Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

By Air Traffic Talk

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Romeo Papa Echo
 Jun 6, 2021
From a professional pilot of over two decades, I learn a ton from RH & AG. They are hilarious & informative. The fact that non pilots, student pilots, pro pilots, and other air traffic controllers listen speaks to the success of OB.


 Jul 1, 2020

Alpha November
 Oct 18, 2019
AG and RH are picking up where the Tom and Ray left off... RIP. OB has replaced Car Talk as my new favorite voice talk show. This is the most interesting, educational and hilarious aviation podcast around.

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RH and AG are two experienced air traffic controllers and pilots that host a weekly show answering listener questions, breaking down complex aviation topics, and relating their experiences to everyday occurrences in the national airspace system. The hosts and guests do not represent the FAA or NATCA and express their own views and opinions.

Episode Date
OB325: Practice Approach Refresher Training
Mar 26, 2024
OB324: No Approach Means No ODP
Mar 19, 2024
OB323: Iceberg Enhancing Drugs
Mar 11, 2024
OB322: A Slippery Mountain Missed
Mar 04, 2024
OB321: Emphasized Arrivals, A Chiropractor's Dream
Feb 29, 2024
OB320: Cloud Surfing on the Published Mist
Feb 19, 2024
OB319: Kids in Aviation and ATC
Feb 12, 2024
OB318: Real Life in Fantasyland
Feb 05, 2024
OB317: Stick Shift Type Ratings
Jan 31, 2024
OB316: Thirsty Chinooks and Penguin Riots
Jan 22, 2024
OB315: Pet the Jet, Flee the Nest
Jan 15, 2024
OB314: This CAN Work in America
Jan 08, 2024
OB313: Dark Side of the Hot Garbage Charlie
Jan 02, 2024
OB312: Santa's Glider Goes Missed
Dec 25, 2023
OB311: Shift Sandwich and Avoiding Earth
Dec 18, 2023
OB310: Bears Need Not Apply
Dec 11, 2023
OB309: Pushing Back on Pushing Tin
Dec 04, 2023
OB308: Double Go Around Burger
Nov 27, 2023
OB307: Paper Tigers at Penguin Airlines
Nov 20, 2023
OB306: Center, Are YOU IFR Capable?
Nov 13, 2023
OB305: Trading Places, Opposite Bases
Nov 06, 2023
OB304: Tickles and Stick Wiggles
Oct 30, 2023
OB303: The Next Chapter
Oct 24, 2023
OB302: Descent Before LAMMB is BAAAD
Oct 16, 2023
OB301: Classic Extreme Overcomplication
Oct 09, 2023
OB300: Penguin Playground of Pavement
Oct 02, 2023
OB299: The Most TWAFL Arrival
Sep 25, 2023
OB298: Emergency Inbound
Sep 18, 2023
OB297: Opposing Lanes, Car Traffic Talk
Sep 11, 2023
OB296: Missing in Post-Mid Sleepyland
Sep 04, 2023
OB295: Jet Blast Joy Ride
Aug 28, 2023
OB294: Sky Specimen Airlines on the Big Boy Arrival
Aug 21, 2023
OB293: Hudson Skyline with Talkative Timmy
Aug 14, 2023
OB292: Charlie and the Magic Factory
Aug 07, 2023
OB291: The Best Live Show at AirVenture
Jul 31, 2023
AirVenture 2023 Live Promo
Jul 26, 2023
OB290: Reroute Flippy Floppy
Jul 24, 2023
OB289: I Think We're Alone Now
Jul 17, 2023
OB288: Big Bad Bravo Bug Smasher
Jul 10, 2023
OB287: 2023 AirVenture Notice with BK
Jul 04, 2023
OB286: Under Pressure
Jun 26, 2023
OB285: Squeeze Plays Gone Bad
Jun 19, 2023
OB284: Professional Bus Driving 101
Jun 12, 2023
OB283: A Disservice to Aviation
Jun 05, 2023
OB282: It's Push-to-Talk, Not Push-to-Think
May 29, 2023
OB281: Class Bravo Party
May 22, 2023
OB280: Radar Services Terminated, Watch Out!
May 15, 2023
OB279: Straight Up Straight In Struggles
May 08, 2023
OB278: Lost Comms, Listener Beware
May 01, 2023
OB277: Brain Eating Bippies
Apr 24, 2023
OB276: Don't You Over Me, Over
Apr 17, 2023
OB275: Ice Cold Vectors
Apr 10, 2023
OB274: Sun 'n Fun 2023 - Wanding With Gusto
Apr 04, 2023
OB273: Simplified Sky Geometry
Mar 27, 2023
OB272: Being Nice Won't Always Suffice
Mar 20, 2023
OB271: Squeeze Play Anatomy
Mar 13, 2023
OB270: The Controller Happy Grumpy Scale
Mar 06, 2023
OB269: I'm Downstairs With Donuts
Feb 27, 2023
OB268: Best Visuals in the C5 Galaxy
Feb 20, 2023
OB267: Confounding Clearance Confusion
Feb 13, 2023
OB266: Beak to Beak With a Battle Penguin
Feb 06, 2023
OB265: I Show You as IFR Now
Jan 30, 2023
OB264:ATC101-Basketweaving
Jan 23, 2023
OB263: Visual Approach Cavalcade
Jan 16, 2023
OB262: Floppy Disks and Squeeze Plays
Jan 09, 2023
OB261: I Disagree With Me
Jan 02, 2023
OB260: Fifth Year Terminated, Squawk Two Zero Two Three
Dec 29, 2022
Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Dec 26, 2022
OB259: Penguiniverse Christmas Spectacular
Dec 19, 2022
OB258: The Zero G Weight Loss Plan
Dec 12, 2022
OB257: An IMC Work Hardening Plan
Dec 05, 2022
OB256: Jupiter Jets
Nov 28, 2022
OB255: Cancel All My Flight Plans
Nov 21, 2022
OB254: Penguin Death NOTAMs
Nov 14, 2022
OB253: Expect the ILS, Cleared for the RNAV
Nov 07, 2022
OB252: MSAW Blender, Aerobatic Offender
Oct 31, 2022
OB251: Invisible Boundaries
Oct 24, 2022
OB250: No SIDS, No STARS, No Service
Oct 17, 2022
OB249: TRACON Dessert
Oct 10, 2022
OB248: I Can't Flash You Unless You Touch Me
Oct 03, 2022
OB247: Speeding Inside Opposing Canyons
Sep 26, 2022
OB246: Three Levels of Inception
Sep 19, 2022
OB245: Twice the Tower, Ten Times the Power
Sep 12, 2022
OB244: Constant State of Emergency
Sep 05, 2022
OB243: Altitude Your Discretion
Aug 29, 2022
OB242: Visions of Performance
Aug 22, 2022
OB241: Schrödinger's Bravo
Aug 15, 2022
OB240: Sleepless in Oshkosh
Aug 08, 2022
Live at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
Aug 01, 2022
OB239: Radio Calls Are Toll Free
Jul 25, 2022
OB238: Standby Me
Jul 18, 2022
OB237: 2022 AirVenture Notice-Rock Your Wings!
Jul 12, 2022
OB236: High Alert False Alarm
Jul 11, 2022
SimVenture 2022-Master the EAA AirVenture NOTICE
Jul 07, 2022
OB235: Inadvertent VFR Flight Into IMC
Jul 04, 2022
OB234: Slightly Squeezed, Not Mashed
Jun 27, 2022
OB233: Because . . . Chinook
Jun 20, 2022
OB232: One Touch Wonder
Jun 13, 2022
OB231: Wings Do Things
Jun 06, 2022
OB230: Caveman ATC
May 30, 2022
OB229: Bravo Bamboozled
May 23, 2022
OB228: Hijacked by the Autopilot
May 16, 2022
OB227: Cancellation Cookies and Bravo Bullies
May 09, 2022
OB226: Reduce Speed Ten Knots Faster
May 02, 2022
OB225: Laser Event Swat Team
Apr 25, 2022
OB224: Warm and Fuzzy Wake Turbulence Avoidance
Apr 18, 2022
OB223: Shiny Aluminum Showers
Apr 11, 2022
OB222: Separation Bingo
Apr 04, 2022
OB221: We Were on the Landline
Mar 28, 2022
Penguins and Peppers
Mar 21, 2022
OB220: Airspace Blocks and Bathroom Locks
Mar 14, 2022
OB219: Don't Rush the Release
Mar 07, 2022
OB218: Flying With The Big Kids
Feb 28, 2022
OB217: Unable, We're Inverted
Feb 21, 2022
OB216: Wake Turbulence Part 2-Creating Space
Feb 14, 2022
OB215: Wake Turbulence: Flaming Hoops of Fury
Feb 07, 2022
OB214: Cookies for Aviation Enthusiasts
Jan 31, 2022
OB213: Overflight Vectors on Opposing Frequencies
Jan 24, 2022
OB212: No Crying at This Party
Jan 17, 2022
OB211: Forced Flight Following
Jan 10, 2022
OB210: Wings Don't Flap
Jan 03, 2022
OB209: Indecent Glitter Liberties in the Devil Bravo
Dec 27, 2021
OB208: Irritating Aluminum Bird Thingy
Dec 20, 2021
OB207: Garbage Bags of Service
Dec 13, 2021
OB206: Fueled Short, Moon Clearance Denied
Dec 06, 2021
OB205: Lawn Dart Arrival
Nov 29, 2021
OB204: Five Star Through Flight
Nov 22, 2021
OB203: Unappreciated ATC Practices
Nov 15, 2021
OB202: Vacation on Yaw Damper Island
Nov 08, 2021
OB201: Cloud Police and Bird Murder
Nov 01, 2021
OB200: Vanishing Yellow Ink, Hand Wash Only
Oct 25, 2021
OB199: Cat Door Arrivals
Oct 18, 2021
OB198: NAS Charcuterie
Oct 11, 2021
OB197: Pushing Penguins
Oct 04, 2021
OB196: Life Extending Vectors
Sep 27, 2021
OB195: Closer to Kah Kahs
Sep 20, 2021
OB194: NOTAM Dustpan
Sep 13, 2021
OB193: (Ident)ity Crisis, LOA Bias
Sep 06, 2021
OB192: Above Average But Not Exceptional
Aug 30, 2021
OB191: Too Close For Terps
Aug 23, 2021
OB190: Know When To Hold 'Em
Aug 16, 2021
OB189: Inglorious ATC Arguments
Aug 09, 2021
OB188: Live at AirVenture 2021
Aug 02, 2021
OB187: Airport Insight
Jul 26, 2021
2021 AirVenture NOTAM
Jul 19, 2021
OB186: Planes Can Never Go Bang Bang
Jul 19, 2021
OB185: Unvectored, Uncleared, and Unhinged
Jul 12, 2021
OB184: In the Bosom of the Bravo
Jul 05, 2021
OB183: Flights and Wings and Things
Jun 28, 2021
OB182: Runway Picnics and Stranger Danger
Jun 21, 2021
OB181: Tactical Dehydration Inquisition
Jun 14, 2021
OB180: Uncleared as Filed
Jun 07, 2021
OB179: PIC Talk with Max Trescott
May 31, 2021
OB178: Radar Contracts
May 24, 2021
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday: Emergency Landing
May 18, 2021
OB177: Comfort Zone Combat
May 17, 2021
OB176: Artistically Denied Go Around
May 10, 2021
OB175: How to Plant a Plane
May 03, 2021
OB174: Lost in Frequency Land
Apr 26, 2021
OB173: Family Flights, Poisonous Bites
Apr 19, 2021
OB172: Astronaut Hats with Fix Proximity Awareness
Apr 12, 2021
OB171: Number Two On The Arrival
Apr 05, 2021
OB170: Unquenchable Flaming Magnesium
Mar 29, 2021
OB169: Panic Vectors, Cheesy Peppers
Mar 22, 2021
OB168: Under There. Under Where?
Mar 15, 2021
OB167: Reach Out and Touch ATC
Mar 08, 2021
OB166: Class Bravo Operations, Part 2
Mar 01, 2021
Extra Ketchup, No Mustard
Feb 26, 2021
Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk
Feb 23, 2021
OB165: Class Bravo Operations
Feb 22, 2021
OB164: IMC Soup Sandwich
Feb 15, 2021
OB163: Can You See Me Now?
Feb 09, 2021
OB162: Radio Sinners, Record Player Spinners
Feb 01, 2021
Obstacle Departure Procedures, Part 2
Feb 01, 2021
OB161: Heading Shmeading
Jan 26, 2021
OB160: Departing VFR vs. IFR
Jan 18, 2021
Bonus: Obstacle Departure Procedures
Jan 15, 2021
OB159: Terps Elf's Secrets Revealed
Jan 11, 2021
OB158: ATC Strips and Spritz
Jan 04, 2021
OB157: Better Routing, Less Pouting
Dec 28, 2020
OB156: Airborne Clearances and Balloon Appearances
Dec 22, 2020
OB155: Garbage Phraseology
Dec 15, 2020
OB154: Antarctic Reroute
Dec 07, 2020
OB153: Circular Logic
Dec 01, 2020
OB152: Circling Frozen Turkeys
Nov 24, 2020
OB151: Navigation Failures
Nov 17, 2020
OB150: ATC Hack with a Screamer in the Back
Nov 11, 2020
OB149: Half a Million Snarky Squawks
Nov 02, 2020
OB148: No Place for Overconfidence
Oct 26, 2020
OB147: Sector to Sector on Vectors
Oct 20, 2020
OB146: Feedback Fountain
Oct 12, 2020
Lifelong Commitment to Aviation
Oct 09, 2020
OB145: Student Pilot and a Stuck Mic
Oct 06, 2020
OB144: Rest and Radar Required
Sep 28, 2020
OB143: Fatigue and Overhead Panel Inspections
Sep 22, 2020
OB142: Emergency and Laser Reporting
Sep 14, 2020
OB141: The Great Gear Go Around
Sep 08, 2020
OB140: Interstate 90, Cleared to Land
Aug 31, 2020
OB139: The Right Way to Bust Bravo
Aug 24, 2020
OB138: Class Delta Code Confusion
Aug 17, 2020
OB137: The Deal on Deals
Aug 10, 2020
OB136: Terps Elf on a Bravo Shelf
Aug 03, 2020
OB135: Cancel Takeoff, Take a Handoff
Jul 27, 2020
OB134: Opposing Bases in the Same Places
Jul 21, 2020
OB133: Gunk and Funk's Farewell
Jul 13, 2020
OB132: Approach Bingo
Jul 06, 2020
OB131: Seeing is Relieving, Part 3
Jun 29, 2020
OB130: Seeing is Relieving, Part 2
Jun 22, 2020
OB129: Seeing is Relieving
Jun 15, 2020
OB128: The Overlap
Jun 08, 2020
OB127: Slam Dunk Approach
Jun 01, 2020
OB126: Vectors To Final
May 26, 2020
OB125: Invisible Elves Holding Pattern
May 18, 2020
OB124: My Final Masterpiece
May 12, 2020
OB123: The Next Chapter In Your Aviation Story
May 04, 2020
OB122: Coyote Cunctations
Apr 27, 2020
OB121: Collective Friction, Class Bravo Fiction
Apr 20, 2020
OB120: Creative Navigation, Deadly Operation
Apr 13, 2020
OB119: The Best Instructors
Apr 06, 2020
OB118: Live and Socially Distanced
Mar 31, 2020
OB117: Checkride Cheats, Flight Check Feats
Mar 23, 2020
OB116: Climb Via The Get Out Of Here Departure
Mar 16, 2020
OB115: Radio Congestion, Airspace Digestion
Mar 09, 2020
OB114: Confessions Of An Iced Up Cirrus
Mar 02, 2020
OB113: ATC Clears and Magnetic Fears
Feb 24, 2020
OB112: Broken But Readable
Feb 17, 2020
OB111: ADS-B And The ATC Copilot
Feb 10, 2020
OB110: ADS-B, Part 3
Feb 03, 2020
OB109: ADS-B, Part 2
Jan 27, 2020
OB108: ADS-B, What Do We See?
Jan 20, 2020
OB107: Landing Will Be At Your Own Risk
Jan 13, 2020
OB106: Coordination Station, TERPS Chirps
Jan 06, 2020
OB105: Last Show of the Decade
Dec 30, 2019
OB104: Two Balloons, A Rocket, And An Irishman
Dec 23, 2019
OB103: VFR Radio Failure
Dec 16, 2019
OB102: Aviation Geek-Speak
Dec 09, 2019
OB101: Puzzle Pieces
Dec 02, 2019
OB100: A Cornucopia Of Cacophonies
Nov 25, 2019
OB99: Non Radar
Nov 18, 2019
OB098: IFR Potpourri
Nov 11, 2019
OB097: Digitally Remastered
Nov 04, 2019
OB96: Pop Up IFR and Straight-In Approaches
Oct 28, 2019
OB95: MedEvac 9-1-1
Oct 21, 2019
OB94: NEODD SWEVEN, The Triad Bear
Oct 14, 2019
OB93: Five Star Weekend Wonderland
Oct 07, 2019
OB92: Texas Sized Delays
Sep 30, 2019
OB91: Ask A Controller, Part 2
Sep 23, 2019
OB90: Ask A Controller
Sep 16, 2019
OB89: Bird Strike Emergency
Sep 09, 2019
OB88: Gotta Keep 'Em Separated
Sep 02, 2019
OB87: Chicago Area Flying Part 2: IFR
Aug 26, 2019
OB86: Chicago Area Flying Part 1: VFR
Aug 19, 2019
OB85: Trail Blaze In A Summer Weather Maze
Aug 12, 2019
OB84: B747 Heavy, Rock Your Wings
Aug 05, 2019
OB83: Live From the Saturday Night Air Show Day 6 and 7
Jul 29, 2019
Bonus #6: Fisk Flight Narrative Day 5
Jul 27, 2019
Bonus #5: Live OVER Fisk at AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 Day 5
Jul 26, 2019
Bonus #4: Live from AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 Day 4
Jul 26, 2019
Bonus #3: Live from FISK at AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 Day 3
Jul 24, 2019
OB82: Live Audience From AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 Day 2
Jul 23, 2019
Bonus #2: Live From AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 Day 1
Jul 22, 2019
Bonus #1: Live from AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 Day 0
Jul 21, 2019
OB81: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM
Jul 15, 2019
OB80: Bay Area Flying With Max Trescott
Jul 08, 2019
OB79: English For Air Traffickers
Jul 01, 2019
OB78: Practice Approaches: Tips and Tricks
Jun 24, 2019
OB77: Everyone Is Cleared to Land
Jun 17, 2019
OB76: Help Wanted
Jun 10, 2019
OB75: Class Delta Communication and Coordination
Jun 03, 2019
OB74: Radio Faces Host Canadian Aces
May 27, 2019
OB73: Fun Checkrides and Fat Airplanes
May 20, 2019
OB72: The Aviation Community
May 13, 2019
OB71: Potomac Approach (PCT), Part 2
May 06, 2019
OB70: Potomac Approach (PCT), Part 1
Apr 29, 2019
OB69: Category III Approaches and Autoland
Apr 22, 2019
OB68: ARTCCs vs TRACONs
Apr 15, 2019
OB67: Center Controllers Can See The Future
Apr 08, 2019
OB66: Beechcraft Days, 100,000 Plays
Apr 01, 2019
OB65: Atlanta TRACON (A80), Part 2
Mar 25, 2019
OB64: Atlanta TRACON (A80), Part 1
Mar 18, 2019
OB63: Speed Restrictions
Mar 11, 2019
OB062: Dodging Primary Targets
Mar 04, 2019
OB061: Family Flight Night
Feb 25, 2019
OB060: Atlanta Tower
Feb 18, 2019
OB059: Wrong Way on a Windy Day
Feb 11, 2019
OB058: The Voice That Puts Out Fires
Feb 04, 2019
OB057: Ten Whoppers on a Monday
Jan 28, 2019
OB056: Miracle on the Hudson
Jan 21, 2019
OB055: International Pizza Party
Jan 14, 2019
OB054: Serving Our Listeners
Jan 07, 2019
OB053: Lost Letters to Airmen
Dec 31, 2018
OB052: Christmas Special
Dec 24, 2018
OB051: Special VFR
Dec 17, 2018
OB050: TRSA Time
Dec 10, 2018
OB049: Medical Emergencies
Dec 03, 2018
OB048: Thanksgiving Blues and Night Vision Clues
Nov 26, 2018
OB047: Feedback Frenzy, Checkride Envy
Nov 19, 2018
OB046: Turn Up The Heat Immediately!
Nov 12, 2018
OB045: Sounds From The Radar Room
Nov 05, 2018
OB044: Must Go Faster
Oct 29, 2018
OB043: Transmission Timing and Standby Etiquette
Oct 22, 2018
OB042: Victory Vector, Come On Over to My Sector
Oct 15, 2018
OB041: Reroute Assignment
Oct 08, 2018
OB040: Student Pilot Emergency
Oct 01, 2018
OB039: Map Overload
Sep 24, 2018
OB038: Radar Training
Sep 17, 2018
OB037: Tower Training
Sep 10, 2018
OB036: PIREPs
Sep 03, 2018
OB035: Alert 2, Bacon Fire!
Aug 27, 2018
OB034: Luck of the Irish
Aug 21, 2018
OB033: The Great East West ATC Throwdown
Aug 13, 2018
OB032: Havoc Five Eight Crash
Aug 06, 2018
OB031: Non-Towered Airports
Jul 30, 2018
OB030: Captain Al's Feedback
Jul 23, 2018
OB029: Dispatcher Lingo and Slot Time Bingo
Jul 16, 2018
OB028: NOTAM Novels
Jul 09, 2018
OB027: Missed Approach Mountain Mayhem
Jul 02, 2018
OB026: How to Apply to Be an Air Traffic Controller
Jun 25, 2018
OB025: Charted Visual Approaches and Weather Deviations
Jun 18, 2018
OB024: Radar Scopes
Jun 11, 2018
OB023: Endless Vectors to 18 Airports
Jun 04, 2018
OB022: New Runways
May 29, 2018
OB021: Starship Enterprise, Possible Pilot Deviation
May 22, 2018
OB020: Catalina Wine Mixer and Blue Angels
May 14, 2018
OB019: Holding Hands on Finals to Parallel Runways
May 07, 2018
OB018: The Clearance Heard Across the County
Apr 30, 2018
OB017: Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
Apr 23, 2018
OB016: Readbacks and Shout-Outs!
Apr 16, 2018
OB015: International Flights and Instructing
Apr 09, 2018
OB014: Air Traffic CRM and Going Missed on a Visual Approach
Apr 02, 2018
OB013: Caution Wake Turbulence
Mar 27, 2018
OB012: Lost Communications
Mar 20, 2018
OB011: Unverified Altitudes and Mode C
Mar 13, 2018
OB010: A Trip Down Memory Lane on a DC-10
Mar 09, 2018
OB009: Zooming into Non-Towered Airports and CTAF
Mar 01, 2018
OB008: Approach Briefings, Holds, EFC times, and Fuel Emergencies
Feb 21, 2018
OB007: Practice Approaches
Feb 15, 2018
OB006: VFR Flights Matter
Feb 06, 2018
OB005: Reroutes, Reduced Runway Separation, and RAs
Jan 31, 2018
OB004: "Cleared to Land" and Solving The Mystery of "Opposing Bases"
Jan 23, 2018
OB003: Go Around: The Controller's Perspective
Jan 17, 2018
OB002: Air Traffic Tackles the Autopilot
Jan 09, 2018
OB001: Welcome to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk
Jan 03, 2018