http://goldsealnews.com Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:27:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been really late getting these shows posted onto the blog, so on the eve before our 15th 25Zulu Show I'm finally posting about the 14th show. :) Scott Dennstaedt joined us again for a short Weather School. You've read his work in Plane & Pilot and IFR magazines. We also chat ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/10/the-25zulu-show-14/ Well, we made it to everyones lucky number, Episode #13. 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 ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/10/the-25zulu-show-13/ A German based company, Metaio, has introduced a new type of Pop-Up book they seem to be calling "Augmented Reality". 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 ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/10/augmented-pop-up-books/ There is a news report that beleives that Google has added a Fighter Jet, a Dornier Alpha Jet, to their fleet.  Is an attack on Microsoft eminent?  :)   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 ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/10/google-buys-fighter-jet/ I always thought DayJet was an interesting idea, but it looks like they were not able to pull it off. 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?  :) http://goldsealnews.com/2008/10/dayjet-fleet-for-sale/ A blogger over at Fox News is reporting that a couple discovered some documents while hiking in the mountains. 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 ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/10/steve-fossett-search-news/ September 11th had another successful, albeit interesting, broadcast of The 25Zulu Show. 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 ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/09/the-25zulu-show-12/ A prototype for Cessna's entry into the LSA market, the Skycatcher, crashed during a routine test flight on Thursday September 18th. 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 ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/09/skycatcher-prototype-crashes/ "Operation Teacup" has  put out a call for volunteer aircraft owners, flight instructors, and  pilots to assist with  emergency, hurricane relief flights, into Haiti, the Dominican Republic, The  Bahamas, Houston and  Galveston, Texas and other surrounding areas needing emergency relief help from the recent hurricanes. Volunteers should visit the website at ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/09/operation-teacup/ I saw this posted out on StudentPilot.com by WesJones and gave it a look. 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 ... http://goldsealnews.com/2008/09/funny-aviation-video/