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January 27, 2007

Joa Harrison, Landshorter
Joa Harrison talks about vortex generators and how they can increase the Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) performance of your airplane. We talk about how vortex generators work and how you can install them on an airplane. Landshorter (2/27/07)

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John Keith, P&M Aviation USA
For five years, the Pegasus trike has been unavailable in the US. P&M Aviation USA is now changing that. John Keith talks about the Pegasus trike, where it has been, how it performs, and how you can get one. P&M Aviation USA (2/27/07)

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Eric Dufour, Para-Motor City
The lines between Powered Parachuting and Powered Paragliding have been blurring for quite awhile. Powered Parachutes are sometimes using elliptical wings and Powered Paragliders are sometimes using wheels. Eric Dufour talks about the Mini PPCg which, as the name implies, combines a lot of the features of both sports. It's a light weight, Part 103 machine that is gaining its own market. Para-Motor City (2/27/07)

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Ronnie Smith, South Mississippi Light Aircraft
A listener has a Rotax 447 engine that's been sitting for two years and now he can't get any fire to the plugs. This is really confusing because before the engine was stored it started fine. He's looking for suggestions as to what to look for and Ronnie Smith is where we're looking. If you have questions while the show is live, IM them in on Yahoo Instant Messenger to UFRadio. Roy@EasyFlight.com is the address you can use to E-mail those questions in, if that's the way you prefer to communicate. South Mississippi Light Aircraft (2/27/07)

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Jim Sweeney, SweeneyCorp, NAPPF Board Member
Jim joins us for a discussion about the different flavors of sport aviation. We compare light airplanes, trikes, powered parachutes, powered paragliders, and gyroplanes. The categories of aircraft each have their advantages and we talk about why people fly each of them. SweeneyCorp, NAPPF (Part 1) (2/27/07)

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Jim Sweeney, SweeneyCorp, NAPPF Board Member
Jim joins us for a discussion about the different flavors of sport aviation. We compare light airplanes, trikes, powered parachutes, powered paragliders, and gyroplanes. The categories of aircraft each have their advantages and we talk about why people fly each of them. SweeneyCorp, NAPPF (Part 1) (2/27/07)

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February 20, 2007

Richard Meredith-Hardy, 1st Vice-President, FAI Microlight Commission
The dates have been set and local rules have been published for the 5th FAI World Paramotor Championships to be held in Beijing, China. Richard Meredith-Hardy joins us to talk about how pilots can participate in the event this summer. This is the first World Paramotor Event to be held in Asia. FlyMicro.com (2/20/07)

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Terri Sipantzi, Precision Windsports, Inc.
Terri Sipantzi just got back from the full 158 hour S-LSA Repairman Maintenance course with graduation certificates in Airplane, Weight Shift Control, and Powered Parachutes. He talks about what he learned, how it's going to help him, and the extra bracing he now needs to support his completely full brain. Precision Windsports, Inc. (2/20/07)

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Dawn Bonet, UltraFlight Magazine
Dawn Bonet visits with us about UltraFlight Magazine. There's a lot going on at the magazine including a new look that is shared by the UltraFlight Radio Show. Dawn talks about the people that make the magazine work as well as some ongoing projects. UltraFlight Magazine (2/20/07)

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Bever Borne, Air-Tech, Inc.
As usual, Bever has a lot of maintenance ground to cover. A few weeks ago we talked about the hazards of ethanol on fiberglass fuel cells and the question came up about aluminum fuel cells. We answer those questions today. Bever also gives us a preview of what he'll be talking about at the Illinois Ultralight and Light Plane Safety Seminar this weekend. If you have questions while the show is live, IM them in on Yahoo Instant Messenger to UFRadio. Roy@EasyFlight.com is the address you can use to E-mail those questions in, if that's the way you prefer to communicate. Air-Tech, Inc. (2/20/07)

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Daniel Grunloh, Gold Colibri Award Qualifier
On November 5th 2006, Dan Grunloh completed a cross-country flight which qualifies him for the FAI Gold Colibri Award. The Colibri are a series of internationally recognized achievement awards for ultralight or microlight pilots. One of the things he had to do to earn the award, was fly a predicted cross-country flight of 850 miles in 4.5 days using only traditional navigation methods of pilotage and dead reckoning. No GPS was used. Dan talks about his experiences in what has become a rare kind of cross country flying. USUA Information on Dan's Gold Colibri (2/20/07)

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Steve Krueger, Wisconsin Ultralight/Light Aviation Advisory Counsel
Steve Krueger joins us to tell us what is going on at the Wisconsin Ultralight and Light Plane Safety Seminar. With great speakers, raffle items, and camaraderie, you really don't want to miss this event. Wisconsin Ultralight/Light Aviation Advisory Counsel (2/20/07)

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February 13, 2007
Denise Sanders, Paradise Air
Denise and Tom Sanders are living the dream. They live in Hawaii, fly trikes, and get paid to do it. Denise visits with us about how they got started. Denise is also a classmate at the Rainbow Aviation Maintenance Repairman Course and she talks about that. Paradise Air (2/13/07)

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Jim Sweeney, SweeneyCorp, NAPPF Board Member
Weather, NOTAM information, TFR's, Flight Plan filing and briefings are all available from Flight Service (1 800 WX BRIEF). For pilots that want to self-brief, access to flight planning services are available on the internet. The two companies contracted to provide flight planning services are CSC DUATS and DTC DUAT. Golden Eagle is another service Jim talks about. SweeneyCorp, NAPPF (2/13/07)

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Jim Sweeney, Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council
Jim finishes talking about DUATS, but we don't let him go right away. While we have him on the line, we talk about the IUAC Safety Seminar. It's the largest and safety seminar in the country focusing on Light Sport Aviation. Jim talks about the speakers and other reasons to make it to Springfield, Illinois. Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council (2/13/07)

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Mike Stratman, California Power Systems, Inc.
Mike Stratman joins us to talk about the tear-down, inspection, and maintenance of a Rotax Type B gearbox. Learn how this hardworking part of your powerplant does it's job. If you have questions while the show is live, IM them in on Yahoo Instant Messenger to UFRadio. Roy@EasyFlight.com is the address you can use to E-mail those questions in, if that's the way you prefer to communicate. Part 54, Rotax (2/13/07)

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Earl Lawrence, Experimental Aircraft Association
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and other general aviation groups have been predicting that user fees were going to be a big part of the Fiscal Year 2008 budget request from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. Earl Lawrence joins us to explain what is being proposed and why it's bad for sport aviation. Experimental Aircraft Association (Part 1) (2/13/07)

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Earl Lawrence, Experimental Aircraft Association
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and other general aviation groups have been predicting that user fees were going to be a big part of the Fiscal Year 2008 budget request from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. Earl Lawrence joins us to explain what is being proposed and why it's bad for sport aviation. Experimental Aircraft Association (Part 2) (2/13/07)

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February 6, 2007

Gerry Charlebois, Birds In Paradise
Thousands of people have been introduced to triking by Gerry Charlebois. His training operation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai has allowed thousands to learn about the joy of personal flight in a great setting. Gerry's photography and videography has been seen by even more people with dozens of magazine covers and incredible footage. We talk to Gerry about how he got started and some of the projects he's involved in. Birds In Paradise (2/6/07)

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Bruce Charnov, Hofstra University
We visit with Bruce Charnov, who's working on the documentary being made about his history book on gyroplanes. Besides the update, he tells us about some great movie finds featuring gyroplanes that will be included in the work. Hofstra University (2/6/07)

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Tim McCord, Performance Designs
The first US built S-LSA powered parachute is using a Performance Designs parachute. One of the reasons is that Performance Designs has done the necessary testing and ASTM compliance documentation. Tim McCord tells us about the testing process and gives us an update on people in the Deland area that have been hit by the tornados in that part of Florida. Performance Designs (2/6/07)

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Ronnie Smith, South Mississippi Light Aircraft
A listener that visited the Sebring Light Sport Aircraft Expo, attended a forum where fuel for the Rotax 503 two-stroke engine was discussed. He came back with some questions for Ronnie Smith about fuel octanes, storage, and Penzoil fuel stabilizer. We hit Ronnie with all of those questions. If you have questions while the show is live, IM them in on Yahoo Instant Messenger to UFRadio. Roy@EasyFlight.com is the address you can use to E-mail those questions in, if that's the way you prefer to communicate. South Mississippi Light Aircraft (2/6/07)

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Jim Sweeney, SweeneyCorp, NAPPF Board Member
Hilton Goldstein, Hilton Software
Jim talks with Hilton Goldstein about the WingX Program for the Pocket PC. WingX is a tool for flight planning that has a lot of great features. Jim explains why someone that wants to fly cross country will really enjoy this software. Hilton Software, SweeneyCorp, NAPPF (Part 1) (2/6/07)

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Jim Sweeney, SweeneyCorp, NAPPF Board Member
Hilton Goldstein, Hilton Software
Jim talks with Hilton Goldstein about the WingX Program for the Pocket PC. WingX is a tool for flight planning that has a lot of great features. Jim explains why someone that wants to fly cross country will really enjoy this software. Hilton Software, SweeneyCorp, NAPPF (Part 2) (2/6/07)

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