OB241: Schrödinger's Bravo

Episode 241 Show Notes

 

Topic of the show: After a pilot receives their PDC, how do the tower and radar controllers know where they are going?  On this week’s show, we revisit basic ATC procedures and the discuss the methods we use to track airplanes within our airspace.  We also discuss a Class Bravo airspace bust, more feedback about missed approaches, and confusion over PIREPs.  You don’t want to miss this episode!

 

Timely Feedback:

1. 1. Patron JEC asks how we would deal with a pilot that told us to standby.
2. 2. Juliet Sierra got his podcast ATP rating.
3. 3. Patron CK shares thoughts on managing a missed approach.
4. 4. Patron CH shares what center controllers can see on their magical data screens.

 

Feedback

1. PJ want to know about inadvertent IMC for a helicopter: what would we do?
2. BF shares audio about a recent PIREP mixup.
3. JP shares a story of a Class Bravo bust.

 

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