OB420: Special Pilot Separation
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
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🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 78 minutes
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OB420: Special Pilot Separation
Released to show supporters on 1/14/2026
Public release scheduled for 1/28/2026
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| 0:00.0 | Well, pretty soon, the tower calls and says, hey, we're getting some special weather conditions here. |
| 0:08.1 | What do you guys want to do? |
| 0:10.1 | I just said, well, we're not done. |
| 0:14.5 | I can see him. |
| 0:18.3 | I can see now what this guy must have been doing in the tower. |
| 0:23.3 | Face palming. |
| 0:25.0 | Right. |
| 0:27.0 | And so then we do another lap. |
| 0:29.4 | And he's like, all right. |
| 0:31.8 | The field is IFR. |
| 0:33.9 | Ready. |
| 0:34.2 | Ready. |
| 0:34.2 | Yeah. IFR. |
| 0:48.9 | 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 in between. |
| 0:56.0 | The show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for your |
| 1:01.1 | instructor, your supervisor, the FAA, the NTSB, or your cat. |
| 1:08.9 | The show will give you a better understanding of how things work in the national airspace system, |
| 1:13.6 | and maybe even make you laugh along the way. |
| 1:19.6 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and first officer at Penguin Airlines, Romeo Hotel. |
| 1:38.7 | It's Wednesday, January 14, 2006, episode 420. |
| 1:41.4 | On today's show, we'll jump into the deep end on special VFR, |
| 1:44.3 | make our plea for better equipment and air traffic control, |
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