Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #254 "Please Don't Cuss the Fiber Guys"

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This episode was recorded three weeks ago. It's posting was delayed so we could quickly publish our discussion of the Reno Tragedy. Alternate titles: “Turtle Catatonia”, “A Herd of Turtles” Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded September 16, 2011

Recorded: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:00:00 -0400

Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon, Jack Hodgson

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• Tarmac Terrapins Terminate Takeoffs Turtles close a Runway at JFK
  • Diamondback terrapin Wikipedia page
• Intros and Chit-Chat
• FAA Reauthorization A good idea whose time has come - and come - and…
  • FAA Thread I: Shutdown averted. Again.
  • FAA Thread II:Transportation groups declare victory
  • FAA Thread III: Bikepath to progress...
• Black Hat Cyber UAVs coming to a neighborhood near you...
  • Original source article from MIT Technology Review
• Remote Towers: Save $$ by consolidating services for smaller airports?
  • SAAB's Remote Tower web page
• ATC Training under scrutiny. Are outsourced training, contract shenanigans leading to rise in controller errors?
  • "Get the Flick" Blog entry
• Uncharted and Unbuilt Discussion of towers not charted, and charted towers not present.
• UPOTW (Unknown plane of the Week, of course!)
  • Jack asks: What's this plane?
  • Great info on NASA's WB-57 High Altitude Research page
• Supersonic Effort A UK-based group wants to bring a Concorde back to life.
• Light Enforcement California Sherriff adds LSA to fleet
• Confederate Air Force? Civil War-era plans for flying machine up for sale
• Flying Private can be good for business - but we knew that!
• Shout Outs
  • On the Wings of Dreams - watch the trailer for Detlef and Lilian's documentary video
  • Berz Aviation at Ray Community Airport (home of AcroCamp 2)
  • Clay Lacy - being inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame

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