OB197: Pushing Penguins
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Episode 197 Show Notes
Topic of the show: What does ATC expect when a pilot experiences radio failure? How closely do lost communication regulations match up with what happens in real life? We discuss a common question that many instrument pilots have and give our take on what pilots can do to be more predictable.
Timely Feedback:
- 1. PATRON Papa Victor shares an idea on a code name for the Fly-In airport.
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- 3. PATRON Juliet Golf asked Foreflight for their thoughts on the AirVenture NOTAM. https://foreflight.com/support/support-center/category/about-foreflight-mobile/360008758574)
- 4. PATRON Charlie Alpha shares some wise helicopter advice.
Feedback
- PATRON Alpha Hotel wants our thoughts on an IFR pilot/controller interaction.
- PATRON November Mike has a tip on buying time during the vector to final chaos.
- Alpha Charlie wants to know about short range clearances.
- PATRON Mike Sierra shares a bit about some phraseology used in Europe:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9?wprov=sfti1
- Juliet Zulu wants our tips on staying current from the sidelines.
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| 0:00.0 | Forecasted to be in the air for an hour in 10 minutes an hour into my flight, I started an approach. |
| 0:04.5 | And here's why. |
| 0:05.2 | Let's say you're way ahead of schedule, okay? |
| 0:07.5 | And you're playing by the rules and you get to an initial approach fix and you say, hey, we're going to have to hold here for 20 minutes to meet our time. |
| 0:16.1 | There will be people pulling out their hair. |
| 0:18.0 | Ready. |
| 0:29.7 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:35.3 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:38.4 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 0:43.5 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 0:48.5 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, |
| 0:54.0 | your spouse, for your cat. |
| 0:55.8 | November 628 Charlie Dale, the squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. The audio will be |
| 1:00.9 | available on live ATC. Good day. November 643, too late, Mike, third visual press, runway, |
| 1:06.0 | 23 left, Connick Tower. November 3-22 to Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation, 2 o'clock, to 1 o'clock, 15 miles, 7047 Charlie, try a departure, let our contact, climb and maintain. November 747, Sierra 747, Lima, reduce speed to 180, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
| 1:26.2 | Skyhawk 770s angle. |
| 1:27.5 | IFRQA cancellation received. |
| 1:28.9 | Walk 3A, frequency change approved. |
| 1:30.8 | Sierra 720 Fox Trina Alpha flattened 190 vectors for the visual approach runway, 23-11. |
| 1:36.4 | To enter Triad Class Charlie's surface area from the east. |
| 1:39.0 | Maintained Specialty-Fox, Scott Alpha. |
| 1:41.0 | This is Triad Approach on guard. |
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