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Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

OB315: Pet the Jet, Flee the Nest

Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

Air Traffic Talk

Aviation, Leisure, Education, Courses

4.9966 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Episode 315 Show Notes

 

Topic of the show: Time to get pushed out of the nest!  On this week's show, AG and RH discuss the transition from trainee to certified controller and the stages of development as a professional controller.  We also share our thoughts on how a pilot should mature into a safe, risk reducing airman after they complete training.  The listener feedback on CPDLC and gliders is also discussed on this episode.  Enjoy!

 

Timely Feedback:

1. Patron Juliet Golf comments on actually old instrumentation

2. Controller CH responds to questions about the limits of CPDLC

3. Controller SI also responds about CPDLC

 

Feedback

1. Controller NP sends feedback about CPDLC.

2. Patron NB sent audio feedback about Squawking 7700.

3. Patrons GK and NB both sent articles about penguin naps.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/science/penguin-naps-sleep.html

4. Patron MRL asks about our push to talk switches

5. Patron GS shares audio about his retirement project.

 

Have a great week and thanks for listening!  Visit our website at OpposingBases.com You can support our show using Patreon or visiting our support page on the website.  Keep the feedback coming, it drives the show! Don't be shy, use the "Send Audio to AG and RH" button on the website and record an audio message. Or you can send us comments or questions to feedback@opposingbases.com.  Music bumpers by audionautix.com.  Third party audio provided by liveatc.net.  Friends of the show and maker of bags to protect your ATC headset from dust and germs: ATCSaks.com. Keep the gunk and funk away from your most valuable pilot gear: https://pilotsaks.com/.

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0:00.0

Go find the person that you think is good, right?

0:03.4

And say, hey, did you see that?

0:04.7

Did you see my, you know, little session there?

0:07.6

What did you think?

0:08.5

What could I do better?

0:09.5

If you're not willing to do that to become humble, a little bit humble, you're going to stagnate.

0:14.4

You're never going to come out of that.

0:15.5

Ready. This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk.

0:27.9

Your host, Alpha Golf and Romeo Hotel, have a half century of aviation experience in combat

0:33.9

helicopters, airliners, and air traffic control.

0:41.3

They answer your questions about flying, aviation, and ATC.

0:45.0

This weekly podcast is for entertainment and education and does not serve as a replacement for a qualified flight instructor,

0:49.6

an examiner, the FARs, the 7110, your best friend, your next pilot, or your cat.

0:56.6

November 628, Charlie Delft, the Squawk 1-200, frequency change approved.

1:00.9

The audio will be available on live ATC. Good day.

1:04.1

November 643, Julie at Mike, cleared visual approach.

1:06.6

runway, 23 left, Connick Tower.

1:08.4

November 3-22-2-Yankkee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation.

1:13.4

2 o'clock, 15 miles, 7 o'clock, 15 miles.

1:16.1

3.47 Charlie, try a departure, radar contact, climbing, maintain 8,000.

1:20.9

November 747 Sierra Lima, reduce speed to 1-80, your overtaking traffic ahead on final.

1:27.0

Skyhawk 7-7th angle,, IFR King's place and received.

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