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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #122 "JIFR" ======

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Ruminating on the Buffalo Dash-8 crash... Jack's weekly report on his IFR ground school training... and we learn how airports are like sex. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #122 "JIFR"

Recorded: Thursday, Feb 18, 2009

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

[[http://www.avbuyer.com/WorldAircraftSales/|Dave Higdon]],

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

[[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/eps/UCAP122.mp3|Direct link]] to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).

==== Show Notes ====

• A fly-by at the skiplane fly-in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYkPU1qV5o|(Jack's YouTube Video)]]

• Intros and Chit-Chat

  • Excellent pancakes!

  • A new friend of the podcast...

• Central New England Meetup planning

  • [[http://uncontrolledairspace.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=696|UCAP Forum thread on the meetup]]

  • or, email to podcast@uncontrolledairspace.com to express interest and suggest location

• XM Bankruptcy?

  • [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/17/AR2009021700928.html|Sirius XM get reprieve...]] (Washington Post)

• Buffalo Dash 8 Q400 Crash

  • [[http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-213163|KBUF ATC exchange w/Colgan 3407]] (from liveATC.net via iReport)

  • Maybe it [[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123492905826906821.html|wasn't ice afterall?]] (Wall St. Journal)

• The FAA and a "reasonable" [[http://blogs.flyingmag.com/left_seat/2009/02/the-faa-takes-a-bold-new-view-on-icing.html|rule on icing]]

• Cirrus [[http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cirrusvisionsj50jobsjet_199777-1.html|focusing on light jet dev?]] (AvWeb)

• [[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009902170315|Consolidate CWSUs? (colocated weather teams)]] (Citizen Times)

  • Another //smooth// consolidation - [[http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/airtraffic/a76process.html|Flight Service 21!]]

• JIFR: Jack's IFR training update

• FAA's newest [[http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/nextgen/|NextGen initiative]]

• It's BA-AACK: [[http://www.noplanenogain.org/|No Plane/No Gain]] Shouldn't have ever left...

• GA's Future in Action: [[http://www.news-press.com/article/20090216/SS13/90215012/1013/LIFESTYLES|Owen Nicely of North Fort Myers]]

• Shout Outs

  • Congrats to Bruce Landsberg - [[http://www.aopa.org/asf/about/staff.html|new ASF President]] (up from Executive Director)

    • Bruce speaks at [[http://www.acone.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=109385&orgId=acone|Crash Course ACONE event]] in Bedford, MA 3/10/09

  • [[http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1370/2008-gama-figures-reveal-industry-woes.html|GAMA posts record billing numbers]] but...

  • Used Aircraft prices are down - good for buyers

• Guest Disclaimer:

• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby

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