OB272: Being Nice Won't Always Suffice
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2023
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Episode 272 Show Notes
Topic of the show: How can some airports run aggressive squeeze plays and compressed finals when some airports operate with much large gaps on a very slow final? On this week's show, AG and RH discuss the major differences in airports that effect flow, efficiency, departure and arrival separation, and passenger experience. We also discuss how you can prepare for training in air traffic control. This is a packed episode and you don't want to miss it!
Timely Feedback:
1. SGAC PATRON Charlie Mike from the Frozen North asks about altitude deviation rules.
2. SGAC PATRON Sierra Echo shared a great story of standard phraseology for a busy controller.
3. SGAC PATRON India Mike shares some audio from the nicest controller on the west coast.
Feedback
1. PATRON AJS asked about night versus day runway separation.
2. PATRON WC brings up a very good point about the number of departures at a busy airport.
3. PATRON WB asks what he can do to prepare for air traffic training.
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| 0:00.0 | Be open to criticism. |
| 0:04.0 | You cannot get your feelings hurt. |
| 0:06.3 | You can't. |
| 0:07.3 | And you have to understand that criticism of what you're doing on position, |
| 0:13.8 | especially when you start working live traffic, |
| 0:16.5 | is not to belittle you. |
| 0:20.5 | It's not to demean you. It's not to demean you. |
| 0:22.1 | It's to help make you better. |
| 0:23.9 | Ready. |
| 0:32.5 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:35.8 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years |
| 0:39.7 | of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. They answer your questions and share |
| 0:45.9 | their opinions about flying and air traffic control. This show is not official guidance |
| 0:50.9 | and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, your pilot examiner, |
| 0:55.7 | the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, or your cat. |
| 1:01.6 | November 628 Charlie Delft, the squawk 1-200, frequency change approved. |
| 1:05.8 | The audio will be available on live ATC. Good day. |
| 1:09.0 | November 643, Julie at Mike, third visual, breath. One way of two three left, |
| 1:12.4 | Connick Tower. November 3-222 |
| 1:15.2 | Yankee, area of heavy |
| 1:16.7 | to extreme precipitation, 10 o'clock |
| 1:18.7 | to one o'clock, one five miles, |
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