Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk Aviation from both sides of the mic. Opposing Bases is hosted by a professional pilot and an air traffic controller, breaking down real-world scenarios, radio communication, ATC decision-making, pilot perspective, and the human side of the National Airspace System. No ads. No fluff. Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. Visit OpposingBases.com . Support the sho...

OB434: No Beeps, No Sweeps, No Creeps Released to show supporters on 4/20/2026 Public release scheduled for 5/6/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the s...

OB433: Gaslit by ATC Released to show supporters on 4/1/2026 Public release scheduled for 4/29/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show at opposingba...

OB432: The Happiest TRACON on Earth Released to show supporters on 4/1/2026 Public release scheduled for 4/22/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the sho...

OB431: Hot Chicken Bravo Released to show supporters on 3/25/2026 Public release scheduled for 4/15/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show at oppos...

OB430: The Aspen Squeeze Play Released to show supporters on 3/25/2026 Public release scheduled for 4/8/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show at o...

OB429: Slant Useful and Beautiful Released to show supporters on 3/18/2026 Public release scheduled for 4/1/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show...

OB428: Ninja Pilot, PhD Supporter Released to show supporters on 3/11/2026 Public release scheduled for 3/25/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show...

OB427: The Dreaded Kilo Released to show supporters on 3/4/2026 Public release scheduled for 3/18/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show at opposin...

OB426: LTA Variant, Airborne Transmission Released to show supporters on 2/18/2026 Public release scheduled for 3/11/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support...

OB425: Navigating IFR Frequency Land, Part 3 Released to show supporters on 2/18/2026 Public release scheduled for 3/4/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and suppor...

OB424: The Lowdown on the Up-Down Released to show supporters on 2/11/2026 Public release scheduled for 2/25/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show...

OB423: Navigating IFR Frequency Land, Part 2 Released to show supporters on 1/28/2026 Public release scheduled for 2/18/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and suppo...

OB422: Navigating IFR Frequency Land, Part 1 Released to show supporters on 1/28/2026 Public release scheduled for 2/11/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and suppo...

OB421: Wrong Comms, Not Lost Comms Released to show supporters on 1/21/2026 Public release scheduled for 2/4/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com 🐧 Support the show on Supercast : opposingbases.supercast.com

OB420: Special Pilot Separation Released to show supporters on 1/14/2026 Public release scheduled for 1/28/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show a...

OB419: Compounded Lostness Released to show supporters on 1/6/2026 Public release scheduled for 1/20/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com 🐧 Support the show on Supercast : opposingbases.supercast.com

OB418: Ice Chunks and Slam Dunks Released to show supporters on 12/30/2025 Public release scheduled for 1/13/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show...

OB417: Twelve Days of Christmas Released to show supporters on 12/23/2025 Public release scheduled for 1/6/2026 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show a...

OB416: Only You Can Prevent Helmet Fires Released to show supporters on 12/16/2025 Public release scheduled for 12/30/2025 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support...

OB415: Real World IFR, Season 8 Released to show supporters on 12/9/2025 Public release scheduled for 12/23/2025 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show...

OB414: Pick a Route . . . Any Route Released to show supporters on 12/2/2025 Public release scheduled for 12/16/2025 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the s...

OB413: When Things Go Sideways Released to show supporters on 11/22/2025 Public release scheduled for 12/9/2025 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show a...

OB412: Sectional Scent, Premature Descent Released to show supporters on 11/12/2025 Public release scheduled for 12/2/2025 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support...

OB411: Too Close for Lasers Released to show supporters on 11/10/2025 Public release scheduled for 11/25/2025 Have a great week, and thanks for listening to Opposing Bases Air Traffic Talk! ✈️ Real pilots. Real controllers. Real talk. 🎙️ Visit OpposingBases.com for show notes, merch, and more. 🎧 Want early access, bonus content, and full back-catalog access? Join the crew and support the show at...