Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

Episode 227 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH talk about life before GPS, stray visual approach paths, and forced IFR cancellation.  We also hear from a couple pilots that overflew Bravo and …

Episode 226 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH discuss a listener’s text message exchange when ATC thought his radios were not working.  What do we suggest with using cell phones and having a …

Episode 225 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Today’s show is all about going “down the tubes”.  What is going on in the tracon to create the feeling that you are behind, unable to get a second to thin…

Episode 224 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH revisit wake turbulence avoidance and interactions with control towers that may be placing pilots in a tight spot behind a larger, wake producing…

Episode 223 Show Notes

Topic of the show: How do we stay off the landline and why is it an important controller skill?  On this week’s show, RH goes off on a rant about the misuse of landlines and …

Episode 222 Show Notes

Topic of the show: When a pilot calls up for an airborne IFR clearance and is dangerously close to an unidentified target on our scopes, when do our separation responsibility…

Episode 221 Show Notes

Topic of the show:  AG and RH often refer to the landlines.  What do we use them for and why are they such an important part of our job?  We also discuss military round robin…

Episode 220 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH discuss what it means when we block airspace near an adjacent sector or facility.  How do we keep up with all our control instructions and what m…

Episode 219 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH discuss the finer points of departing a non-towered airport with an IFR clearance.  Why can't you just depart in VMC and skip the release?  What …

Episode 218 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH discuss a pilot’s denied deviation requests, Class Bravo clearances, and VFR flight following with electrical problems.  We cover a lot in this e…

Episode 217 Show Notes

Topic of the show: What if the controller denies your request for a weather related course deviation?  How can the pilot stay safe but comply with air traffic instructions?  …

Episode 216 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On last week’s episode, we discussed wake turbulence separation from a controller perspective.  This week we will share some practical advice on what to sa…

Episode 215 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH discuss wake turbulence avoidance from a controller’s perspective.  How can you stay away from the dangerous wake of a larger aircraft but still …

Episode 214 Show Notes

Topic of the show: We are going to discuss what happens when a pilot terminates an IFR flight plan before being handed off on an approach to a Class Delta tower.  What happen…

Episode 213 Show Notes

Topic of the show: RH vectored the overflight and shares his story to save another controller from issuing the most embarrassing control instructions ever given.  We also dis…

Episode 212 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On this week’s episode, AG and RH discuss how they determine when they’ve reached their maximum capacity.  How do we deal sudden task saturation?  What too…

Episode 211 Show Notes

Topic of the show: AG and RH discuss what could cause a controller to deny a pilot’s request to cancel VFR flight following.  Oftentimes pilot’s think since they are clear of…

Episode 210 Show Notes

Topic of the show: The Terps Elf is back!  Another week of awesome feedback and aviation questions covering unlit towers, early descents from fuel savings land, fire fighting…

Episode 209 Show Notes

Topic of the show: RH and AG discuss a pilot’s options when they encounter IMC at night and the approach they want to shoot says “N/A at night”.  We also go deep into the inb…