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"Restart" UCAP394

Burt Rutan's Skigull first flight... Jack reports on visit to Grass Valley Airport... A Spitfire engine start... PBOR2 progress report... All this and more on the Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded December 9, 2015.

Posted: 2015-12-23 | Recorded: 2015-12-09

• It's a Bird, it's a Boat, with Skis - it's... Burt Rutan's SkiGull taking its first flight. (00:00:15)
• Intros and Chit-Chat (00:08:05)
• Jack in Grass Valley Jack and a friend visit KGOO, aka Nevada County Air Park (00:14:35)
  • Cal-Fire equipment photo from their flickr page
• JimG's Tip Jar Appeal (00:26:25)
• Spitfire Runs Again! Spitfire Mk XVI - first engine run in 17 years. Thanks Kermit Weeks! (00:27:55)
• Medical Reform Update: Full Senate to get PBOR2 (00:30:15)
• Dave at NBAA-BACE 2015 NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2015 (00:42:00)
• Disclaimer: 'Twas the Night before UCAP' (00:49:20)
• Florida's Flying High! Florida is keen on biz-jets and other business aircraft (00:51:05)
• Shout Outs (00:52:25)
  • The UCAP Swag Store
  • "Florida Gyro Man" who landed at Capitol pleads guilty
  • Deaf and mute Indian man builds light aircraft from recycled material

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