OB436: A Three-Hour Taxi
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
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🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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OB436: A Three-Hour Taxi
Released to show supporters on 5/6/2026
Public release scheduled for 5/20/2026
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| 0:00.0 | If you're in lineup and wait, anticipated separation is no longer authorized. |
| 0:05.4 | So what that means is your takeoff role has to begin after that aircraft goes through the intersection. |
| 0:29.6 | 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. |
| 0:35.6 | The show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for your instructor, |
| 0:42.3 | your supervisor, the FAA, the NTSB, or your cat. |
| 0:49.3 | The show will give you a better understanding of how things work in the national airspace system, |
| 0:56.3 | and maybe even make you laugh along the way. |
| 1:15.6 | Please welcome retired Army pilot Alpha Golf and First Officer at Penguin Airlines Romeo Hotel. It's Wednesday, May 6, 2026, episode 436. |
| 1:18.9 | On today's show, we'll talk about the amazing New York City controllers, share a story |
| 1:23.4 | of a resurrected Chinook, and share a ton of aviation milestones. |
| 1:26.9 | What's up, Pagy? |
| 1:28.1 | Hello, hello, everyone. |
| 1:30.0 | Happy Monday. |
| 1:33.3 | Wednesday. |
| 1:34.2 | Wednesday. |
| 1:34.9 | How are you? |
| 1:36.0 | I am. |
| 1:37.4 | I'm good. |
| 1:38.5 | I got a little extra sleep this morning, which is nice. |
| 1:43.2 | Yes. |
| 1:49.2 | I have the mid tonight. Uh-huh. And the following night and the night after that. Three in a row. Yay. It's like the COVID days, but not COVID. If they went back to |
| 1:58.1 | five and five tomorrow, would you be happy or sad? Five on, five off? |
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