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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #242 "Pink Flamingos?" ======

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Strange runway incursions and a little gift from Senator Inhofe.

Recorded: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:00:00 -0400

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

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

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

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

• ** OFLOTW: Man Lands at Wrong Strip ** [[http://www.canada.com/life/Wrong+strip+could+face+charges+landing+ultralight+strip+club/5067840/story.html|Story at canada.com]]

• ** Turtles close JFK runway ** [[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/turtlesonjfkrunwaycauseflightmfp83jCiGKRhGH6O9LasVM|Article and video at NY Post]]

• ** Pink flamingo evades airport authorities ** [[http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1425616_drama-at-manchester-airport-as-pink-flamingo-closes-runway|Article]]

• ** Near miss, nothing to see here ** [[http://www.flyingmag.com/news/a340-and-777-near-miss-jfk-runway|A340 and 777 at JFK]]

• ** OFLOTW: Landing on a beach ** [[http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2011/06/crescent-beach-florida-plane-makes.html|Article and Video]]

• ** OFLOTW: C210 lands on I-280 ** [[http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_18404240|Article and Video]]

• ** Blimp races in NY ** [[http://esbimm.bijouxconfections.com/2011/07/04/video-the-big-fourth-of-july-blimp-showdown-over-the-hudson/|Video (sped up)]]

• ** Airfare Watchdog: Most thrilling airports ** [[http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/pages/8149096/worlds-most-thrilling-airports-full-story/|The list]]

• ** NOTAM format change ** [[http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Notice/N7930.91.pdf|FAA Notice (PDF)]]

• ** Inhofe introduces pilot's Bill of Rights ** [[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOa7-2eRLIhhhyRAgG2Li6wJeMow?docId=d08409452dd9471997d3f69f0386b2f4|AP Article]]

• ** LightSquared still trying to find a solution **

• ** More TFR violations, this time at Camp David ** [[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRAJ_T98Pa1BkwTpbkR3j-cuhzww?docId=CNG.8afa091e5483810446b19e5247e325f9.c31|Article]]

  • Even more since the podcast [[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJKT_eww8FN7FYjOXxN8YCI3ltBA?docId=CNG.bd10cf61cddde29382a1b8858bdea472.111|Article]]

• ** Shout Outs **

  • AOPA launches flight training scholarship program

  • Chase Aviation Wounded Warrior fundraiser, accepting aircraft for charity auction [[http://www.chaseaviation.com/|Chase Aviation]] [[http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/|Wounded Warrior Project]]

  • DC Pilot makes shirt for local pilots [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcpilots/message/38900|Forum thread]] [[http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=vyo9xc&s=7|Shirt Front]] [[http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=33f8db9&s=7|Shirt Back]]

  • Plane Crazy Down Under podcasters heading to OshKosh [[http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/|PCDU]]

• Random references:

  • [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139414/|Lake Placid Movie]]

  • [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043232/|Sky King TV Series]]

  • [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050077/|Whirlybirds TV Series]]

  • [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053485/|The Blue Angels TV Series]]

  • [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055698/|Ripcord TV Series]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Royce Ehrle

• Closing Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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