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"487 Miles" UCAP283

More than the usual amount of pilot craziness this week. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded April 19, 2012.

Posted: 2012-04-24 | Recorded: 2012-04-19

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More than the usual amount of pilot craziness this week. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded April 19, 2012.

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

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

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

[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/eps/UCAP283.mp3|Direct link]] to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).

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

• Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes... [[http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/travel/canada-disoriented-pilot/index.html?hpt=hp_t2|Did pilot dive after mistaking Venus for converging traffic?]]

  • Not exactly - [[http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2011/a11f0012/a11f0012.asp|here's the official report.]]

  • [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2390&p=10886#p10886|UCAP Forum post]]

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• Silver Lining from the cloud that was LightSquared? [[http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/GPS-Backup-Is-eLoran-the-Answer_76148.html|Is eLoran the answer to GPS susceptibility?]]

• Gulf of Mexico [[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303513404577353911937661328.html#articleTabs%3Darticle|claims unresponsive 421 pilot.]]

  • [[http://flightaware.com/news/article/Plane-with-Incapacitated-Pilot-Circles-Gulf-of-Mexico-for-Hours-Crashes/164|FlightAware news article and tracks]]

• BOOM! Helicopter's inadvertent 7500 squawk [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-17713833|brings supersonic interceptors too close for comfort.]]

• T-38 Bingo? [[http://www.examiner.com/article/video-t-38-jet-runs-low-on-fuel-during-space-shuttle-s-arrival-at-dulles|Shuttle chase plane notifies of low fuel state.]]

• OFLOTW: Model Landing A 152 pilot pushed his luck taking the shark route to Long Island [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2389&p=10879#p10879|and came up dry, landing on an R/C field.]]

• Top Gun Cruisin' [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewstibbe/2012/04/16/tom-cruise-goes-top-gun-with-new-p-51-mustang/|Tom Cruise a pilot, with an impressive stable of aircraft.]]

• //Shout Outs//

  • [[http://www.findlayairrally.com/outline.shtml|Findlay Air Rally]]

  • [[http://www.biography.com/people/wilbur-wright-20672839|Happy Birthday, Wilbur Wright!]]

• Guest Disclaimer: The Denver Katana Pilots' Repertory Opera Company, under the baton of Maestro Royce Ehrle.

• Closing Theme inspired by: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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