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"Alan Smithee" UCAP288

Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded May 23, 2012.

Posted: 2012-06-02 | Recorded: 2012-05-23

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Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded May 23, 2012.

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

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

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

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

• //Listener Question//

  • Positive Spin: A listener asks "Is it possible to hand-prop any plane? If not, why not?

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• Colorado Conundrum UFO? UAV? WTF?

  • [[http://www.9news.com/news/article/268207/188/Mystery-object-nearly-causes-mid-air-collision|9-News Colorado Story]] on mystery object at 8000 ft.

• UAS: A Pain in the NAS? Unmanned Vehicle Systems [[http://www.aviationtoday.com/the-checklist/AUVSI-Responds-to-Unmanned-Aircraft-Controversy_76360.html|industry group responds to FOX News story]] on potential response to domestic UAS shoot-downs.

  • The original [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWzVXcF9qIc|FOX News panel piece with Charles Krauthammer]]

• A Man with the Plans Listener Sonex781 buys the [[http://www.affordaplane.com|Affordaplane plans,]] and [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2439&p=11067#p11067|reviews them in the UCAP forums.]]

• Uptick in Wichita GA activity reportedly [[http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/2012/05/18/general-aviation-activity-on-the-rise.html|on the rise in Wichita.]]

• Pilots Ill-Prepared to Fly E-AB Aircraft? [[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/22/bloomberg_articlesM4EAG46K50XS01-M4FJJ.DTL|Study says E-AB aircraft 3X more likely to kill]] than factory types...

  • [[http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2012/120522.html|NTSB Press Release and recommendations]]

• //Shout Outs//

  • [[http://www.sun-n-fun.org/getdoc/8c90717a-e122-4919-9ff4-a59124e8ac94/summerflyinwkend.aspx|Sun-n-Fun Fly-In Weekend]] - Fire Up Your Summer, June 9-10!

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark

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

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