OB378: What Is Your Separation?
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Episode 378 Show Notes
Topic of the show: DCA NTSB Preliminary Report and Recommendations On this week’s show, RH and AG review some of the preliminary findings from the investigation and share our opinions on the recommendations. We also play a public service announcement regarding drones, hear an awesome idea on night flight planning, and get to a mountain of your questions and feedback.
Links:
https://i.imgur.com/ppGoL2q.mp4
Timely Feedback:
1. RW The TERPS Elf sends feedback about IFR Code issuance
2. Patron PT asks about “maintain VFR” when getting an airborne IFR
3. Patron CH has follow up on TOQUE
4. Patron JM sends audio about Color Vision
5. Patron JL talks “School House Rock”
Feedback
1. Patron CL sends a story about a touch and go at Chicago O’Hare
2. DD sends a PSA about drones
3. MidLife Pilot BS2 sends a great tip on night flying
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| 0:00.0 | If I was training somebody in radar and they had two planes going together, let's say at this point where I raised this question, they're five miles apart, 2,000 feet vertically separated. |
| 0:13.2 | Okay. |
| 0:13.4 | But one is climbing through the altitude of the other. |
| 0:16.1 | And it isn't apparent that this is going to work. |
| 0:19.3 | And I say, what is happening here? |
| 0:22.4 | What is your separation? |
| 0:25.0 | And the trainee responds, oh, I'm going to get visual separation? |
| 0:29.8 | I'm going to say, no. |
| 0:31.4 | Ready. |
| 0:46.8 | This is Opposing 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 |
| 0:53.7 | answer your questions about flying, aviation, and ATC. |
| 0:57.8 | This weekly podcast is for entertainment and education and does not serve as a replacement |
| 1:02.9 | for a qualified flight instructor, an examiner, the FARs, the 7110, your best friend, your next pilot, or your cat. |
| 1:12.5 | November 628, Charlie Delft, the squawk 1-200, frequency change approved. |
| 1:16.7 | The audio will be available on live ATC. |
| 1:19.1 | Good day. |
| 1:19.9 | November 643, Julie, Mike, clear visual approach. |
| 1:22.4 | One way, 23 left, Conach Tower. |
| 1:24.3 | November 3-22-2-Yanky, to extreme precipitation to the clock to one o'clock, |
| 1:30.9 | 15 miles. |
| 1:31.7 | 3047 Charlie, try a departure, radar contact, climbing, maintain. |
| 1:36.7 | November 747, Sierra Luma, reduce speed to 1-80, your overtaking traffic ahead on file. |
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