Episode #24 – Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Non-Towered Airports, & Transporting the Space Shuttle

We’re back in action this episode with comments on the Cessna 421 crash in Florida, unmanned aircraft systems, Carl’s interest in model airplanes and rocketry, flying at non-towered airports, the definition of an airport non-movement area with a quiz included, references to Pontiac, MI KPTK airport, the sleeping tower controller at DCA, ferrying the Shuttle Discovery, and a whole bunch more! Join us 🙂

Pre-Flight

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Cruise Flight

• Cessna 421 crashes in Gulf of Mexico – an article including flight track
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems – what are they and the dispute with them flying around our national airspace
• Customs and Border Patrol Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Model Rockets – between rockets and r/c aircraft, this is what got Carl excited about aviation
• Non-Towered Airport operations checklist
• Airport Movement vs Non-Movement Areas – including a movement area quiz
• Pontiac, MI KPTK airport overview – provided by iFlightPlanner.com
• Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers – including the occurrence at KDCA Reagan National
• Ferrying the Space Shuttle – Shuttle Discovery makes a journey to Virginia to it’s resting place at the Udvar-Hazy National Air And Space Museum
• Stuck Mic AvCast Mobile Phone Applications
• Other flying banter and tomfoolery included

After Landing Checklist

~ Picks of The Week ~

Carl – LiveATC.net: Live Air Traffic from Their Headsets to You. FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems information website.

Victoria – Back Country Pilot Forum and website

Rick – French Countryside Flying in a Super Cub, videos and photos included

Len – iFlightPlanner.com website service update and new features

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