OB388: When ATC Stops Talking
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.8 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2025
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
Episode 388 Show Notes
Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss ATC communication and radar outages from the perspective of the pilot and the controller. What are steps pilots and controllers can take to reestablish order and predictability when critical systems go down unexpectedly? We also discuss a real-life backup handheld radio story, circling to land expectations and more of your awesome feedback. This episode is packed with information you can use to safely operate in the NAS!
Timely Feedback:
1. British Patron CGS settles the debate on pronouncing SUB MARIN ER
2. Patron CH shares a fun stat about American male’s confidence
Feedback
1. SGAC Patron Mike Mike shares a great example of how a simple backup radio can be a real game changer in lost communication scenarios.
2. Patron MGG asks a question about circling to land tower expectations.
3. Patron 1DullGeek shares a story about a co-pilot.
4. Patron DTW shares some great news about flying!
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| 0:00.0 | This is the kind of scenario where your understanding of how the system works, of how sectors interact with each other, and which sectors interact in certain ways. |
| 0:10.8 | Your understanding of how this all fits together could be super critical to you getting through this scenario. |
| 0:17.1 | Ready. |
| 0:28.8 | This is Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk. |
| 0:35.0 | Your host, Alpha Golf and Romeo Hotel, have a half century of aviation experience in combat helicopters, airliners, and air traffic control. |
| 0:39.3 | They answer your questions about flying, aviation, and ATC. |
| 0:43.4 | This weekly podcast is for entertainment and education and does not serve as a replacement |
| 0:48.6 | for a qualified flight instructor, an examiner, the FARs, the 7110, your best friend, your next pilot, or your cat. |
| 0:58.2 | November 628 Charlie Delft, the Squawk 1-200, frequency change approved. The audio will be available |
| 1:03.6 | on live ATC. Good day. November 643, Julie, Mike, Clear Visual Approach, runway, 2-3 left, |
| 1:09.1 | Conach Tower. November 3-22-2, Yankee, |
| 1:12.7 | area of heavy to extreme precipitation to the clock to 1 o'clock, 15 miles, 7 miles. |
| 1:18.1 | 3.47 Charlie, triad departure, radar contact, climb and maintain 8,000. November 747, Sierra Leuma, |
| 1:24.5 | reduce speed to 1-80, your overtaking traffic ahead on final. |
| 1:28.6 | Skyhawk 7-7-Tangle, IFRK in place and received. Squatheafrx-FRFRFRFRIFRAF, |
| 1:33.1 | Sierra 720-LFA, flattening 190 vectors for the visual approach. Skyhawk, Niner, Sierra Popper, |
| 1:38.8 | to enter Triag-Class Charlie's surface area from the east, maintain special VFR conditions. |
| 1:43.5 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and the rookie first officer at Penguin Airlines, |
| 1:49.8 | Romeo Hotel. |
| 1:59.1 | It's Tuesday, June 10th, 2005, episode 388 on today's show. |
| 2:04.3 | We'll play Monday morning quarterback, promote backup, handheld radios, and answer circling |
| 2:08.2 | to land question. |
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