OB430: The Aspen Squeeze Play
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
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🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 83 minutes
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OB430: The Aspen Squeeze Play
Released to show supporters on 3/25/2026
Public release scheduled for 4/8/2026
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| 0:00.0 | What you should understand about this is that this would not be allowed to happen at a place where it didn't have to happen. |
| 0:09.1 | There's no way that they would let us do this. |
| 0:11.8 | Ready. |
| 0:16.2 | Welcome to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk, an aviation podcast by two air traffic controllers |
| 0:26.8 | and rated pilots who love to talk about flying, controlling, and everything in between. |
| 0:33.9 | The show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for your instructor, your supervisor, the FAA, the NTSB, or your cat. |
| 0:46.3 | 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. |
| 1:05.0 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and first officer at Penguin Airlines Romeo Hotel. It's Wednesday, March 25th, 2006, episode 430. |
| 1:17.7 | Before we get started this week, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the crash at LaGuardia a few nights ago. |
| 1:22.8 | Our thoughts are with the two pilots who lost their lives, the passengers who were injured, |
| 1:27.3 | the fire and rescue crews who responded, the passengers who were injured, the fire and |
| 1:27.8 | rescue crews who responded, and the controller work in the operation as it unfolded. |
| 1:33.0 | We're not going to speculate or get into details, but it's on our minds, and we're thinking |
| 1:37.3 | about everyone affected. |
| 1:39.2 | Yes, absolutely. |
| 1:41.6 | All right. |
| 1:43.0 | Now I can read the beginning of a normal show. Okay. On today's show, we'll talk about some cool ATC procedures in the mountains to reveal most controllers are psychic and answer more of your aviation questions. What's up, A.G. Hello. Hello, everyone. See how I shifted gears there? You did. Yeah. Serious. Yeah. To let's have fun yes |
| 2:01.9 | this episode has to hold up forever |
| 2:03.8 | we can't not have fun |
| 2:06.0 | on this show |
| 2:06.8 | it happens every time |
| 2:08.8 | how have we been |
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