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"A Whole Lot of Plethora" UCAP011

The UCAP gang weigh-in on some of the most notable GA stories from 2006, and how we think they'll play-out in 2007. Fallout from the Brazilian midair. The impact on GA, good and bad, of the dramatic changes from the U.S. midterm elections. FAA funding has been a big story in 2006 and will get only bigger in '07. The GA market is thriving, and that's awesome, but what are the safety challenges of that? Light Sport Aircraft really took off in 2006. Very Light Jets could have been the biggest story in 2006, but they weren't. We also list some things to watch for in 2007.

Posted: 2006-12-31 | Recorded: 2006-12-31

(Record & Posting dates approximate.)

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Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon, James Wynbrandt Jack Hodgson

2006 GA News in Review

• Brazilian Midair
• U.S. Midterm election results
• FAA Funding
  • User Fees
  • FAA Reauthorization
• GA Market Thriving
• Aviation safety concerns
• (46:40) Light Sport Aircraft
• (51:52) Embry Riddle tornado damage
• VL Jets
• Things to watch in '07
  • Air Taxis in 2007
  • The Great Unknown
    • Yet-to-be-named-well-know-celebrity who crashes his plane
  • Danger of TSA crackdown on GA
  • What's next for Beechcraft-Hawker?
  • Encroachment on airports
  • New technology in the cockpit
• One-Six Right on DiscoveryHD channel
• Go flying on New Years Day
• Ponca City, Oklahoma pancake breakfast on Jan 6
• Thank you to the Uncontrolled Airspace audience
• Opening music: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby
• Closing music:
  • "Auld Lang Syne", Guy Lombardo
  • "I Got You (I Feel Good)", James Brown

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