OB63: Speed Restrictions
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2019
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
*This episode was recorded immediately after we recorded Ep. 62. Thank you for your patience with timely feedback!
Episode 63 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Juliet Romeo Golf sent in a question about aircraft speed restrictions and assignments. We break down speed limits, speed restrictions, and why we use speed assignments in the TRIAD airspace. Great question, JRG. Thank you!
Timely Feedback:
- Cricket audio from Captain Nick. Thank you for the wonderful explanation!
- Local pilot, Papa Lima sent in feedback about the show. Thank you, PL!
Feedback
- Tango Hotel left an audio question about 9/11. Thank you, TH! Link to video from 9/11.
- Alpha Hotel asked a question about balloons or airships on radar. Thank you, AH!
- Delta Mike sent in feedback about his bucket list aircraft. Link to Icon A5. Thank you, DM!
- Juliet Victor sent in bucket list feedback. Thank you, JV! Want to fly a simulator?
- Papa Whiskey asked about friendly voices on frequency. Thank you, PW!
Question of the Week/Month No new question this week. We catch up on aviation bucket list items. WJS, EB, and Delta Mike sent in bucket list items. Thank you!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ready. |
| 0:01.0 | American 745 Triad Tower Runway 2-3-3-L745 Triad Tower runway 2-3 left cleared away. |
| 0:25.9 | Delta 1549 triad departure, radar contact, climb and maintain 1-2,000. |
| 0:30.4 | Baren 645A Charlie, traffic 1 o'clock, 4 miles southwestbound Bonanza 6,000. |
| 0:36.0 | FedEx 1580 heavy, seven miles from pagan. |
| 0:38.4 | Fly heading 080, maintain 3,000 until established on a localizer. |
| 0:42.3 | Clear to ILS, 5-right approach. |
| 0:46.0 | Welcome to opposing bases, air traffic talk. |
| 0:49.0 | We are Romeo Hotel and Alpha Golf. |
| 0:51.7 | Two air traffic controllers and rated pilots. |
| 0:54.4 | This is an aviation podcast. |
| 0:56.1 | We express our views and opinions about aviation, flying, and air traffic control. |
| 1:00.6 | We do not represent our employer, and our show is for entertainment purposes only. |
| 1:04.7 | We should not be used as a replacement for your CFI, your OJTI, the 7110.65, the F.A.Rs, your attorney, your doctor, March 11th, |
| 1:37.2 | 2019, episode 63. |
| 1:39.9 | On today's show, we're going to talk about air traffic controls, use of aircraft speeds, and a ton of feedback. |
| 1:48.8 | What's up, A.G.? |
| 1:49.8 | Hello, hello, everyone. |
| 1:52.5 | It has been seven minutes since we recorded episode 62, but seven days since our audience has heard us. |
| 2:00.0 | Do we have any other tidbits of information to share with |
| 2:03.1 | them as if another week had gone by? Uh, yes. So since the last episode, I, I got up and I walked |
| 2:14.0 | around a little in the room and then we just, then you called me back. |
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