OB193: (Ident)ity Crisis, LOA Bias
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2021
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Episode 193 Show Notes
Topic of the show: AG and RH go back to ATC basics and discuss a few of our local letters of agreement with surrounding facilities, how that changes your flight path, and how those reroutes relate to airspace. We also discuss merging target procedures with a duplicate target, flight following, and more of your aviation questions.
Timely Feedback:
- 1. PATRON Alpha Charlie shares an audio example of "hold for release".
- 2. PATRON Delta Tango gives us an update on private pilot training.
- 3. PATRON RWK shares some clarifications on vector to final chat.
- 4. PATRON Mike Kilo shares his thoughts on the GPS/Vector to final discussion.
Feedback
- SGAC Patron Juliet Sierra sent audio feedback about graphical TFRs.
- PATRON Golf Mike sent questions about re establishing comms.
- PATRON India Hotel got flip flopped so many times it made him dizzy.
- PATRON Alpha Alpha Charlie has a question about internation overflights.
- PATRON Juliet Bravo sent audio about a traffic alert (of himself).
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | because of how busy they are and they don't want somebody just putzing through over an hour, |
| 0:04.8 | there are a lot of planes. |
| 0:07.7 | If you catch it at the right time, a lot of planes going in and out. |
| 0:12.2 | And they just cannot deal with somebody going straight through all that. |
| 0:15.6 | Yeah, because our traffic would be going across a final or a departure corridor, |
| 0:19.8 | whereas if they were north-south from |
| 0:21.2 | center down to, they can parallel the finals and the departures low and be less of a pain. |
| 0:29.0 | Ours are going in the direction that's going to cross one of those paths. |
| 0:32.5 | So in general, those are frowned upon. |
| 0:34.8 | Ready. |
| 0:46.7 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:54.8 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:59.9 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 1:05.1 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 1:12.6 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, or your cat. |
| 1:17.0 | November 628 Charlie Delft, 1-200, frequency change approved. |
| 1:19.3 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:20.0 | Good day. |
| 1:24.3 | November 643, Julie at Mike, third visual, prox, runway, 23 left, Connick Tower. |
| 1:31.3 | November 3-22-2-Yanky, area of heavy to extreme precipitation, 10 o'clock, to 1 o'clock, 15 miles, 704-7 Charlie, try a departure, river contact, climb and maintain. |
| 1:37.1 | November 747 Sierra Lima, reduce speed to 1-80, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
| 1:43.3 | Skyhawk 7-7th angle, IFR cancel place to receive, walk through your far, frequency change, approve. |
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