OB369: Flying Through Final
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2025
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Episode 369 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Flying Through Final On this week’s episode, RH and AG discuss the complexities of parallel visual approaches from both the pilot and controller perspectives. What separation requirements exist? What tools are available for the pilot and the controller when things don’t go as planned? We also discuss patience on frequency, super top secret airspace rules, and more of your aviation questions and feedback. This was a fun episode and you don’t want to miss it!
Links: The event discussed on today’s show: https://youtu.be/vDLdCq_kAzc
A very detailed breakdown by Blancolirio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqpKjwX9Ku4
Timely Feedback:
1. Patron KS clarifies previous feedback and shows us Simon says t shirts
Feedback
1. Patron RL shares a situational awareness story
2. Patron JBD asks about supervisor preferences for the operation
3. Patron DF sent audio
4. Patron DZ sent quick audio about check in patience
5. Patron PV sent audio about controllers explaining on frequency
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| 0:00.0 | thinking the NAS is a balance of how much workload you're putting on somebody versus how much |
| 0:06.0 | how efficient this is becoming and how inefficient it can become if you overload them. |
| 0:11.9 | And so the balance of, okay, we're going to make this a little less efficient so that it's, |
| 0:18.2 | it stays at this level instead of the drive for ultimate efficiency |
| 0:23.8 | will eventually lead to extreme inefficiency. |
| 0:31.4 | This is Opposing Bases air traffic talk. |
| 0:38.3 | Your host, Alpha Golf and Romeo Hotel, have a half century of aviation experience in combat helicopters, airliners, and air traffic control. |
| 0:48.3 | They answer your questions about flying, aviation, and ATC. |
| 0:53.3 | This weekly podcast is for entertainment and education and does not serve as a replacement |
| 0:58.8 | for a qualified flight instructor, an examiner, the FARs, the 7110, your best friend, |
| 1:06.1 | your next pilot, or your cat. |
| 1:08.4 | November 628, Charlie Delft, theawk, 1-200, frequency change approved. |
| 1:12.6 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:14.9 | Good day. |
| 1:15.8 | November 643, Julie, Mike, |
| 1:17.7 | cleared visual approach. |
| 1:18.4 | One way, two, three left, Conak Tower. |
| 1:20.2 | November 3-222 Yankee, |
| 1:22.9 | area of heavy to extreme precipitation |
| 1:24.9 | to block to one o'clock, |
| 1:26.9 | 15 miles, 7 miles. |
| 1:28.3 | 3047 Charlie, try a departure, |
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