Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #168 "The Snatch, the Tow & the Drop"

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More on doors (and other things) opening in flight… An awesome airplane on floats… and the boys evaluate the next big thing in aviation: flying trailers (not really)… All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #168 “The Snatch, the Tow & the Drop”

Recorded: Jan 12, 2010

Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon, Jack Hodgson

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

• Flying Trailer Towed by Planes, Lands Itself - Ummm… yeh, OK.
• Intros and Chit-Chat
• DC-3 on Amphib Floats on YouTube thanks to AirPigz
• “Crack the Canopy” Taken Too Literally - things that open in flight
• LSA Display in Mall attracts folks to flight school
• Flight Design partners with Pilot Journey
• PIREPS Listener Audio Clips We'd like to hear you on UCAP.
• Fly Like an Eagle - YouTube video of on-board eagle-cam
• Daughter Hates the Sound of Airplanes Flying Overhead
• Un-Quote of the Week - AOPA provides a quote to USAToday, but...
• Blackhawk Pilot lands on the family farm
• NTSB revises accident/incident thresholds
• Shout Outs
  • West Virginia declares GA Month
  • Mac MacMahon's Ercoupe X-Country (Where's the link???)
  • The Mile High Flyers Podcast
  • Alton Bay Ice Airport is open

• Guest Disclaimer: Michael Clark
• UCAP Theme: “Sledgeflattener”, Thomas Dolby