OB009: Zooming into Non-Towered Airports and CTAF
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2018
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
AG and RH interview Eric the Corporate Pilot about entry into non-towered airports, the use of CTAF, and safe operating procedures to mingle with slower traffic. We also discuss listener feedback and ask another "Question of the Week".
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to opposing bases air traffic talk. |
| 0:03.0 | Thank you for playing one of our older episodes. |
| 0:05.9 | We are happy to have you, and while you are free to listen to all episodes in any order you want, |
| 0:11.0 | do not feel like you have to start all the way back at the beginning. |
| 0:14.2 | Our recommendation is to start with the current episodes and work your way back |
| 0:17.8 | so you can join the current conversation and your feedback is more timely. |
| 0:21.9 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:26.6 | Delta 1652 Trial departure radar contact climb and maintain 1-2000. |
| 0:32.9 | Airkey 9-1-1-Wiskey radar contact, enter the left-base runway. 5 left, say altitude. |
| 0:39.7 | On board 39.72 to maintain 7,000. |
| 0:43.8 | Mountain 7508 from Brandt. |
| 0:46.7 | earned left heading 2-60, maintain 3,000 until steps on the localizer, clear. |
| 0:50.8 | I'll ask 2-2 left to breath. |
| 0:53.5 | American 792 traffic. |
| 0:55.0 | 2 o'clock 5 miles south. |
| 0:56.1 | Hello, you are listening to |
| 0:57.9 | episode 9 of opposing |
| 1:00.1 | bases air traffic talk. We are |
| 1:02.0 | Alpha Golf and |
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| 1:05.8 | And we are both air traffic controllers and |
| 1:07.9 | rated pilots. We love all things |
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