OB418: Ice Chunks and Slam Dunks

Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

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4.9 • 966 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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OB418: Ice Chunks and Slam Dunks

Released to show supporters on 12/30/2025

Public release scheduled for 1/13/2026

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0:00.0	We need lower.
0:00.7	They wouldn't allow that to happen.
0:02.1	So they climbed us into the clouds.
0:03.5	We start icing up.
0:04.6	I said, we need lower.
0:05.5	No, we can't.
0:06.1	We can't do lower.
0:06.7	Said, we are leaving eight for six right now.
0:09.1	Okay.
0:11.6	Got to six.
0:12.5	It wasn't better.
0:13.5	I got to get it.
0:14.1	I need lower.
0:15.0	I definitely can't get you five or four.
0:18.2	We're declaring an emergency.
0:19.2	Ready.
0:34.4	Welcome to opposing bases, air traffic talk, an aviation podcast by two air traffic controllers and rated pilots who love to talk about flying, controlling, and everything
0:39.1	in between.
0:41.5	The show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for your instructor,
0:47.6	your supervisor, the FAA, the NTSB, or your cat.
0:58.4	The show will give you a better understanding of how things work in the national airspace system and maybe even make you laugh along the way.
1:06.1	Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and first officer at Penguin Airlines, Romeo Hotel.
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