Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOB048: Thanksgiving Blues and Night Vision Clues
Season 1 Episode 48
AG and RH respond to a listener question about VFR flight plans. Sierra Lima sent in some audio feedback used on the show. Thank you, SL!
What hap…
7 years, 9 months ago
OB047: Feedback Frenzy, Checkride Envy
Season 1 Episode 47
AG and RH tackle a mountain of feedback!
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7 years, 9 months ago
OB046: Turn Up The Heat Immediately!
Season 1 Episode 46
AG and RH discuss low IFR weather; equipment used, advertised approaches, minimums, pilot/controller responsibilities, and the differences between VF…
7 years, 9 months ago
OB045: Sounds From The Radar Room
Season 1 Episode 45
AG and RH discuss the transition between one controller to the next, briefing, and the overlap with the wonderful sounds of the tracon. We also play…
7 years, 9 months ago
OB044: Must Go Faster
Season 1 Episode 44
What does it mean when ATC uses the terms expedite, immediately, or no delay? How can these terms help ATC accomplish the mission of keeping airplan…
7 years, 9 months ago
OB043: Transmission Timing and Standby Etiquette
Season 1 Episode 43
What does it mean when a controller says "Standby"? Why is it taking him/her so long to respond to the pilot? AG and RH break down the meaning of t…
7 years, 10 months ago
OB042: Victory Vector, Come On Over to My Sector
Season 1 Episode 42
What information do controllers use to vector and clear aircraft for instrument approaches? Position, Turn, Altitude, Clearance . . . how do they kn…
7 years, 10 months ago
OB041: Reroute Assignment
Season 1 Episode 41
Where in the world do Letters of Agreement come from and how can pilots plan ahead? AG and RH discuss LOAs, their intent, and the ways we use them t…
7 years, 10 months ago
OB040: Student Pilot Emergency
Season 1 Episode 40
Great job, N96X! AG and RH discuss the pilot/instructor side of recent incident where a student pilot loses her right main landing gear on takeoff du…
7 years, 10 months ago
OB039: Map Overload
Season 1 Episode 39
What do we depict on our radar scopes? What can we see? What maps do we use to get aircraft from point A to B? What is helpful and what is a distract…
7 years, 11 months ago