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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #136 "Mt. Sunflower?" ======

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It's a very casual gathering this week. The boys talk about the GPS system wearing out... slow flight... and the summit of Kansas. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #136 "Mt. Sunflower?"

Recorded: Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

//(Shown: Mount Sunflower shrine, Kansas - Photo: Keith Stokes)//

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

[[http://davehigdon.biz|Dave Higdon]],

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

[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/eps/UCAP136.mp3|Direct link]] to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).

===== Show Notes =====

• Intros and Chit-Chat

  • Voices in My Head - [[http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/20/voices/index.html|Salon.com Article]]

  • Barnstorming Movie [[http://www.barnstormingmovie.com/]]

  • Landing in fields...

  • [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bach|Richard Bach]]'s "Biplane"

  • Ultralights

• Airventure Oshkosh:

  • The NOTAM: Get it now! [[http://www.airventure.org/flying|Flying to Airventure]]

  • Oshkosh: Spirit of Aviation [[http://www.eaa.org/spiritmovie/|movie updated for 2009]]

• Glide, Approach, & Sink - Listener Noah starts a conversation on Glide and Approach Speeds - [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=807|UCAP Forum Link]]

• FAA, eh? - [[http://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.cfm?ContentBlockID=32b59f78-4b23-4c11-8c85-6bff0e8dc6f8&Dynamic=1|U.S. Senator comments on "Federal Airline Administration"]]

• Whither GPS? To Fail or Not to Fail...

  • [[http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227085.700-ageing-satellites-to-hit-gps-accuracy.html|One of many articles based on the GAO report.]]

  • [[http://www.cringely.com/2009/05/waas-up/|An opposing viewpoint from Bob Cringeley]] (thanks to Luca in the forums)

• JIFR Update - Ground School done, but the written...?

• Mount Sunflower, Kansas

  • [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sunflower|Mount Sunflower in Wikipedia]]

  • [[http://www.kansastravel.org/mountsunflower.htm|Mount Sunflower info in Kansas Travel website]]

  • [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronado_Heights|Coronado Heights in Wikipedia]]

    • [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coronado_expedition.jpg|Coronado's route to Kansas]]

• Shoutouts

  • Rick Peri of [[http://www.aea.net/|AEA]] - [[http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?do=app.bestView&videoid=58089381-c269-4ad2-9dfd-f1e0d1be17be|Getting the word out in videos]]

  • UCAP Fly-in at Barnes (KBAF) on June 27 -[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=16&p=4093#p3953|Forum Discussion]]

  • Randy Babbitt [[http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/BABBITT052209.xml|confirmed as FAA chief]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark

• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby

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