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SMAC058 – Flying The Ford Tri Motor and Landing On Roads

 

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Episode 58 is here for your listening pleasure and the usual group of aviation trainees were in the house; Len, Carl, Victoria, and Rick. Sean tried to dial in from the one of those iconic red phone booths while on vacation in England but we couldn’t keep the connection, so the show went on.

Today, Victoria shares her story of a recent flight in the Ford Tri Motor around Frederick, MD while accompanyied by Turbo the Flying Dog. We understand it was quite a thrilling experience and we talk about all things Tri Motor as a result including how you too can catch a ride in this historical flying machine. Following that, Len talks quickly about a recent forced landing on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago after an airplane made an emergency landing in the city.

Also check out the announcements and Picks of the Week for this episode. Now let’s get down and dirty!

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Pre-Flight

Announcements

  • Wings Over Houston Airshow – On October 26th to 27th at Ellington Field, Houston, TX come and enjoy static warbird aircraft displays and performances by some of the greats like Michael Goulian, Matt Younkin, Red Tail P-51C, the Jet Truck, Tora Tora Tora, and a bunch more, including Dusty from Disney’s Planes.
  • Airplane Geeks Episode 267 – Co-host Carl Valeri was recently a guest on the Airplane Geeks podcast! He joined them to talk about aviation careers, pilot furloughs, and airline hiring to name a few.
  • Polk State College Aerospace – Polk State College has achieved a great milestone by becoming the FIRST state school to offer a B.S. in Aviation, a degree typically held only by private college institutions. A giant congratulations to Polk State!
  • SMAC Audio Update – The MP3 only show in iTunes has been removed as we’ve recently migrated to a single audio feed due in part to some changes at Apple and so now ALL our files are MP3 and delivered through our primary feed. You can subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcatcher to https://stuckmicavcast.com/feed/podcast.
  • SMAC Mobile App – The free Stuck Mic AvCast mobile app available on Apple and Android mobile devices has recently been updated and once again includes access to our YouTube videos. That and a slight redesign of the app are now available in your favorite mobile app store. Download it today, it’s free!
  • SMAB Blog Update – Our website got a minor facelift, a chin tuck of sorts. In addition, there’s a new blog post for your reading pleasure called Where’s Baldo September 2013 Edition. Head on over for a read.

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Flying to Ottawa? Here’s One Recommendation.

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In Episode #29 – Porpoising, Flying in Canada, & OpenAirplane we first talked quite extensively about flying general aviation aircraft into Canada, customs, regulations, and Canadian TSA to name a few. After a recent flight to Ottawa (CYOW), Victoria added her experiences to the Canadian flying discussion in SMAC056 – Broken Airplanes, Over-Flight Permits, Pre-Flight Oversight, & Pathfinding Expeditions.

After airing SMAC056 we received listener mail that added some additional advice, tips, and information about the local Ottawa area. Today, we share with you those comments, titled “For your next visit to Ottawa, try CYRO.”

First, I wanted to congratulate you all for having such an enjoyable show to listen to on a regular basis. Really a pleasure for my commute to and back from work.

Living in Ottawa, ON, Canada, I found your recent podcast [SMAC056] very interesting. I wanted to add a few comments to your discussion for future trips to the Canadian capital. In summary, next time you plan to come to Ottawa, try CYRO (Rockcliffe Airport) instead of CYOW. CYRO is an uncontrolled field located 10 minutes away with a cab ride from downtown.

There are no landing fees at CYRO (the only thing to remember is that the circuit for 27 is with right turns, and we don’t do entries at 45 degrees downwind in Canada). The field itself is managed by the Rockcliffe Flying Club www.rfc.ca, a great club with passionate aviators like yourselves, and there is a mechanic on the field.

As pointed out during the show, the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum is also located at CYRO. The great thing is that you can actually fly into CYRO to go and visit the museum (just call ahead so that Unicom can make sure you can get into the museum).

Regarding custom clearances, you can only do it at CYRO if you have CANPASS. I would recommend stopping in Kingston or other airports close to the border without landing fees to clear customs and the continue your wait to Ottawa if you want to avoid the high costs of Ottawa International.