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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #184 "The Cropduster is the Walrus" ======

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A tale of two airports... more stupid pilot tricks... and the boys talk about too many videos, again. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #184 "The Cropduster is the Walrus"

Recorded: Sun, May 2 2010 18:00:00 -0400

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

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

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

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

• Pilot Hits Tractor while [[http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=456&sid=1935875|attempting to ask for directions]]

  • [[http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Gillespie2005/Highlights/An2Banking.jpg|Picture of AN-2]]

• Light Aircraft Lands on Car [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcURmi2wS7o&feature=related|Video]]

  • Could have been a disaster, but...

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• A Tale of Two Airports for Jack

  • Meetup at KASH, and BBQ at KSFM

• Remember When Flying Was Fun? - [[http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-04-26-column26ST2N.htm|USAToday Story]]

  • //Real Flying// still //is// fun!

• EAA Museum Passport [[http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-04-22_passport.asp|New Member Benefit: ]] Admission to hundreds of great museums!

  • Thanks to listener "ruckin" in the forums for this heads-up!

• Whither the Rocket Racing League? [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1359&p=6933#p6933|Forum Discussion]]

• How European Airspace reboots after volcanic eruption: [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1361&p=6937#p6937|Interesting Graphic]]

• ICON A5 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF1mShri3gs|Wing Stall Video]]

  • Excellent illustration of an Aviation 101 topic

• The Flight for the Human Spirit

  • [[http://flightforthehumanspirit.groupsite.com/main/summary|One pilot's LSA mission]] to help the world...

• Azimut 270: 2 Flight Design CTLS from Switzerland [[http://www.azimut270.ch/en/2010.html|going around the world with 130 liters/34.3 gallons of fuel onboard]]

• A Near Miss in Italy between a fighter and commercial jet: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7DygPsJ_sA|Video]]

  • From "lucaberta"

• //Shout Outs//

  • The new NOTAM is out, the New NOTAM is out! Get it, read it, carry it, follow it!

    • [[http://www.airventure.org/flying/2010_NOTAM.pdf|AirVenture NOTAM download... ]]

    • or, [[https://secure.eaa.org/airventure/notam_request.html|request a hardcopy]]

  • [[http://www.learntoflyday.com/|Learn to Fly Day]] is May 15th!

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark

• UCAP Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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