

    • [[http://www.ilavhalloffame.org/spirit.htm|Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame]]

  • [[http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2009/504sf/sf.htm|Tribute to Steven Fletcher]] and fund information

  • Wauchula Municipal Airport and their good gas prices! [[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCHN| KCHN]]

  • [[http://southernmaineaviation.com/|Sanford Maine]] Skiplane Fly-in Sat Feb 14 at [[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSFM|KSFM]]

    • Ski-plane Fly-In Saturday Feb 14th! - Breakfast 7:30-9:30 $6 - Seminar on the new ELTs at 10:00

• [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=693|UCAP Forum Thread for Episode #120]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Peter Bradshaw

• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby

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