OB178: Radar Contracts
Episode 178 Show Notes
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Topic of the show: What does \u201cRadar Contact\u201d really mean?\xa0 What responsibilities does air traffic assume when a pilot hears those magical words?\xa0 How do controllers establish radar contact and how does the relationship end?\xa0 All this and more on another jam packed episode you don\u2019t want to miss!
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Timely Feedback:
- 1. PATRON Bravo Whiskey provides some very detailed information about LSAs and IMC.
- 2. SGAC PATRON \u201cDarth Pilot\u201d shares a request for holding instead of delay vectors.
- 3. Kilo Sierra shares some commentary on the airport mentioned a few episodes ago with a busy pattern and a denied go around.
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Feedback
- SGAC PATRON Bravo Sierra asks about reroutes around special events airspace.
- PATRON Delta Zulu shares a pirep conundrum and asks for our advice on issuing them.
- Papa Whiskey wants to know if talking to a Delta controller well outside their airspace is a good idea. Spoiler alert: it\u2019s always a good idea to let air traffic know you are there!
- PATRON Alpha Echo asks about controlled vs. non towered and shares a story.
- Juliet Bravo shares some hilarious audio about \u201cbreaks\u201d in the tower.
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