OB170: Unquenchable Flaming Magnesium
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2021
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Episode Notes
Topic of the show: What drives us crazy from the pilot side and the controller side? AG and RH discuss their pet peeves, flame throwing airplanes, noise abatement headings, and much more.
Timely Feedback:
- SGAC PATRON BS shares his thoughts about tower sequencing plans.
- SGAC PATRON DE enjoyed the contact approach episode.
- PATRON CW showed a Stinson SR-5A from the 1930s with a flare launching control panel.
- PATRON Joe the Airbus Guy has solved the equipment suffix issue.
- Papa Tango enjoyed OB169 and “ATC 101”
- PATRON CA is showcasing our Opposing Bases merchandise on her world tour.
Feedback
- PATRON DM asks about noise abatement versus assigned headings.
- PATRON MG shares audio about the last show and his ability to understand some aviation lingo after hearing our banter.
- PATRON PM wonders if we have ever heard of this type of departure procedure.
- PATRON JM got a terrible clearance and wants to know if he is missing anything.
- JC asks about equipment suffix changes and routing changes as a result.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, if you had money on us saying that on the show, we did it. |
| 0:03.1 | Someone lost a dollar of a bet there. |
| 0:05.5 | All right. |
| 0:06.5 | So I listed three of my most recent pet peeves. |
| 0:10.0 | I reserved the right to change my mind later on, and I'm sure I've said something different in the past. |
| 0:15.1 | So this is what I came up with from this week. |
| 0:18.5 | Okay? |
| 0:19.2 | All right. |
| 0:19.6 | Then you can do yours. |
| 0:21.1 | All right, number one can do yours. All right. |
| 0:21.3 | Number one. |
| 0:22.1 | Ready. |
| 0:30.9 | This is opposing bases, air traffic talk. |
| 0:34.1 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf, have a combined 40 years of aviation experience |
| 0:39.3 | as pilots and air traffic controllers. They answer your questions and share their opinions about |
| 0:45.1 | flying and air traffic control. This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement |
| 0:51.0 | for your instructor, your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, |
| 0:56.0 | your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, for your cat. |
| 0:59.9 | November 628 Charlie Delta, the squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. |
| 1:04.1 | The audio will be available on live ATC. Good day. |
| 1:07.3 | November 643, too late, Mike, third visual,ingway, two three left, Connick Tower. |
| 1:11.6 | November 322 to Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation to the clock to one o'clock, |
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