Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #120 "650 Airplanes"

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LSA expert Dan Johnson joins us in the hangar this week. Taking lessons from an old accident report… a report on the health of the Light Sport Aviation movement… and news from the recent Sebring Sport Aviation Expo. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #120 “650 Airplanes”

Recorded: Thursday, Feb 5, 2009

Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon, Dan Johnson, Jack Hodgson

Direct link to mp3 audio file of show (right-click to download/save).

• Jeb did you get over to Sebring?
• Intros and Chit-Chat
• Feb. 3, 1959 - the day “the music died” (the NTSB report - pdf)
  • Bruce Landsberg on the “The Buddy Holly Crash”
    • AOPA Article
    • NPR's All Things Considered interview
• ATC tapes of AWE1549
  • FAA 1549 ATC audio page
  • AvWeb's edited podcast version
• Dan Johnson
  • byDanJohnson.com, Dan's LSA Website
  • What you been up to?
    • Spruce Creek Fly In's Blog
  • The state of Light Sport Aviation
    • Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA)
  • Sebring report
  • Aircraft Discussed
    • Hansen Airgroup FA-04 - From former East Germany
    • Urban Air USA - Lambada motor glider
    • Urban Air Samba
    • Evektor SportStar SL - “Smoother”
    • Ran's Coyote - Kit now available as ready-to-fly.
    • Lightning - Wide speed range. Looks like a mini-Lancair.
    • Lockwood AirCam - Not an LSA, but Dan and Dave favorite.
• AVEMCO says poor LSA safety record due to careless PP transitions
• Shout Outs
  • Hats off to a genius: GPS Pioneer Sherman Francisco, a pilot and more.
  • Illinois Spirit of Flight Awarded to Waukegan's Stick & Rudder Club…way to go!
    • Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame
  • Tribute to Steven Fletcher and fund information
  • Wauchula Municipal Airport and their good gas prices! KCHN
  • Sanford Maine Skiplane Fly-in Sat Feb 14 at KSFM
    • Ski-plane Fly-In Saturday Feb 14th! - Breakfast 7:30-9:30 $6 - Seminar on the new ELTs at 10:00

• UCAP Forum Thread for Episode #120

• Guest Disclaimer: Peter Bradshaw
• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby