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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #216 "Stupid? or Just Evil?" ======

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A sobering emergency situation on an airliner... Jeb tells about a new aviation tool/toy... and we marvel over an amazing flight over New York City. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #216 "Stupid? or Just Evil?"

Recorded: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

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

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

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

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

• Taking the Remote View

  • [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9cSxEqKQ78|Team Black Sheep RC Model over NYC]] YouTube Video

  • [[http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/12/how-a-rc-airplane-buzzed-the-statue-of-liberty-with-no-arrests.ars|ARS Technica article]]

  • [[http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1786-full.html#203743|AvWeb story]]

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• Our Airplanes are Missing! (NOT) [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/faa-loses-track-of-119000n794858.html|Huffington Post story]] on "missing aircraft registrations"

• Patently ridiculous? FlightPrep's online flight-planning patent fallout

  • [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FlightPlanningPatentBeingEnforced_203765-1.html|AvWeb Story]]

  • [[http://blog.runwayfinder.com/|RunwayFinder.com's blog]]

• Who'd-a-thunk? iPad a favorite of pilots for flight planning

  • [[http://www.khou.com/news/More-pilots-using-iPads-to-plan-prepare-flights-111143139.html|KHOU News Story]]

• Blowout! [[http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/2888854/ao-2010-089%20preliminary%20report.pdf|ATSB report on A380 engine failure]] (Large PDF!)

• I'm Alive! Media gets it wrong again:

  • [[http://www.baltimoresun.com/kstu-single-plane-crashes-into-roy-neighborhood,0,2788689.story|"Not too many people survive a plane crash."]]

• Trust Me... [[http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/101207aircraftairportsecurity.html?WT.mc_id=ebrief|Trusted Pilot concept part of new TSA rule?]]

• Gay pilots group offers scholarships to aspiring flight professionals

  • [[http://www.dallasvoice.com/gay-pilots-group-offers-scholarships-aspiring-professional-pilots-120310-1054690.html|NGPA Website]]

• Sonex E-Flight [[http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=24519|electric aircraft makes maiden test hop]]

• Death From Above! [[http://www.courier-journal.com/article/2010312040085|Small Aircraft/Airport security plans]] to thwart the threat...

• Paper Chase [[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/06/nj-pilot-gets-probation-toilet-paper-toss/|TP bomber gets probation]]

• //Shout-outs//

  • //(TBD)//

• Guest Disclaimer: Mike Morgan

• Closing Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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