OB433: Gaslit by ATC
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
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๐๏ธ 29 April 2026
โฑ๏ธ 79 minutes
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OB433: Gaslit by ATC
Released to show supporters on 4/1/2026
Public release scheduled for 4/29/2026
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| 0:00.0 | One, the controller has in their head, student pilot making mistakes, doing the wrong thing, doesn't know where the ident button is, student pilot thinking controllers do no wrong, they don't make mistakes. |
| 0:11.7 | I somehow must be doing this. |
| 0:14.2 | None of this is making sense. |
| 0:16.2 | Ready. Welcome to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk, an aviation podcast by two air traffic controllers |
| 0:31.2 | and rated pilots who love to talk about flying, controlling, and everything in between. |
| 0:38.8 | The show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for your |
| 0:43.3 | instructor, your supervisor, the FAA, the NTSB, or your cat. |
| 0:51.6 | The show will give you a better understanding of how things work in the national airspace system, |
| 0:56.0 | and maybe even make you laugh along the way. |
| 1:02.0 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and first officer at Penguin Airlines, Romeo Hotel. |
| 1:20.3 | It's Wednesday, April 1st, 2006, episode 433. |
| 1:24.1 | On today's show, we'll talk about a student pilot's confusing radar identification story, |
| 1:29.2 | a class Bravo 757 encounter, and more of your aviation questions. |
| 1:30.2 | What's up, Bayji? |
| 1:32.0 | Hello, hello everyone. |
| 1:34.7 | Happy second episode, doubleheader day. |
| 1:36.4 | Two in a row. |
| 1:40.6 | Two weeks in a row where we were recorded two episodes, correct. |
| 1:42.3 | Because... We should just do like a marathon, you know, where for just a couple days, we just do shows like |
| 1:50.2 | four a day. |
| 1:51.9 | Hmm. |
| 1:52.6 | And then we just take a couple months off. |
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