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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #162 "Go VFR at Seventeen-Five" ======

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Flying antiques, landing on water, sniff-tests, and decoder rings. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #162 "Go VFR at Seventeen-Five"

Recorded: Sunday, November 29, 2009

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

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

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

[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/eps/UCAP162.mp3|Direct link]] to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).

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

• When is [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NoInjuriesInWestwindDitching_201561-1.html|Ditching your Westwind]] the right answer?

  • Some [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1123#p5861|local knowledge from falcon124]]

• A Bad Router [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/airtrafficflightfaamodernizationflightplansaltlakecity201571-1.html|takes out FAA communications]]

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• Is the [[http://www.cessna.com/single-engine/skycatcher.html|Cessna Skycatcher]] hurting LSA adoption?

  • [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1123#p5863|UCAP forum response]]

• Through-the-Fence redux...

  • The [[http://www.airportbusiness.com/interactive/2009/11/18/through-the-fence-%E2%80%93-part-2/|FAA gets even weirder on the issue]]

• TSA Follies

• UCAP Meetup for [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/wiki/doku.php?id=novembernortheastmeetup|Brunch and Airport Visit]] at [[http://www.airnav.com/airport/kash|KASH]] (Nashua, New Hampshire)

  • Breakfast, J3 Cub, Trinidad, good crowd - maybe short-notice is the way to go!

• Flying Without a License?

  • You bet, [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1100&p=5724#p5724|when it's a Public Aircraft!]]

• The Sniff Test - TSA Flight Recall doesn't pass it?

  • [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1090&p=5770#p5770|A UCAP listener is holding his nose on this one...]]

• OFLOTW - [[http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-man-survives-small-plane-crash-112209,0,3434461.story|Two Walk Away from Stearman crash]], but Jack Asks:

  • Should we be flying antique and rare aircraft?

  • [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1123#p5869|Listeners respond]] - if it doesn't fly, it's just sculpture!

• Spence asks: Isn't it time we gave up the secret decoder ring for weather and other reports?

  • Or is he just full of "Blowing Snow"?

• //Shout Outs//

  • Flying the Bellanca Super Viking at [[http://www.160knots.com|www.160knots.com]]

    • From listener "holysmokebatman"

  • Facebook [[http://www.facebook.com/Leinenkugels|Fan Page for Leinenkugels!]]

    • Thanks to @MartinSantic

  • Deadline to replace paper certificates!

    • Get plastic now, from your [[http://www.faa.gov/licensescertificates/airmencertification/certificate_replacement/|Friendly Aviation Agency!]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Brian Hobbs

• UCAP Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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