4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2024
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Episode 355 Show Notes
Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss a recent flight in IMC where the pilot struggled and the controller kept his cool and offered the perfect mix of instruction and help which resulted in a safe landing. Great job! We also discuss invoking your OB Listener Card on a checkride, practice area frequencies, and more of your aviation questions and feedback.
Timely Feedback:
1. SGAC Patron AMM adds some commentary on glider flights.
2. SGAC Patron DB shares a nice note after his supply flights to western North Carolina.
Feedback
1. Patron CL used the “OB card” during a checkride. Did it help?
2. Patron SF shares some kind words about the show using audio. Thank you!
3. Patron AF asks about our thoughts on practice area frequencies.
SGAC Patron Papa Golf set up a Christmas Joy GoFund Me for kids and families in NC affected by Hurricane Helene. Please consider a donation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/christmas-joy-to-nc-flood-victim-families
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0:00.0 | You have to be super careful. I try to impress on people that while technically this might be |
0:05.9 | considered a pilot deviation, you told the guy to do this, but he's not doing it. There are some red |
0:11.3 | flags here that really should start steering you down the road of this is something else. And it |
0:17.9 | could be super dangerous. So if you as a controller pick at this point to go down the road of let's berate the guy and yell at him, keep telling him to do what you've been telling him in a more stern, loud, that that might make the whole thing totally worse. |
0:35.0 | Ready. |
0:46.7 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
0:52.4 | Your host, Alpha Golf and Romeo Hotel, have a half century of aviation experience in combat helicopters, airliners, and air traffic |
0:56.0 | control. They answer your questions about flying aviation and ATC. This weekly podcast is for |
1:03.1 | entertainment and education and does not serve as a replacement for a qualified flight instructor, |
1:09.2 | an examiner, the FARs, the 7110, your best friend, your next pilot, or your cat. |
1:16.1 | November 628 Charlie Delft, Squawk, 1-200, frequency change approved. |
1:20.4 | The audio will be available on live ATC. Good day. |
1:23.6 | November 643, Julie, Mike, Clear, Visual Approach, One way 2.3 left. Connick Tower. |
1:27.9 | November 3-22 to Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation. |
1:32.9 | 10 o'clock, 15 miles, 7 miles. |
1:36.4 | 3047 Charlie, try a departure, radar contact, climb and maintain 8,000. |
1:40.5 | November 747 Sierra Lima, reduce speed to 1-80, your overtaking traffic ahead on file. |
1:46.1 | Skyhawk 770 angle, IFR K-place and received, squawked AFRFR, fix, which they change, approved. |
1:51.2 | Sierra 720 Fox Tron Alpha, flatting 190 vectors for the visual approach. |
1:55.2 | Skyhawk, Niner Sierra Poplar, to enter Triag-Class-Charlie surface area from the east, maintain |
1:59.7 | special VFR conditions. |
2:01.4 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and the rookie first officer at Penguin Airlines, Romeo Hotel. |
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