This was a great episode! I had to laugh because I d just watched Summer Rental last night, where Jo

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An excellent insight into ATC ops over there in SoCal and LA in particular. It s fascinating to hear how ATC manage to juggle that variety of traffic and the challenges faced using a combination of high tec and the good old mark 1 eyeball! I liked Pat s comment about enjoying tower work because he loved to watch planes car rental usa all day long how good is that!
This was a great episode! I had to laugh because I d just watched Summer Rental last night, where John Candy plays a beleaguered Atlanta Center ATC controller; then, this morning, your podcast was waiting car rental usa on the topic of ATC!
These guys are great! I remember watching arrivals at LGA; the airspace was so dense and I was wondering just how they keep all of the aircraft so perfectly synergized! Thanks for the insights, Captain!
I enjoyed this! i lived in LA for 23 years, so I flew in and out of LAX a lot. Weather comment yes, it s sunny Southern California , but with LAX right on the beach, isn t the morning and evening low clouds and fog an issue? When the Catalina Eddy gets cranking, you can have low vis at LAX most of the day.