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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #268 "Magic Hand" ======

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Flying Sharks... Lots of Off Field Landings... A bunch of frugal airplanes... and a flock of B-52s. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Jan 12, 2012.

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

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

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

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

• Shark! [[http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/airline-pilot-startled-by-flying-shark-20120104-1pk9o.html|We’re gonna need a bigger airplane...]]

• Facebook Drones [[http://scripting.com/stories/2011/12/22/facebookDronesInTheSky.html|taking to the skies?]]

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• OFLOTW#1: Crank Break #3 [[http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/break3/|Third time's a charm!]]

• We’d Like a Little List The [[http://www.eff.org|EFF]] [[http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/watchdoggroupsuesfaaforrecordsondomesticdr.php|files suit to get list of authorized drone operators]] in U.S.

• OFLOTW#2: China Beach [[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/22/2869262/plane-makes-safe-emergency-landing.html|Replica warbird executes forced landing on NC beach.]]

• OFLOTW#3: CAP Road Trip [[http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/cap-pilot-showed-flight-skills-during-power-less-emergency-landing/article_c53b169a-946b-57d0-9bf2-2bf791fbcd69.html|Civil Air Patrol pilot makes road landing]] after power loss.

• OFLOTW#4: Water Bomber [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Cme9JcdSepA#!|Historical film of B-29 ditching and crew recovery.]]

• Dave’s Affordables: Bargain aircraft

  • [[http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/1368536.html|1971 Piper Cherokee]]

  • [[http://wichita.craigslist.org/rvs/2761914913.html|1983 Weedhopper]]

  • (Sorry: other listings were no longer available)

• Sebring Meetup: Saturday January 21, at Sebring Terminal Cafe, 11am ([[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2264|UCAP Forum Meetup thread]])

• Air Show/Race Safety: [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2264|No big change deemed necessary]]

  • NPR Story on [[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=144859415|victims who would like to attend Reno again.]]

• Buffs Away! Minot exercise [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ7niLYSVFo&feature=player_embedded|video shows entire squadron’s MITO departure.]]

• //Shout Outs//

  • Bill Eickhoff,[[http://www.sun-n-fun.org/NewsArticles/Knight-Named-SUN--n-FUN-Board-Chariman-Succeeding-.aspx| as Bob Knight named Sun’n’Fun’s new Board Chairman]]

  • Dave Whitman and Ray Walters (thanks from Jeb)

    • Digital Defense: [[https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8173|SOPA and Protect IP bills threaten open access]]

  • [[http://www.expo.aero/|AeroExpo UK and AviationExpo Europe]]

• Guest Bios Announcer: Randa Dufault

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark

• Closing Theme Inspired By: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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