OB287: 2023 AirVenture Notice with BK
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2023
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Episode 287 Show Notes
Topic of the show: 2023 AirVenture Notice with Bravo Kilo. BK is a highly experienced team lead for air traffic controllers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and shares his pro tips on how to safely fly the arrival, how to plan for your flight to OSH, and discusses what controllers expect from pilots participating in the best aviation gathering in the world! If you've flown to Oshkosh ten times or if this is your first year flying the FISK arrival, this episode is for you! *Disclaimer: BK is not speaking on behalf of the FAA, NATCA, or EAA and his comments are for entertainment purposes only (and he may teach you a thing or two).* Enjoy this special episode and Happy 4th of July!
Timely Feedback:
1. Check out SimVenture 2023!
2. Patron Delta Papa shares a scary story about the arrival into OSH.
Mentioned on the show: SimVenture 2023: https://www.pilotedge.net/pages/simventure
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| 0:00.0 | The majority, vast majority, I mean, over 99% of the pilots that come in here, read the note them 100 times. |
| 0:06.2 | They go over their parking plan. |
| 0:07.8 | They go over the waypoints. |
| 0:09.0 | They make sure that they have the fuel. |
| 0:10.5 | They make a fuel stop. |
| 0:11.7 | They make sure that they have the rest. |
| 0:13.7 | The tips that we went over today, practicing your short field landing, power off 180s, low downwinds to the final, keeping the speed up and the base turn to final. |
| 0:23.0 | Knowing what your airplane can do, knowing how your airplane flies, then also knowing what your airplane looks like from a while away. |
| 0:30.2 | And the Cessna 172 with the two awesome controllers from the mythical triad half mile southwest to Fisk. |
| 0:35.7 | Rock your wings. |
| 0:38.3 | Ready. This is Opposing Bases, Air Traffic Talk. Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha |
| 0:51.3 | Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:57.9 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 1:03.0 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 1:08.1 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, |
| 1:12.8 | your neighbor, your spouse, for your cat. |
| 1:15.3 | November 628 Charlie Dale up the squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. |
| 1:19.5 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:21.9 | Good day. |
| 1:22.8 | November 643, Tulate Mike, 3rd Vigil Prytonway 2.3 left, Conachauer. |
| 1:27.1 | November 3-22 to Yankee, |
| 1:29.8 | area of heavy to extreme precipitation, |
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