OB275: Ice Cold Vectors
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2023
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Episode 275 Show Notes
Topic of the show: When you're being vectored on the downwind over cold and unwelcoming waters, why can't the controller turn you in closer to the final approach fix? When is it legal to give you a shortcut to keep you closer to the shore? On this week's episode, we discuss the legality of close in vectors, the use of a visual or contract approach, and more of your aviation questions and feedback. You don't want to miss this episode!
Timely Feedback:
1. PATRON Sierra Bravo flew 19 hours to Sun 'n Fun in a gyroplane!
2. PATRON Mike Charlie Mike shares some Lobster Bravo general aviation stats.
3. SGAC PATRON Romeo Bravo shares a story about a busy airport with a closed runway.
Feedback
1. PATRON Romeo Victor has made a family activity out of flight training.
2. PATRON Whiskey Tango Foxtrot shares some thoughts about Y fixes and approach plates.
3. PATRON Charlie Kilo Alpha has a question about automation and radar contracts.
Mentioned on the show: https://cirruspilots.org/Publications/Magazine/category/2023 AG and RH's article is featured in the April 2023 edition of COPA Pilot magazine!
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| 0:00.0 | You basically have the right to do almost whatever you want or say whatever you want. |
| 0:06.6 | And that is an understanding that every controller that's ever been down the tubes has. |
| 0:12.7 | Ready. |
| 0:17.5 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:24.8 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:33.1 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 0:38.5 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 0:43.4 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, |
| 0:48.8 | your spouse, or your cat. |
| 0:50.3 | November 628 Charlie Delt the Squawk 112 frequency change approved. The audio will be available on live ATC. Good day. November 643, too late, |
| 0:59.8 | Mike. Third visual, truck. One way, two, three, two, two, Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation, two o'clock, to one o'clock, one-five miles, seven miles in-dict. |
| 1:10.1 | 3047 Charlie, try a departure, 15 miles, 70 miles in dich. |
| 1:10.9 | 3047 Charlie, try a departure, redar contact, climb and maintain 8. |
| 1:14.8 | November 747th Sierra Lema, reduce speed to 180, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
| 1:20.6 | Skyhawk 770's angle, IFR cancealation receives, walk via far, frequency change, approve. |
| 1:25.6 | Sierra 720 Fox Cronal for flattened90 vectors for the visual approach runway 2 3-3-Lev |
| 1:31.2 | Intertriad class Charlie's surface area from the east maintain speciality |
| 1:34.7 | Golf Foxx Trout Alpha this is triad approach on guard you are being intercepted the border is still closed say intentions |
| 1:42.8 | please welcome your favorite controllers alpha golf |
| 1:46.8 | and romeo hotel it's monday april 10th two thousand twenty-three episode two hundred and seventy-five on today's show we'll talk about It's Monday, April 10, 2003, episode 275. |
| 2:03.9 | On today's show, we'll talk about vectors over shark-infested waters, the why behind the |
| 2:08.5 | why fixes, and more of your awesome aviation questions and feedback. |
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