OB260: Fifth Year Terminated, Squawk Two Zero Two Three
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2022
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Episode 260 Show Notes
Topic of the show: RH and AG celebrate the last episode of 2022 and the completion of five full years of weekly episodes! On this week's show, we discuss visual approaches into busy Class D airports, the importance of alternate airport planning, approach request etiquette, approach plate nuances, and many more of your aviation questions. We would like to wish the aviation community a Happy New Year! See you in 2023!
Timely Feedback:
- 1. Patron WTF points out the importance of alternates and why we have to file them.
- 2. Patron BY shares some thoughts on non radar vs. radar areas and the importance of procedures.
- 3. The TERPS Elf clears the air on the obvious mistake at Antenna airport!
Feedback
- SGAC Patron RQ asks about filing to a nearby airport and the controller perspective on approaches that overlap facility boundaries.
- Patron AK peppers us with some timely feedback and an approach question.
- Patron EL asks us to share the ATC perspective on a visual approach into a busy Class D.
- Patron DZ asks what happens if he doesn't squawk VFR when radar services are terminated.
- Patron DM thanks us for breaking through to his non pilot wife and shares some thoughts on ATC training in the NAS.
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| 0:00.0 | I just called the facility. |
| 0:01.5 | Pretended I was a pilot that was coming to fly there and said, hey, I just need to do VFR work. |
| 0:07.3 | Where is the best place to go to where you don't have to hand me off, point me out, do anything? |
| 0:12.0 | It's simple for you, simple for me. |
| 0:14.0 | They said, right here. |
| 0:15.0 | Go to this place. |
| 0:16.0 | See this airport? |
| 0:16.8 | Yep, I see it. |
| 0:17.6 | Go there. |
| 0:18.8 | Vincinity of there. |
| 0:19.6 | Do your work you're out of the way you're out of the |
| 0:21.9 | downwind you're off the final you know it just could be that simple ready this is a |
| 0:32.6 | this is opposing bases air traffic talk your host romeo hotel and alpha golf have This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:38.9 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf, have a combined 40 years of aviation experience |
| 0:44.2 | as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:47.3 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 0:52.4 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 0:57.4 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, |
| 1:02.9 | your spouse, or your cat. |
| 1:04.7 | November 628 Charlie Delft, the Squawk 120, Pregardousal Change Approved. |
| 1:08.9 | The audio will be available on live ATC good day |
| 1:11.8 | November 643 juliet might third visual truckingway two three left connect hour |
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