Webinar video: Talk to an Air Traffic Controller : Flight Training Central

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With Eddie Albert – Cincinnati Air Traffic Controller

It’s not uncommon for pilots to have some fear of interacting with Air Traffic Control (ATC) often concerned with making a mistake or of being judged by others on frequency. Not only is that the wrong attitude, but can also deprive you of valuable services and even compromise safety. Controllers are humans just like pilots, and they’re actually there to help. Join ATC Specialist Eddy Albert from Cincinnati Approach Control and learn what controllers expect from pilots, plus some tips for your next request to ATC (see below for shortcuts to specific training topics in the presentation).

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4:55 How Covid-19 has affected Air Traffic Control and US Airspace

7:38 Life as an Air Traffic Controller

12:18 Are controllers typically pilots too?

17:01 Tower and Ground procedures

17:35 Clearance Delivery

21:16 Tips for talking to ground control and taxi procedures

34:39 Class B & C Airspace operations (entry and transitions)

43:54 En Route procedures

54:07 What the controller sees on the radar scope (traffic and weather)

1:02:30 ADS-B from a controller’s perspective

1:06:25 IFR and instrument approach considerations

1:14:52 VFR Flight Following

1:22:10 Pilot concerns and additional FAQs

1:27:50 Training Resources

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Bret Koebbe

As Sporty’s lead aviation course and video producer, Bret is usually flying an interesting airplane, and often with a camera rolling. He oversees the development, production and distribution of over 30 aviation courses from Sporty's, including the Private Pilot Learn to Fly Course. He is a flight instructor and check airman at the Sporty's Academy flight school and a senior captain on a Cessna Citation.

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