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🗓️ 18 October 2021
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Episode 199 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Wake turbulence is a flight hazard for all aircraft but especially dangerous for small, light airplanes. Do non-pilot controllers understand the implications of squeeze plays with regard to wake turbulence encounters? On this week’s show we will break down arrival to departure wake turbulence minimums and how pilots can play a role in risk mitigation.
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0:00.0 | All right. Do we answer the question? Do most controllers have an idea? I don't think they |
0:04.4 | really appreciate what it could do to the plane. I think they understand the rules and they try not |
0:09.2 | to stay up for a failure in terms of encountering wake turbulence, but I don't think many of them |
0:13.8 | that haven't been in a small plane realize how terrifying it can be to encounter that. |
0:19.6 | That's the key part. That's the key. |
0:21.7 | They don't understand the fear that's involved in losing control of your plane close to the ground. |
0:27.5 | Ready. |
0:32.2 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
0:39.6 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf, have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
0:47.9 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
0:53.0 | This show is not official guidance and should not |
0:55.6 | be used as a replacement for your instructor, your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, |
1:01.5 | your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, or your cat. November 628 Charlie Delft, |
1:06.9 | The Squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. the audio will be available on live ATC good day |
1:12.5 | November 643 juliet mike third visual pressure runway two three left conic tower November 3222 |
1:18.9 | Yankee area of heavy to extreme precipitation 10 o'clock to one o'clock one five miles seven |
1:24.9 | miles 3047 charlie try a departure, later contact, climbing maintain. |
1:29.3 | November 747 Cierra, CIRLima, reduce speed to 1-80, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
1:35.3 | Skyhawk 7-7th angle, IFR cancellation receives, |
1:38.3 | Walk 3A, frequency change approved. |
1:40.3 | Sierra 720 Fox Tronau for flattened 190 vectors for the visual approach runway, 2311. |
1:46.0 | Charlie Foxx, Golf, Fox, Triad, Alpha. This is Triad Approach on guard. You are being intercepted. The border is still closed. Say, Intentions. |
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