OB73: Fun Checkrides and Fat Airplanes
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Air Traffic Talk
4.9 • 966 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2019
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Episode 73 Show Notes
Topic of the show: Patron Charlie Hotel sent in some feedback about an upcoming stage check! We are going to talk about our experiences on check rides.
Timely Feedback:
- Hotel Golf responds to OB71. Thank you, HG!
- Patron JR sent a link to an episode of Podcasting On A Plane. Thank you, JR!
Feedback
- ABM asked if filing IFR bogs down controllers? Thank you, ABM!
- HG from University of Dubuque sent in feedback about OB71.
- Feedback from aviation student about OB19.
- Feedback from aviation student about OB10.
- Feedback from aviation student about OB49.
- Patron Golf Zulu Romeo sent in a great piece from AvWeb. Thank you!
- Delta Tango asks what happens when a plane is too big for an airport? Check out this link to the Boeing 747-8 Airport Compatability.
- Hotel Mike Bravo sent in some great audio! Thank you, HMB!
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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, May 20th, |
| 1:38.2 | Episode 73, A.G and RH have traveled in time and gone fast forward at one full week. |
| 1:45.2 | Seems like minutes ago, we were just doing 72. |
| 1:48.2 | It does. |
| 1:49.2 | How time flies. |
| 1:50.5 | On today's show, we're going to catch up on as much feedback as we can, and we're going to |
| 1:54.6 | talk about check rides. |
| 1:57.0 | Check rides. |
| 1:57.7 | Hmm, check rides. |
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