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"Too Many Crashes" UCAP289

Jack is in Las Vegas and the boys get up early (really early!) to record this episode. Air-conditioning... bizjets losing doors... FAA is making a list and checking it twice... and too many airplane crashes. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded June 1, 2012.

Posted: 2012-06-26 | Recorded: 2012-06-01

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Jack is in Las Vegas and the boys get up early (really early!) to record this episode. Air-conditioning... bizjets losing doors... FAA is making a list and checking it twice... and too many airplane crashes. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded June 1, 2012.

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

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

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

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

• Electric Cool: Piper Seminoles get [[http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2012/05/29/piper-seminoles-get-air-conditioning-upgrades/|electric A/C for factory-new and retrofit installs]]

• Unplanned Departure: A Challenger [[http://www.aero-news.net/ANNTicker.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=8ba9776b-2a5e-40ac-a01e-f38d52940800|bizjet loses its door in flight.]]

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• GA Airport Study [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAACategorizesGAAirports_206753-1.html|categorizes these "critical components" of U.S. air transport system]]

• Field of Yellow [[http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2012/120524cubs-2-oshkosh-plan-mass-arrival.html?WT.mcid=120525epilot&WT.mcsect=gan|Mass arrival of J-3s at OSH-Airventure]] for Cub's 75th anniversary.

• Too Many Crashes:

  • "Mary Kay" [[http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2012/05/25/no-injuries-but-cessna-172-mary-kay-appears-totaled-in-jabara-airport-accident/#storylink=newsletter|no longer in the pink.]]

  • OFLOTW: [[http://news.yahoo.com/small-plane-sinks-san-diego-bay-2-survives-022159959.html|Banner pilot ditches in San Diego Bay.]]

  • Idaho Survival - [[http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47857955/ns/today-good_news/t/family-plane-crash-ring-tone-set-chain-hope/|family lives to tell the story]]

  • Manassas Midair - [[http://manassaspark.patch.com/articles/canadian-authorities-to-investigate-fauquier-county-plane-crash#c|to be investigated by TSB of Canada]]

• Final Report [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120530/eu-france-brazil-plane-crash/|on Air France 447 due]] on July 5th

• //Shout Outs//

  • SpaceX success! [[http://www.flyingmag.com/news/spacex-second-launch-attempt-success?cmpid=enews052212&spPodID=030&spMailingID=5347642&spUserID=NDc4NjIwMjg5NQS2&spJobID=199719728&spReportId=MTk5NzE5NzI4S0|Dragon visits ISS and returns to earth]]

  • Free AOPA for military - [[http://www.discoveraopa.org/aopamilitaryaopapilotmagad|1-year memberships available free]]

  • Mike Hart and his Cub cross-country

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark

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

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