OB429: Slant Useful and Beautiful
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 78 minutes
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OB429: Slant Useful and Beautiful
Released to show supporters on 3/18/2026
Public release scheduled for 4/1/2026
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| 0:00.0 | the whole concept that someone couldn't just go direct to a fix might be foreign to some new controllers. |
| 0:06.0 | I think for me, if I was working, and maybe I didn't see this, and the guy, you know, checks in and says, I say clear direct, this fix or this destination, they say, oh, we can't do that. |
| 0:16.3 | And then I look down and I'm like, oh. |
| 0:18.3 | Ready. |
| 0:32.8 | 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. |
| 0:40.5 | The show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for your |
| 0:45.5 | instructor, your supervisor, the FAA, the NTSB, or your cat. |
| 0:53.3 | The show will give you a better understanding of how things work in the national airspace |
| 0:57.3 | system and maybe even make you laugh along the way. |
| 1:05.0 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and first officer at penguin airlines Romeo Hotel. |
| 1:18.6 | It's Wednesday, March 18th, 2006, episode 429. |
| 1:22.7 | On today's show, we'll discuss non-GPS aircraft, help pilots remember their names, |
| 1:29.6 | and suggest a replacement to ground-based radar. What's up, AJ? Oh, hello everyone. Happy Wednesday. Yes. Another amazing Wednesday, |
| 1:37.3 | and you're off the whole day today until 9 p.m. Right, until 9 p.m. |
| 1:47.0 | Yeah, right, the whole day. |
| 1:52.0 | How has the first part of your week on with daytime traffic, the daydwellers, the sun flyers? |
| 1:55.8 | Um, let's see. |
| 2:00.7 | Monday was completely dead. Hmm. Very sweet. Let's see. |
| 2:02.9 | Monday was completely dead. |
| 2:03.7 | Hmm. |
| 2:05.3 | Very slow. |
| 2:07.6 | Because what do you think? |
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