OB421: Wrong Comms, Not Lost Comms
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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OB421: Wrong Comms, Not Lost Comms
Released to show supporters on 1/21/2026
Public release scheduled for 2/4/2026
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| 0:00.0 | the controller just says, okay, turn right heading and starts factoring them. |
| 0:04.3 | I know exactly what the desk jockeys reviewing this are going to tell that person. |
| 0:10.4 | And it's the kind of thing that drives me absolutely nuts. |
| 0:14.1 | They're going to say, you didn't give them a clearance to their new destination, which was their departure airport. |
| 0:20.1 | Ready. |
| 0:20.7 | Ready. |
| 0:35.3 | Welcome to Opposing Bases, Air Traffic Talk, an aviation podcast by two air traffic controllers and rated pilots who love to talk about flying, |
| 0:38.7 | controlling, and everything in between. |
| 0:42.4 | The show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for your |
| 0:47.5 | instructor, your supervisor, the FAA, the NTSB, or your cat. |
| 0:55.2 | The show will give you a better understanding of how things work in the national airspace |
| 0:59.4 | system and maybe even make you laugh along the way. |
| 1:06.5 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha golf and first officer at penguin airlines |
| 1:12.0 | Romeo hotel. |
| 1:20.8 | It's Wednesday, January 21st, 2006, episode 421 on today's show. |
| 1:25.8 | We'll share a masterclass on handling emergencies, |
| 1:28.5 | learn how to handle ATC rejection, and answer more of your aviation questions. |
| 1:32.6 | What's up, Beijing? |
| 1:33.7 | Hello, hello everyone. |
| 1:35.6 | Happy pre-snow event day, Wednesday. |
| 1:40.5 | I just saw it running across a banner on the TV here. |
| 1:43.4 | It says, children will return a banner on the TV here. It says, |
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