Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

Episode 323 Show Notes 

Topic of the show:  On this week’s show, AG and RH share more listener feedback on how to stay at the top of your game in aviation. Pilots have so many different opportuniti…

Episode 322 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss a complicated missed approach procedure in mountainous terrain.  How can a pilot prepare to safely navigate terrai…

Episode 321 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss ways to stay sharp in aviation. How do you make sure you’re engaged and always improving?  What methods do you us…

Episode 320 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss the danger in scud running as it relates to other traffic.  How can the IFR airplane safely navigate in airspace …

Episode 319 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Kids in Aviation and ATC On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss their ideas on getting kids interested in careers in aviation. Do you have an aspiring yo…

Episode 318 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Controller Recurrent Training

What topics and scenarios do controllers train on annually or semi-annually?  And how does it compare to airline/commercial p…

Episode 317 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Finding Community in Aviation

Listeners respond to our request for how they find community within aviation.   RH also shares updates on his training progress…

Episode 316 Show Notes

Topic of the show:  On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss ways for a newly minted private pilot to engage with the aviation community.   We also share our thoughts on safely…

Episode 315 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Time to get pushed out of the nest!  On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss the transition from trainee to certified controller and the stages of develop…

Episode 314 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Reroutes in Troubled Airspace

SGAC Patron JAS provides the show topic this week about getting routing around weather in difficult airspace.  How can pilo…

Episode 313 Show Notes

Topic of the show:  On this week’s show, AG and RH discuss why some controllers cannot issue radar vectors. Why are they suggesting headings?  What should the pilot do in o…

Episode 312 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Santa's Glider Goes Missed On this year’s Christmas show, we dig deep into Santa’s bag of feedback and discuss gliders, weight and balance, flight follow…

Episode 311 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH answer a question about filed and expected altitudes while flying an ODP.  What is the safest way to navigate a lost comms…

Episode 310 Show Notes

Bears Need Not Apply

Patron Romeo Sierra returns to the airlines after a long absence.  RH answers some questions on how he landed at Penguin Airlines, what stars aligne…

Episode 309 Show Notes

Topic of the show: ODP altitude selection by Patron NS NS asks about the best altitude to file on an ODP with the knowledge that ATC may stop you below that anyway. Timely Feed…

Episode 308 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Tricky Go-Arounds by Patron Oscar Golf: A completely made up, fictitious event having no connection to any real events that ever happened before. . . .AG…

Episode 307 Show Notes

Topic of the show: More Feedback!

1. Patron BY discusses a proposed FAR for OB Listeners

2. Patron MTW talks about glider ops near the Triad

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Episode 306 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On this week’s show, we discuss controller’s favorite approach: the contact approach!  Why does this procedure confuse controllers when it’s actually very …

Episode 305 Show Notes

Topic of the show: Simultaneous IFR approaches to non-towered airports.

Timely Feedback:

1. Frozen North Center controller on VFR release of IFR and more.

2. Patron JP on V…

Episode 304 Show Notes

Topic of the show: On this week’s show, AG and RH get into the details of a rare type of approach clearance.  What would we do as pilots if we received this clearance?  How…