OB205: Lawn Dart Arrival
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2021
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Episode 205 Show Notes
Topic of the show: AG and RH answer a listener question about a poor setup for a visual approach. What can controllers do in order to set the pilot up for success? How can pilots get the most out of ATC? We will also share some awesome listener feedback and get to some more of your aviation questions!
Timely Feedback:
- 1. Delta Charlie sent follow up about the flight following question last week.
2.Mike Delta sent a tip on how to file a delay at an airport in your flight plan. https://www.foreflight.com/support/support-center/category/about-foreflight-mobile/218405138
- 3. Charlie Golf has an idea for new phraseology for an emergency pit stop.
- 4. Delta Hotel shares a through flight experience.
- 5. Bravo Foxtrot explains the autotune issue and our robotic tones. Thank you!
Feedback
- We got a lot of feedback about an ugly go around out West and share our thoughts.
- Patron Lima Quebec sent a very cool comparison of landmarks on standard charts vs. Jeppesen.
- Patron Romeo Echo asks about the proper way to check in for the 3rd or 4th time.
- Patron Romeo Bravo asks a very good question about instructions while under VFR.
- Sierra Lima sends a quick thanks.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The approach controller put me right above the intersection of runways at Delta at 3,000 AGL, asked if I could see the field, cleared me for the visual, and sent me to the tower. |
| 0:12.6 | The tower asked me to go straight to the numbers, keeping maximum forward speed. |
| 0:17.7 | Good grief. |
| 0:19.6 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:20.4 | I'll let you read that one. Go ahead. Okay. It's better. All right. Mm-hmm. I let you read that one. Go ahead. |
| 0:23.0 | Okay. It's better. All right. I told them I would need some space to get down. Really? |
| 0:28.1 | You can't just dive straight at the numbers and, huh, weird. |
| 0:32.7 | Ready. This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:44.7 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience |
| 0:50.3 | as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:53.4 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 0:58.5 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 1:03.5 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, or your cat. |
| 1:10.5 | November 628 Charlie Delta, the Squawk 120, Pregardous of Change approved. your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, for your cat. |
| 1:14.9 | November 628 Charlie Dale, the squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. |
| 1:17.2 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:17.9 | Good day. |
| 1:20.0 | November 643, too late, Mike. |
| 1:22.2 | Third visual pressure, runway, 23 left, Connick Tower. |
| 1:30.8 | November 3-222 Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation, 10 o' to 1 o'clock 1 5 miles 70 miles and 9-0-0-0-37 Charlie try a departure letter contact climb and maintain |
| 1:34.8 | November 747 Sierra Lema reduce speed to 180 your overtaking traffic ahead on final |
| 1:40.8 | Skyhawks 7 7 7 7th angle IFRQA cancellation receives. Walked BFR. |
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