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====== Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #251 "Fabulous Five" ======

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The first 20 minutes notwithstanding, this is an aviation podcast, it really is, really. Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #251.

Recorded: Mon, 22 Aug 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 =====

• Five Fabulous Years! And 250+ episodes...

• //Intros and Chit-Chat//

• Jack Eats Crow

• OFLOTW: [[http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/county-130168-garza-emergency.html|Emergency Landings near Brownsville TX]]

  • Wikipedia [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum|"Sorghum" page]]

• Happy Birthday Paul! EAA to help[[http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-08-18_php.asp|Paul Poberezny celebrate 90th on 9/11 at OSH]]

• "Unmanned" Tanker [[http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2011/110817gucci-girls-fly-air-force-tanker.html|All female crew a first aboard KC-10 refueler.]]

  • Fugly vs. Late: [[http://youtu.be/gFrKzbgwgQs|Top Gun spoof video with A380 and 787]]

• Gone West: [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/airline-historian-reg-ron-davies-dies-at-90/2011/08/04/gIQAWBMBvI_story.html|R.E.G. "Ron" Davies, long time Air Transport Curator]] at Smithsonian Air & Space

• Teen Pilot [[http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PENewsLocalDwfly19.3f0230f.html|finishes "four corners" flight around the U.S.]]

• Can't See and Didn't Avoid: [[http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/19/drone-collision-in-afghanistan-sparks-debate-on-u-s-availability/?hpt=hp_bn2|Drone and C-130 collide over Afghanistan]]

• Bad Weekend for Airshow Performers: [[http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/19/drone-collision-in-afghanistan-sparks-debate-on-u-s-availability/?hpt=hp_bn2|Deaths in Kansas, Michigan, U.K.]]

• Follow up to [[http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10023564/|NC stolen plane story]]

• Accreditation for Flight Schools? [[http://fsana.com/|FSANA announces new program]]

• A Step Forward towards affordable flight? [[http://www.gama.aero/media-center/press-releases/content/gama-applauds-formation-faa-rulemaking-committee-new-rules-will-|GAMA applauds FAA Rulemaking Committee]] for Part 23 reorganization

• //Shout-Outs//

  • Jack heads for [[http://www.acrocamp.com/|Acrocamp]]

  • Bill Frist [[http://www.nbaa.org/news/pr/2011/20110822-076.php|to receive humanitarian award]]

  • American Hero [[http://www.airventure.org/news/2011/110818_jump.html|jumps into Oshkosh]]

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark

• Closing Theme: "Sledgeflattener", Thomas Dolby

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