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- Presenter: Captain Brian Schiff with Marcus Miller
- Organization: The Schiff Show · Episode 22
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- Duration: 1h 44m
Captain Brian Schiff and air traffic controller Marcus Miller (#PropHatCat) hold a candid pilot-to-controller question-and-answer session. They cover communication, expectations, workload, weather deviations, sequencing, missed approaches and emergencies, to help pilots become easier to work with on the radio.
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- 0:00 Avemco message and WINGS credit
- 4:00 Meet guest Marcus Miller, controller and Prop Hat Cat
- 13:40 Why ATC procedures are the way they are
- 20:40 Pilot-to-controller Q&A: strips and real-time traffic
- 30:00 Accident review: the 1956 Grand Canyon midair
- 34:40 The 7110.65: what controllers follow
- 46:20 Wake turbulence behind heavy departures
- 51:20 Visual separation and "traffic in sight"
- 54:40 Slow down: it's your command, not ATC's
- 1:09:20 Pilot habits controllers wish would stop
- 1:15:20 Declaring an emergency: what ATC needs to hear
- 1:19:20 Frequency discipline and keying up too soon
- 1:25:00 Game show begins
- 1:33:20 Final thanks
- 1:38:20 Bonus: holding clearance at the OXBO VOR
About This Course
THE SCHIFF SHOW Episode 22 – “ "The Voices in Your Headset: Demystifying ATC"”
Hosted by renowned pilot and aviation expert CAPTAIN BRIAN SCHIFF
In this episode of THE SCHIFF SHOW, host Brian Schiff welcomes air traffic controller Marcus Miller (#PropHatCat) for a fast-moving, practical question-and-answer conversation from both sides of the frequency. In a candid PILOT-to-CONTROLLER back-and-forth, they will tackle real-world communication, expectations, procedures, workload, weather deviations, sequencing, missed approaches, emergencies, en route communications, and the small decisions that can make every flight safer and smoother.
No jargon for jargon’s sake—just direct questions, clear answers, and useful insight for pilots who want to become easier to work with on the radio and better prepared for what happens behind the scope.
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The Schiff Show is a monthly aviation education variety show hosted by Brian Schiff and sponsored by AVEMCO. It is offered for FAA WINGS credit. Brian will discuss a specific theme across five program segments on the second Thursday of each month. The themes will be chosen from a hit list of common accident causes. Each episode will be 90 minutes long and focus on a particular causal accident factor, and will include the following segments:
- Accident Review
- Procedures
- Techniques
- Technology Tips and Tricks
- Game Time - WIN PRIZES!
Registration is not required. Go to TheSchiffShow.tv at 7:00 PM Central Time on the second Thursday of the month and join the show. All episodes are archived on TheSchiffShow.tv and available to watch (for WINGS credit) anytime after the original air time. (NOTE: you must be watching live to participate in the game show portion.)
The Schiff Show promises to be 90 minutes well spent, which will fly by while you have fun and learn to be a safer pilot.
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