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Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2023
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Episode 299 Show Notes
Topic of the show: On this week's show, we discuss "descend via" clearances and the confusion caused by taking an aircraft off vertical guidance early in the procedure. What could the pilots do differently to avoid any confusion? How can the controller mitigate the risks involved in issuing new altitudes? We also discuss missing aircraft after flight following and more of your aviation questions and feedback. You don't want to miss this episode!
Timely Feedback:
1. Patron CV shares the rule allowing students into Class A airspace.
2. Patron JM shared their NYC Skyline experience.
Feedback
1. Patron BP asks about how to report near misses in towered airspace.
2. SGAC Patron IC sent some questions about a recent trip in the Cirrus.
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| 0:00.0 | The other option on the controller side is just once they pass that or once they get to the point where you're ready for them to go to six, just say to send and maintain 6,000. |
| 0:08.8 | Take them off the thing if that's what you need. |
| 0:11.2 | And there's the difference. You have to wait to give that instruction. |
| 0:14.1 | Ready. |
| 0:25.6 | This is opposing bases.ases Air Traffic Talk. Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience |
| 0:31.6 | as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:34.6 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic |
| 0:38.4 | control. This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your |
| 0:43.5 | instructor, your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, |
| 0:49.3 | your neighbor, your spouse, or your cat. November 628 Charlie Delta, the squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. |
| 0:56.1 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 0:58.4 | Good day. |
| 0:59.3 | November 643, too late, Mike. |
| 1:01.1 | Third visual, truck. |
| 1:01.8 | One way, two, three, three left. |
| 1:02.7 | Conak Tower. |
| 1:03.6 | November 3-22-2 Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation, |
| 1:08.3 | 10 o'clock, to 1 o'clock, one five miles, 70 miles in |
| 1:12.1 | 90. |
| 1:13.1 | 3.047 Charlie, try a departure, let our contact, climb and maintain. |
| 1:15.9 | November 747 Sierra Lema, reduce speed to 180, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
| 1:21.9 | Skyhawk 770's angle, IFR can't place to receive, block BFR, frequency change approved. |
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