"Bagels"

"Bagels"

Author: Jack Hodgson & Jeb Burnside January 7, 2026 Duration: 28:06
Jeb and Jack meetup with Amy Laboda for coffee, bagels, and conversation about flying. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded Dec 11, 2025. (28:07) [#770] {3} [UCAP1116]

There’s a particular sound that defines Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast, and it’s not just the hum of a Lycoming engine. It’s the sound of relaxed, informed conversation between friends who happen to know a tremendous amount about flying. Hosts Jack Hodgson and Jeb Burnside gather the UCAP crew three times each month, turning microphones into a virtual pilots’ lounge where everything related to GA is fair game for discussion. What you’ll hear in this podcast isn’t a stiff, procedural briefing but the kind of direct, opinionated, and often humorous hangar-flying that happens after the aircraft is put away. The topics naturally wander wherever the winds of aviation news, safety, regulations, and personal experience take them, all delivered with a plain-spoken clarity that both new students and seasoned pilots can appreciate. Tuning in feels less like attending a seminar and more like pulling up a chair to listen in on some of general aviation’s most knowledgeable characters swapping stories and insights. It’s that regular, grounded conversation, free from pretense, that has made this podcast a longstanding favorite for anyone who finds their peace-and their passion-somewhere between the runway and the sky.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 773

Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Uncontrolled Airspace #161 "Endless Quest to Fill Space" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:31:00
More on how to answer The Question... UCAP Meetups everywhere... and another consolidation of the FSS system. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #161 "Endless Quest to Fill Space"
Uncontrolled Airspace #159 "Better Late Than Never?" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:45:05
Dave is visiting Jeb in Florida this week for the AOPA Summit. More odd airlines behavior... Jack celebrates 20 years... A not-so-lightning-round... All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #159 "Better Late T…
Uncontrolled Airspace #158 "Mach Point Five Six" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:30
Lot's of pilot foolishness this week... Jack spends some time at KORD... and the gang says goodbye to a friend. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #158 "Mach Point Five Six"
Uncontrolled Airspace #160 "Self-Ejecting Cargo" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:20
Dave & Jeb report on last week's AOPA Aviation Summit... They review video of some STOL exhibitions... and they remember those who have served our country. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #160 "Self-E…
Uncontrolled Airspace #157 "Eunuchs Tending the Harem" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:30
This ep is late, I'm guessing you want the ep more than you want a clever note here... All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #157 "Eunuchs Tending the Harem"
Uncontrolled Airspace #156 "Going Haywire" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:30
Back home and rested after their Kansas adventure, the boys remember the experience and lick a few wounds. Dave tells us about a really expensive new toy... Jeb marvels over a 737 vs. a flock-o-birds... and Jack is reall…
Uncontrolled Airspace #155 "Nuke 'Em Till They Glow" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:40
The Gang considers last week's big-aviation drive-by... they congratulate a bunch of listeners for their accomplishments... and they ponder "Dave's Madness". All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #155 "Nuke…
Uncontrolled Airspace #154 "Skynet Looming" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:40
Amy Laboda visits the virtual hangar this week. We talk about some aviation tech which is too antiquated, and some which may be too complex... We remember an aviation pioneer... And we ponder whether the robots are takin…
Uncontrolled Airspace #153 "Path of Power Transmission" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:40
Old planes that still want to fly... helicopters that unexpectedly fold up before flight... and the world's cutest airline safety briefing. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #153 "Path of Power Transmis…
Uncontrolled Airspace #152 "Dave Needs NyQuil" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:20
The boys are back in the hangar only four days later. Jack goes on yet another rant... Jeb is the voice of reason... and Dave's feeling a little under the weather. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #152…