Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #137 "Back-Taxiing on the Active"

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Revisiting MoGas… Congestion on the eastern seaboard… The pros and cons of alternative Av fuels… An inexpensive personal airplane… and Jack reviews the SFM Ragwing Fly-in. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #137 “Back-Taxiing on the Active”

Recorded: Friday, May 29th, 2009

Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon, Jack Hodgson

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• Intros and Chit-Chat
  • The gods of airline travel
  • Durham Bulls
  • BBQ - Memphis vs. NC
• SFM Ragwing Fly-In
  • Lots of Cubs!
  • G1000 172SP - how much could it cost?
  • $698/month for a new Legend Cub? Yes! (mostly)
  • Pic from the Ragwing Fly-in of plane that looked like a Legend Cub
• Get to know the new OSH layout
  • Lots of changes on the grounds; EAA web site shows the new layout
• Problems with mogas
  • UCAP Listener's Tweet on topic
  • The Great Ethanol Scam
• North Carolina Airports - Collect them all!
• TSA Security Updates
  • AOPA article on TSA Security BAdge Program status
  • EAA Article on the International Manifesting rules and eAPIS
• Shout Outs
  • Honeywell, on the 50th Anniversary of the Bendix/King line
  • Shoutout to Terry Fowler
  • Rick Durden, new editor of IFR Refresher Magazine
    • UCAP Episode #38 with Guest Rick Durden

• Guest Disclaimer: Royce Ehrle
• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby