OB375: Runway Changes and Landing Gear Exchanges
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Episode 375 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Runway Change and Approach Selection RH and AG discuss who makes the decision to change landing direction, what coordination gets accomplished, and the factors that play into this change. We also discuss an exchange with an F-15 having landing gear issues, the current ATC hiring window, and more of you aviation questions and feedback.
Links:
https://www.fly.faa.gov/edct/jsp/edctLookUp.jsp
https://www.faa.gov/atc-hiring
https://generalaviationnews.com/2025/02/28/atc-hiring-supercharged/
Timely Feedback:
1. Patron KR sends info on Expect Departure Clearance Times (EDCT)(pronounced edict)
2. Patron MM shares an EDCT “hack”, very sneaky!
3. Patron DJS sends a link about ATC Hiring, open until 3/17! https://www.faa.gov/atc-hiring
Feedback
1. Patron JAC sends audio about audio ringtone files
2. Patron EG sends additional info on the ONT class C airpsace
3. Patron MM asks about international phraseology
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| 0:00.0 | Let's say you've got a ton of people on the two, three, arrival side. |
| 0:03.0 | And the tower says, we're going to fives. |
| 0:04.8 | And you're like, okay, stop departures. |
| 0:06.9 | I got to move all these people to the other side of the airport. |
| 0:09.1 | I got a star cluster them, a blue angel maneuver. |
| 0:13.2 | Right. |
| 0:14.3 | To get them on to the five side. |
| 0:18.2 | Ready. |
| 0:29.8 | This is Opposing Bases air traffic talk. |
| 0:36.4 | Your host, Alpha Golf and Romeo Hotel, have a half century of aviation experience in combat helicopters, airliners, and air traffic control. |
| 0:40.3 | They answer your questions about flying aviation and ATC. |
| 0:44.4 | This weekly podcast is for entertainment and education and does not serve as a replacement for a qualified flight instructor, an examiner, the FARs, the 7110, your best friend, your next pilot, or your cat. |
| 0:59.2 | November 628, Charlie Delft, the Squawk 1-200, frequency change approved. |
| 1:03.4 | The audio will be available on live ATC. Good day. |
| 1:06.6 | November 643, July, Mike, visual approach, runway, 23 left, Conach Tower. |
| 1:11.0 | November 3-22 to Yankee, |
| 1:13.8 | area of heavy to extreme precipitation, |
| 1:15.9 | 10 o'clock, 1 o'clock, 15 miles, 7 miles. |
| 1:19.5 | 3047 Charlie, try a departure, radar contact, |
| 1:22.6 | climb and maintain 8,000. |
| 1:23.5 | November 747 Sierra Luma, |
| 1:25.5 | reduce speed to 1-80, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
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