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Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Episode 300 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Episode 300!!! On this milestone episode, AG and RH take a stroll down memory lane while answering listener questions about aviation, flying, and air traffic control. We discuss flight plans, flight following, landing at a busy Class Bravo airport, emergencies, and much, much more. This is a fun, entertaining, and educational episode you won't want to miss. Thank you to all our loyal Patrons, listeners, family, and friends for helping Opposing Bases make it this far in the podcast universe!
Timely Feedback:
1. SGAC Patron Sierra Hotel shares thoughts on the show after completing the full back catalog.
2. Patron Charlie Charlie says FIS-B does include PIREPS https://support.foreflight.com/hc/en-us/articles/205482988-What-weather-is-provided-by-ADS-B-
Feedback
1. SGAC Juliet Alpha Sierra asks about ADS-B and radar identification protocol.
2. Patron Echo Hotel asks about flight following codes at non towered airports.
3. SGAC Patron Bravo Delta has some questions about minimum fuel and emergencies.
4. SGAC Patron Alpha Mike shared a Class Bravo experience and the videos may help you when deciding if you want to land at a big, scary airport: "I Landed at O'Hare" - https://youtu.be/b66E9SyaY5w?si=aY7EHlfuzdO1oQmP
"Preparing for landing at O'Hare - Seven steps I took" - https://youtu.be/H1lwOcvd7Mk?si=NT8nverRBxsXZLq1
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| 0:00.0 | This brings up a great point. |
| 0:01.2 | Controllers that have been around for a while and pay attention, they know, based on your type of aircraft and where you are, if you're high or low or what is happening, okay? |
| 0:12.0 | And a question like that from a controller should sort of, like if you don't realize what's happening and they say, hey, do you need a turn to get down? |
| 0:21.0 | That should sort of alarm you. |
| 0:23.4 | Like, oh. |
| 0:24.6 | Ready. |
| 0:29.0 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:36.2 | Your host, Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf have a combined 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers. |
| 0:44.9 | They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control. |
| 0:50.0 | This show is not official guidance and should not be used as a replacement for your instructor, |
| 0:55.0 | your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations, your favorite comedian, your neighbor, |
| 1:00.6 | your spouse, for your cat. |
| 1:02.4 | November 628, Charlie Dale, the Squawk 1-200, frequency of change approved. |
| 1:06.6 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:08.9 | Good day. |
| 1:09.8 | November 643, too late, Mike, third visual, third visual truck, runway, 23 left, Conach Tower. |
| 1:14.1 | November 3-22-2 Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation, 2 o'clock, to 1 o'clock, 15 miles, 70 miles. |
| 1:22.4 | 3047 Charlie, try a departure, river contact, climb and maintain. |
| 1:26.5 | November 747 Sierra Lima, reduce speed to to 180, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
| 1:32.3 | TriHawks 770 angle, IFRQ cancellation received, squawk via far, frequency change, approved. |
| 1:37.4 | Sierra 720 Fox Trina Alpha flattened 190 vectors for the visual approach runway, 23-11. |
| 1:42.9 | Enter Triad Class Charlie's surface area from the east |
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