OB042: Victory Vector, Come On Over to My Sector
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2018
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
What information do controllers use to vector and clear aircraft for instrument approaches? Position, Turn, Altitude, Clearance . . . how do they know the script to read for all 18 airports in TRIAD airspace? AG and RH discuss the logistics of ILS approaches, visual approaches, and non-precision RNAV approaches.
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| 0:00.0 | Ready. |
| 0:09.4 | American 745 Triad Tower Runway, 2.3 left, cleared away. |
| 0:13.4 | Delta 1549, triad departure, radar contact, climb and maintain 1,000. |
| 0:17.9 | Beren 6458, Charlie, traffic 1 o'clock, 4 miles southwestbound Bonanza, 6,000. |
| 0:23.6 | Virgin 11 heavy, go-around. |
| 0:25.8 | Fly-heading 230, maintain 3,000. |
| 0:28.2 | Delta 1275 try-ed approach. |
| 0:30.4 | It sounded like you checked in with Bravo. |
| 0:32.4 | It's Charlie's current at Triad Advise when you have Charlie. |
| 0:36.3 | FedEx 1580 Heavy, seven miles from pagan. |
| 0:38.9 | Fly heading 080, maintain 3,000 until established on a localizer, cleared ILS 5 right approach. |
| 1:00.4 | Welcome to episode 42 of opposing bases, air traffic talk. |
| 1:03.4 | We are Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf. |
| 1:06.0 | Two air traffic controllers and rated pilots. |
| 1:07.4 | This is an aviation podcast. |
| 1:11.4 | We express our views and opinions about aviation, flying, and air traffic control. We do not represent our employer and our show is for entertainment purposes only. |
| 1:16.6 | We should not be used as a replacement for your CFI, your OJTI, the 7110.65, the FARs, your attorney, |
| 1:23.7 | your doctor, your best friend, or your cat. It is the second episode we are recording on October 8th. |
| 1:30.3 | Welcome back, everyone. |
| 1:32.3 | On today's show, we are going to talk about approach clearances, |
| 1:36.3 | vectors, T-fixes, altitudes to maintain, |
| 1:39.3 | and how we manage conflicting approaches. |
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