OB229: Bravo Bamboozled
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2022
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Episode 229 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Did the controller say the magic words and clear you into the Bravo airspace? AG and RH offer their opinions on implied Bravo clearances and how you can handle the situation. We also discuss safe and effective means of allowing your student to make mistakes along the way.
Timely Feedback:
- 1. Patron CA sent some great suggestions regarding CTAF congestion.
- 2. Patron EH shares some background on the GPS approach under the Devil Bravo.
- 3. Patron SC shared a story about navigation pride!
- 4. JZ sent an update about her first flight with the baby.
Feedback
- Patron MR reminds IFR pilots trying to sneak out VFR isn’t always a good plan.
- Patron MG shared a great ATC service story from out West.
- Patron MK adds some phraseology to his goodbye to IFR aircraft at non-towered airports.
- DN wants our thoughts on safe ways to let your student make mistakes.
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| 0:00.0 | It feels like it's merely an opportunity for failure for either me as the pilot to assume incorrectly that I've been cleared or for the controller to forget to clear me in the abrupt. |
| 0:07.8 | Well, yeah, I agree. |
| 0:08.9 | It's just something you can forget later. |
| 0:10.9 | And we've said this before, but we try to train our folks, the new people in radar, especially. |
| 0:17.5 | Like, hey, if there's something you could do now that, you know, isn't getting in the way of something more important, let's do it. |
| 0:23.5 | Ready. |
| 0:32.3 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:35.4 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years |
| 0:39.3 | of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. They answer your questions and share |
| 0:45.5 | their opinions about flying and air traffic control. This show is not official guidance and should |
| 0:51.1 | not be used as a replacement for your instructor, your pilot examiner, |
| 0:55.2 | the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, or your cat. |
| 1:01.2 | November 628 Charlie Delta, the squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. The audio will be available |
| 1:06.6 | on live ATC. Good day. November 643 to too late, third visual approach, one way two three left, |
| 1:11.6 | Connick Tower. |
| 1:12.6 | November 3-222 Yankee, |
| 1:15.6 | area of heavy to extreme precipitation, |
| 1:17.6 | 10 o'clock, |
| 1:18.6 | to 1 o'clock, |
| 1:19.6 | 15 miles, 7047 Charlie, |
| 1:22.6 | try a departure, |
| 1:23.6 | later contact, climb and maintain |
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