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"Mach Point Five Six" UCAP158

Lot's of pilot foolishness this week... Jack spends some time at KORD... and the gang says goodbye to a friend. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #158 "Mach Point Five Six"

Posted: 2009-10-25 | Recorded: 0000-00-00

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Lots of pilot foolishness this week... Jack spends some time at KORD... and the gang says goodbye to a friend. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #158 "Mach Point Five Six"

Recorded: Wednesday, October 25, 2009

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

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

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

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

• Hanging Out in the Shoebox Bar and Grill - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQf1uAHaXM&feature=player_embedded|The Obligatory "Balloon Boy" Link. (OK, not really.)]]

• //Intros and Chit-chat//

• Rest in Peace, [[http://www.uncontrolledairspace.com/fodder/2009/10/terry-fowler-1959-2009.html|Terry Fowler: 1959-2009]]

• Trip Report: Dave's trip to NBAA 2009

• Think There's Nothing New Under the Cowling?

  • Check out the [[http://www.traceengines.com/|Trace Engine]]

• A Tale of Two Travels

  • Dave hitches a ride in the right seat of a [[http://www.cessna.com/citation/mustang.html|Cessna Citation Mustang]]

  • Jack visits the Human Holding Area (also known as O'Hare) between Des Moines and home.

• Does AOPA need a better message?

  • A [[http://www.projo.com/lifebeat/content/WKLeafpeeping10-15-09A5G2TCI_v17.1fc76b9.html|"positive" GA story with AOPA input]] still feels negative...

  • Do we do ourselves any favors when we quote the "cost to get your license?"

• A survey. That's it? A survey? Too reactive, too internal...

  • [[http://www.gama.aero/media-center/press-releases/content/gama-nbaa-new-survey-provides-accurate-clear-picture-business-av|GAMA News Release on Survey]]

  • [[http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gamanbaa-survey-shows-true-face-of-bizav-users/|AINOnline story]]

• The perfect airplane for the UCAP gang!

  • The Beriev BE-200

    *[[http://images.google.com/images?q=beriev+be-200&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=bRn0SoWCEsiZ8AaAz9TzCQ&sa=X&oi=imageresultgroup&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CBsQsAQwAw|BE-200 Images]]

    • [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_Be-200|Wikipedia page on BE-200]]

• Tilting at TFR Windmills

  • Airplane-Rental/Flight-Instruction business owner [[http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7067418|seeks compensation for lost business during "political" TFRs.]]

• Bad Week for Northwest/Delta

  • NWA "NORDO" crew that flew past MSP: [[http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091022.html|NTSB Press Release]]

  • DAL crew that landed on a taxiway at ATL: [[http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091021b.html| NTSB Press Release]]

• WTF? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIzWIsHZTE8|Bonanza CFIT video.]]

• //Shout Outs//

  • Lee "the Man in Black", "the Satanic Mechanic" Stikeleather

  • Skiles and Sullenberger, consummate professionals (and nice guys too!)

• Guest Disclaimer: Mike Morgan

• UCAP Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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