Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

Sun 'n Fun Radios's Dave Shallbetter visits the hangar to brief us on this year's fly-in. The boys also talk about how to prepare for your first spring flights... the possible sale of Cessna and some other GA companies... and how to fly on and off of a puddle. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #129 "Landing in a Puddle"

The boys get together for a very casual visit in the hangar this week. They talk about hangars they've loved... the edges of the LSA price envelope... some great color pics from WWII... and, of all things, the pros and cons of plowing snowy runways. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #128 "Times of Useful Consciousness"

Amy visits the hangar and keeps the boys in line, or tries to. We talk about the recent Woman in Aviation conference... get updates on the latest news of some recent aviation incidents... and discover all about propeller driven cars. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #127 "Getting Spread Thin"

It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a roadable aircraft... Jack's trip report to the western wilds... the plan for Loran. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #126 "That Didn't Mute?"

James joins us in the hangar this week. We talk about flying vacations... the virtues of autopilots... and gear-up landings. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #125 "Landing Catywompus"

For some odd reason the boys are back in the virtual hangar after only three days. They admire some forthcoming green aviation tech... sum up the LASP comment period... and send good wishes to a grass roots aviation legend. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #124 "Flying Monkeys"

Continental does the right thing on a bunch of defective cylinders... The latest on the Eclipse Jet mess... and a UCAP listener makes the plunge into aircraft ownership. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #123 "The Young and the Impressionable"

Ruminating on the Buffalo Dash-8 crash... Jack's weekly report on his IFR ground school training... and we learn how airports are like sex. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #122 "JIFR"

Will Hawkins and Rico Sharqawi of the forthcoming movie, "A Pilots Story" visit the hangar this week. A Florida deadstick landing, the ongoing bizjet mess, continuing the fight against the LASP, and Jack's aviation adventures. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #121 "Just A Crooked Rudder"

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"

"Grass roots" flying in the Wisconsin winter... NBAA's list of airports threatened by the LASP... and a craptacular off-field landing. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #119 "An Indoor Preflight"

Transponders for sailplanes?... the new administration's first steps in aviation... and, oh yeah, an airliner ditched in the Hudson River. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #118 "Splash"

Eclipse's new owners... dropping the wings off your airplane... and Jeb remembers a dear friend. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #117 "DKPROC"

The boys get together in the hangar to talk about dropping things from airplanes... Dave's chat with the new head of AOPA... and a double off field landing of the week. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #116 "Like the Cat Thing"

Dave, Jeb, Amy and Jack gather in the virtual hangar this week for another "uncut" episode. Listen in from the first phone ring, till the final goodbye, as the UCAP gang chats about whatever is on their minds. Landing on buttes, flying with strangers, and living in airparks. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #115 "Barflying"

The boys finally manage to get together for the delayed episode #114. Jeb announces a cool new thing in his life... they talk about accelerated flight training, and how to not fall asleep in the cockpit. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #114 "Living the Dream in Sarasotee"

Afterburner Al visits the hangar this week. The gang talk about jets in the pattern... 21st century ELTs... and a really big biplane. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #113 "TTFN"

James Wynbrandt joins the boys in the hangar this week. An update on the Brazilian midair... another view of the troubles at Boeing... and Jack goes on a rant... All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #112 "Transportation 3.0"

Amy joins the gang this week. They talk about the Cirrus personal jet...airport swimming pools... a couple of rough landings... and so much more. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #111 "Buck the Rivets"

Jen Whitley joins the boys in the hangar this week. They talk about whether we'll be able to fly GA planes in the future... the real value of big business jets... the real meaning of Eclipse's bankruptcy... and Jack continues his quest to catch up to Dave and Jeb in logbook hours. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #110 "Dave's New Modem"