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With this ep the boys celebrate three years of Uncontrolled Airspace. They reminisce about the experience and plan for the future. They also talk about a squabble between two national aviation organizations, Jack's checkout in a C172SP, and a whole flock of unplanned landings. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #150 "Three"
Posted: 2009-08-21 | Recorded: 2009-08-21
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{{ http://uncontrolledairspace.com/img/2009/ZZ6F5487E4.jpg}}With this ep the boys celebrate three years of Uncontrolled Airspace. They reminisce about the experience and plan for the future. They also talk about a squabble between two national aviation organizations, Jack's checkout in a C172SP, and a whole flock of unplanned landings.
All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #150 "Three"
Recorded: Wednesday, August 21, 2009
[[http://jeburnside.com|Jeb Burnside]],
[[http://davehigdon.biz|Dave Higdon]],
[[http://jackhodgson.com|Jack Hodgson]]
[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/eps/UCAP150.mp3|Direct link]] to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).
===== Show Notes =====
A [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=801&start=10|TSA-alternative name update]] in honor of 150th Episode!
Intros and Chit-Chat
UCAP is Three Years Old!
A look back, some favorites, what we've learned, and why it's still fun...
Jack's [[http://southernmaineaviation.com/Files/Pages/TrainingRental/AircraftFleet.html|172SP checkout]]
13 fuel sampling locations? Captain, we need a bigger fuel tester!
NTSB & NATCA[[http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/NTSB08189.xml&headline=NTSB%20Ousts%20NATCA%20From%20Investigation&channel=comm| at odds over Hudson midair investigation]]
[[http://www.uncontrolledairspace.com/fodder/2009/08/unprecidented-and-irrefutably-necessary.html|Dave thinks it was right for NATCA to be slapped down in this instance.]]
Eclipse:[[http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1444-full.html#201021|Rising from the ashes?]]
On-Field Wreck of the week...sadly, courtesy of the [[http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/|Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome]]
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYx9RcMCgfQ|YouTube video with music]]
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeU8pzI5ia4|YouTube Video without music]]
OFLotW #1: [[http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Charity-Rowing-Crew-Help-Rescue-Aircraft-Pilot-Who-Crash-Landed-In-Irish-Sea/Article/200908215359822?lpos=UKNewsCarouselRegion4&lid=ARTICLE15359822CharityRowingCrewHelpRescueAircraftPilotWhoCrash-Land|Rowers In One-In-A-Million Sea Crash Rescue]]
via Dave Shallbetter
OFLOTW #2: Glider "Lands out" safely, [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=933&p=4743#p4743|but locals stage an all-out emergency response.]]
Maybe the state police, the volunteer fire department, and the medevac helicopter needed the practice?
On-field //Mandatory// Emergency Landing of the Week: Oil leak prompts emergency landing for single-engine plane at [[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPSM|Pease]]
[[http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090819/GJNEWS_01/708199924/-1/FOSNEWS|Story reports airport manager as saying]] "Anytime a pilot experiences problems while in the air they are required to declare an emergency"
Shout Outs
[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=931&p=4748#p4748|This listener saw James fly overhead in the L-39 jet]]
NTSB Bar Association: [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NewAwardWillHonorTransportationSafetyContributions_201027-1.html|Joe Nall Award]]
"The Joseph T. Nall Award...is to be given annually and seeks to recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions to aviation and transportation safety."
Air Safety Foundation's [[http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/nall.html|"The Nall Report"]]
[[http://www.joenall.com/|Joe Nall Annual Giant-Scale R/C Model Aircraft EVent]]
[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=932&p=4746#p4733|Congrats to Captain Rick]] ("marriners" in the Forum) and mentor "t0r0nad0"
[[http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081509/locimg39001.shtml|Happy National Aviation Day!]]
And the winner is: Plainville, Conn!!
Guest Disclaimer: Mike Morgan
UCAP Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby
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