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Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2023
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Episode 284 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Air traffic controllers rely on coordination between facilities to keep planes moving safely and expeditiously throughout the NAS. On this week's show, we break down a communication misstep and illustrate what happened, why it happened, and how the pilots and controllers worked together to safely solve the problem. Whenever you're in doubt or confused, speak up! We also discuss amazing call signs, arrival rate calculations, and more of your aviation questions. This episode is packed with nuggets of aviation gold and you don't want to miss it!
Timely Feedback:
1. SGAC Patron Juliet Bravo shared a good story using the best remarks in the flight plan.
2. Patron Foxtrot Charlie Bravo finished their private rating and moved right into instruments!
3. Patron and fellow controller Sierra India shares a flight following story.
4. Patron Whiskey Oscar shares his thoughts on the show using audio! Thank you!
Feedback
1. Patron and fellow controller Juliet Mike shares an awesome story about callsigns and witnessing Opposing Bases in action on the scope.
2. Patron Romeo Kilo asks how airport arrival rates are calculated. Check out these links: https://www.fly.faa.gov/aadc/ That page shows rates per hour for each of the busy airports in the NAS. Formula based on several factors which can be here: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/foa_html/chap10_section_7.html
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| 0:00.0 | Speaking up before and maybe being chastised slightly on frequency is way better than not speaking up, doing something very bad, and having to talk to the fizzdo about what happened. |
| 0:14.9 | As soon as something is confusing, you need to speak up. Ready. |
| 0:30.6 | This is a posing basis, air traffic talk. |
| 0:36.3 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:39.4 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 0:44.4 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 0:49.5 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, |
| 0:55.8 | for your cat. |
| 0:56.8 | November 628 Charlie Dale, the squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. |
| 1:01.0 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:03.3 | Good day. |
| 1:04.2 | November 643, Julie at Mike, third visual, truck, runway, 23 left, Connick Tower. |
| 1:08.5 | November 3-22-2-Y to Yankee area of heavy to extreme precipitation |
| 1:13.3 | 10 o'clock 15 miles 7047 Charlie try a departure let our contact climate |
| 1:20.5 | maintain November 747 Sierra Lima reduce speed to 180 your overtaking traffic ahead on final |
| 1:26.8 | skyhawk 7 7th angle ip IFRR cancelation receives, |
| 1:29.8 | walk the afar, frequency change approved. |
| 1:31.8 | Sierra 720 Fox Tron Alpha flattened 1-90 vectors for the visual approach runway, |
| 1:36.9 | 2 3-11. |
| 1:37.7 | Intertriad Class Charlie's surface area from the east, maintain specialty golf |
| 1:41.3 | Foxx Trite Alpha, this is Triad Approach, on guard. |
| 1:44.7 | You are being intercepted. |
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