Scott Dennstaedt joined us again for a short Weather School. You’ve read his work in Plane & Pilot and IFR magazines.

We also chat with Russ Niles of AvWeb, Master CFI Tom Gilmore, and the creator of the Brightline Flight Bag Ross Bishop.

For those that were not able to listen live, you missed out as we gave away one of the great Brightline Flight Bags at the end of the show!

The show is now available for download from our Archives page or via iTunes.

Luckily we were not revisited by the phone and internet problems we had during the previous show.

We were joined by Celebrity-ATCer Don Brown (he’ll probably hate that) live in the studio for the entire broadcast. You’ve read his longtime column on AVweb. Don shared some great stories and gave us a behind the scenes look of what goes on at an ATC facility. You can read his blog Get The Flick for more stories and commentary.

We were also joined by weather guru Scott Dennstaedt. You’ve read his work in Plane & Pilot and IFR magazines.

The show is now available for download from our Archives page or via iTunes.

Using a webcam attached to a computer, it can add pop-up type features to a magazine, catalog, etc.

Apparently they can track the object using it’s dimensions and accurately put 3D images onto the object when viewed on the computer screen.

The main image attached to this post is a sample of what it might look like if you held the IKEA catalog up to the system.

Imagine how a magazine like Plane & Pilot could use this, or more accurately their advertisers.  Cessna could have 3D models pop up of their newest model airplanes or cockpit avionics, Bose could show a 3D version of the Bose X Headsets, etc.

More photos and even a youtube video showcase of it below.

City popup

Earth popup

Stadium Popup

The airplanes that Google uses, a 757, a 767, and two Gulfstream V’s,  are not actually operated directly by Google, but by another company named H211, LLC.

All of these airplanes are partially used by NASA and have permission to operate out of a NASA airport that private jets are not usually allowed to operate from.

I don’t believe the Google founders themselves are actually pilots, but I have heard that Google CEO Eric Schmidt is an avid pilot, so maybe he is looking to have some fun with a fighter jet.

A fleet of 28 former DayJet Eclipse 500’s are now ready for immediate sale.  You can read about them here.

Maybe it’s time for a Gold Seal Corporate Jet? 

Apparently these documents appear to be FAA cards with the name Steve Fossett on them.  They also found some tattered clothes nearby.

As an aviator, it sure would be nice to finally know what happened to Fossett.

Read the whole story here.

In addition to several stories of our experiences on September 11th, 2001 (I was 14 miles from the Pentagon and scheduled to fly out of Dulles that day) we had some great guests and launched our Aviation Trivia contest with some great prizes.

We had been experiencing some internet issues at the studio earlier in the day, and those would end up eventually haunting us during the last 15 minutes of the show.

We were joined by two National Flight Instructors of the Year: Max Trescott (2008) and Rich Stowell (2006).

25Zulu Show listeners should be familiar with Rich Stowell as each show Rich provides us with a new Flying Tip.

Most aviators are also familiar with the name Max Trescott as he has become a well known instructor in the Glass Cockpit arena with several books and online training offerings.

Congratulations to all of the Trivia Winners and unfortuneatly we lost our connection when we started talking to Alan Armstrong and before we could give away the grand prize of the night, a Brightline Bags Flight Bag. (You can check out my review of the bag here.)

The show is now available for download from our Archives page or via iTunes.

The test pilot was able to parachute to safety with only minor injuries.

I’m not sure what kind of impact this will have on the Skycatcher project as Cessna was planning on delivering the first customer airplane during the first half of 2009.

I know a flight school near us has ordered around 6 of these guys to conduct flight training in, so here is hoping they can figure out what may have happened and correct it swiftly.

Volunteers should visit the website at http://www.operation-teacup.scieron.com

It’s a pretty funny video of a conversation between a captain and ATC.

I’m not sure how they do these animations as it looks as if they might have used real eyes and mouths.  Take a look for yourself and watch it here.