OB356: A Little Light Chop
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2024
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
Episode 356 Show Notes
Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss a recent incident involving a taxiway collision between two airliners. We discuss what happened and try to add something new to the conversation as it relates to our experiences as controllers and pilots. There are many valuable lessons that can be learned from this event. We also discuss contract towers, ASR approaches, and more of your aviation questions and feedback. This episode is packed and you don’t want to miss it!
Timely Feedback:
1. Patron WTF shares some fun facts about ADS-B capabilities.
2. SGAC Patron SE shares a tip about visual climbs over the aiport.
Feedback
1. Patron DZ wants to know more about contract towers.
2. Patron DD asks about VFR reporting points incorporated into a flight plan.
3. Patron SW wants to know more about survellience approaches.
4. Patron DF shares some audio that may have helped shape our introduction!
Mentioned on the show: Australian ATC job posting: https://careers.airservicesaustralia.com/caw/en/job/501365/experienced-atc-international-campaign
How To Fly A Surveillance Approach (ASR) https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/navigation/surveillance-approach-asr/ by Swayne Martin at Bold Method
Blancolirio channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@blancolirio. Pre NTSB analysis: https://youtu.be/U95S6dQSga8?si=_koqE4hXf12eD9ra
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 | If there's a takeaway from pilots on this as far as the controller side, from the tower, |
| 0:06.5 | especially the farther away you get, your perspective, you have zero depth perception. |
| 0:12.2 | Zero. |
| 0:13.0 | I cannot tell how close this plane is to the hold short line. |
| 0:16.8 | I can't tell, even with binoculars, you know, trying to see, are they on the center line? |
| 0:22.8 | I can't tell how much room there is. |
| 0:24.6 | If you told me the maintenance facility across the runway from us, okay, there's a huge building, there's a piece of concrete, grass, taxiway. |
| 0:34.8 | On that piece of concrete next to the building, if you would tell me, if you |
| 0:39.5 | would have told me, they can pass a triple seven through that space. Looking at it from the |
| 0:45.9 | tower, I said, you're crazy. Ready. |
| 0:52.2 | This is opposing bases Bases air traffic talk. Your host, Alpha Golf and Romeo Hotel have a half century of aviation experience in combat helicopters, airliners, and air traffic control. They answer your questions about flying aviation and ATC. |
| 1:13.6 | This weekly podcast is for entertainment and education and does not serve as a replacement |
| 1:18.6 | for a qualified flight instructor, an examiner, the FARs, the 7110, your best friend, your next pilot, |
| 1:27.0 | or your cat. |
| 1:28.2 | November 628 Charlie Delft, the squawk 1-200, frequency change approved. |
| 1:32.5 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:34.8 | Good day. |
| 1:35.7 | November 643, Julie, light, clear visual approach. |
| 1:38.2 | One way, 23 left, Conak Tower. |
| 1:40.0 | November 3-222 Yankee, area of heavy to extreme precipitation to the clock to one o'clock, |
| 1:46.8 | 15 miles, 7047 Charlie, try a departure, radar contact, climb and maintain 8,000. |
| 1:52.5 | November 747 Sierra Lema, reduce speed to 180, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
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