Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

(This is NOT an Sun n Fun episode.) We explore a well sourced story that claims that the Wright Brothers weren't the first... When is it OK to ignore the instructions of air traffic control... And... From the faces of babes, a little girl reminds us about the joy of flying. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Mar 21, 2013. Alternate titles: "Sturm & Drang", "83 Wiseasses", "I got mine!", "Tears down to the surface", "Happy hour at the fubar", "More dollars than sense"

Guest: SnF President John "Lites" Leenhouts. Sitting poolside at Jeb's Hidden River Home for Wayward Airmen... We preview what we're looking forward to at next week's Sun n Fun 2013... We're visited in the hangar by Sun n Fun President John "Lites" Leenhouts... And... Surprise surprise, the towers aren't closing this week after all. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Apr 5, 2013. Alternate titles: "54 Cents", "Dance Card", "Preachin' in the Church of the High Speed Pass"

This time on UCAP... ...All sorts of action at New York's JFK airport: Two airliners have a fender bender on the taxiway, and reports of a drone near-miss on final... The 787s may soon be back in the air... and... we urge you to visit the DC3 airports around the US capitol. Alt title: My Head Goes Boom... Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Mar 14, 2013.

Legendary aircraft company Beechcraft exits bankruptcy... They're building a really big airship in Tustin, wherever that is... We disagree on what the impact to GA will be from the sequester budget cuts... And... Trying to avoid notice by the Feds, by changing the tail number on your plane... not a very good idea. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Feb 27, 2013.

AOPA and the NTSB want us to expand our preflight passenger briefings... The US government is taking down their observation blimps in Florida, but threatening to add them into the airspace around Washington DC... It seems that the airlines are safer than ever... And... Rumors of the demise of magic ingredient in 100LL are at least somewhat exaggerated. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded February 15, 2013.

Polk County Florida pal Jamie Beckett joins us this time. A video of a biplane buzzing pedestrians on the runway... Some interesting, but oddball aircraft we'd fly... Jamie tells us about an innovative new model for aviation education and flight training... And whiskey-tango-foxtrot on the Boeing 787 problems. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded February 1, 2013.

Guests: James Wynbrandt, Howie Marlin, and Mary Jones. Final day wrap-up of activities at the 2013 US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring Florida. Recorded January 20, 2013.

UCAP Daily from the Sebring US Sport Aviation Expo. Jeb's arrived, and he and Jack talk with James Wynbrandt for this second UCAP Daily of the Sebring Sport Aviation Expo. Recorded January 19, 2013.

Jack's flying solo in this first UCAP Daily from the Sebring Sport Aviation Expo. He reports on the scene at this year's event, and talks with Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association President Dan Johnson. Recorded January 8, 2013.

Amy Laboda joins us in the hangar... We admire a long-standing floating fly-in in South Carolina... The White House is gonna start using the V-22 Osprey as part of the presidential travel fleet... And, yes, we've got a little lust in our hearts for some Blackbird porn.Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded December 7, 2012.

This time on UCAP... We've finally got an official FAA Administrator... A European cargo plane that touches down very short... Jeb's tells us about his new EFB tablet computer... And... What really caused the infamous Concorde crash, it may not be what you thought. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded January 3, 2013.

Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded December 2, 2012.

A slightly less exciting version of UCAP 310. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded November 14, 2012.

The long awaited UCAP309. On the occasion of Jeb finally getting his 21st century internet connectivity. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded November 5, 2012.

(This episode was delayed by the expedited posting of #308's interview with Jack Pelton.) Fearless Felix's big jump... preparing for past accidents vs. future ones... Jack reports on Wave Camp. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded October 15, 2012.

Special Guest, New EAA Chairman Jack Pelton. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded October 25, 2012.

Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded October 2, 2012.

Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded September 19, 2012.

Interview: AOPA Senior VP, Center to Advance the Pilot Community, Adam Smith. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded September 5, 2012.

Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded August 22, 2012.