OB278: Lost Comms, Listener Beware
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2023
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Episode 278 Show Notes
Topic of the show: On this week's show, AG and RH share their opinion on a recent lost communication scenario in the NAS. What type of questions should a pilot expect to get after getting the airplane back on the ground safely? What considerations should be made during flight planning to account for the possibility of an emergency enroute? And what would ATC do in the case of lost communications with solid IMC in the surrounding area. Find out on this week's show!
Timely Feedback:
1. Patron Golf Kilo shares some insider information on VHF radios in the F-16.
2. Patron Tango Sierra shared a poem with a question about "ident".
Feedback
1. SGAC Patron Alpha Mike put her excited penguins to use and helped make a triple layered squeeze play work! Good job!
2. Patron Alpha Whiskey asks why there was confusion at a triple parallel airport.
3. Patron Tango Sierra asks about ATC in the future.
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| 0:00.0 | They're going to think worst case scenario. |
| 0:02.5 | You have some imminent disaster is about to take place. |
| 0:07.5 | You have a smoke in the cockpit, a fire. |
| 0:10.5 | We have no idea, but your lost comms and you squawked lost comms and then you squawked emergency, worst case. |
| 0:18.1 | We're going to treat it that way. |
| 0:19.1 | We're moving everybody out of the way. |
| 0:20.6 | Stop departures. Whatever has to happen. We're going to clear the road for you to come in. |
| 0:25.0 | Ready. |
| 0:33.8 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:45.3 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 0:50.4 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 0:55.4 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, |
| 1:00.9 | your spouse, for your cat. |
| 1:02.7 | November 628 Charlie Dale, the Squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. |
| 1:06.9 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:09.3 | Good day. |
| 1:10.1 | November 643, too late, Mike, third visual pressure, way, two, three leftC. Good day. November 643, Tulate Mike, |
| 1:11.9 | third visual, prox, one way, two, three left, Conach Tower. |
| 1:14.4 | November 3-222 Yankee, |
| 1:17.2 | area of heavy to extreme precipitation, |
| 1:19.3 | 10 o'clock, to one o'clock, |
| 1:21.2 | 15 miles, 70 miles. |
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