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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #208 "Observatory" ======

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Amy joins the boys this weeks as they return from summer vacation for a long overdue session in the virtual hangar. All this and more in Uncontrolled Airspace #208 "Observatory".

Recorded: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0400

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

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

[[http://aviationforwomen.org/|Amy Laboda]],

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

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

• • They're snowbirds - they're supposed to fly south, right?

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• Jack taxis glider: Rick S. (Laminar) brought his [[http://www.alisport.com/eu/eng/alianti.htm|Silent2 powered sailplane]] to our latest Nashua brunch meetup

  • Jeff's (Scofreyjet) [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/scofreyjet/sets/72157625042113198/|Flickr pix]]

• Errant Drone Redux: [[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/usdroneshomeland_defense|More info released as investigation continues]]

• FAA says [[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/usdroneshomeland_defense|Hangar Homes won't fly at public airports]]

• Engine Failure [[http://www.funplacestofly.com/blog.asp?ID=278|in a Lancair - audio slide show]]

  • The epitome of cool and professional...

• Visit to Goodspeed: Eddie (turbo) visits 42B for a Rotor Fly-in

  • UCAP [[http://www.funplacestofly.com/blog.asp?ID=278|Forum entry, discussion, pix and links]]

  • [[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=41.445654,-72.455642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.446177,-72.456465&spn=0.004978,0.011984&t=h&z=17|Google Map of 42B]] - check out the departure end of 32

• Oops, we did it again - [[http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/WhySoFewWomenPilots_203344-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS|AvWeb piece prompts]] //energetic// discussion

  • Why don't more women fly?

• High-wire Act OCAS Inc.'s [[http://www.ocasinc.com/|Obstacle Collision Avoidance System]]

• Hudson River Report NTSB report [[http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100915ntsbhudson.html?WT.mc_id=ebrief|prompts questions from AOPA]]

• Time for a LUAW! Line up and Wait phraseology kicks in.

  • [[http://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/CourseLanding.aspx?cID=155|FAASTeam and FAASafety.gov on-line LUAW course]]

  • [[http://www.nbaa.org/ops/airspace/issues/20100805-line-up-and-wait.pdf|FAA instructions to facility managers]]

• D.O.A. at DIA? [[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_16191396|Shooting range proposed at Denver International]]

  • Is this why they call it "final approach?"

• //Shout Outs//

  • FDK to [[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2010/09/frederickairporttogetcontr.html|get a control tower?]]

  • Sue's (Comanche Sue) almost-gear-up landing

  • Fifi returns to flight - [[http://www.cafb29b24.org/|kudos to the CAF]]

  • David (careenandgo) [[http://twitter.com/careenandgo|passes CFI-Initial checkride]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark

• Closing Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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