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“I’m celebrating 350 days of aviation sobriety with the Opposing Bases podcast! Hi…. I’m Pap Abravo & I was addicted to ignorance (pausing while the group replies “Hiiiii Pap!”)…
I first obtained a pilot certificate around the turn of the century (this century, not last century). Like many others, I was addicted to (and often intoxicated by) my own ignorance & didn’t know it….
After years of flying occasionally, and without much thought to my lack of knowledge, a friend (we’ll call him Romeo Mike) asked me if I’d heard of the Opposing Bases Podcast. Sighing to myself, I gave a half-hearted reply “ummm, I don’t think I have.” With a sense of denial, I thought to myself “I don’t have time for another podcast in my life, but that nagging feeling that I should follow the advice of a trusted friend & fellow aviator persisted……. So, I took a chance & listened to an episode.
Immediately, something like scales fell from my eyes… My ears were opened & my awareness awakened! Colors seemed brighter & more brilliant! Sounds were crisp & clear! Fragrances filled the atmosphere!!! What was happening to me!? I began to see, hear & feel things pertaining to aviation that I had never observed!!! It was ignorance leaving my body! I was being HEALED!!
My iceberg began to build at a dramatic rate, and penguins started to populate the previously nonexistent and unoccupied spaces!
I owe a debt gratitude to my sponsors, Mr. Hotel & Mr. Phagolf (in meetings we refer to them as RH & AG).
These two are bastions of aviation!!! A dynamic duo of the NAS, they use humor, intuition, knowledge, practical experience & something called the Sven Dee Jaun Tin (or maybe it’s 7110…?) to eradicate the toxins of ignorance, and bolster their listeners census of spheniscidaes (flightless aquatic birds)! With my new found insight, I have even been able to sponsor another fellow aviator (DZ)!!!
So, whether you’re a flyer or not…, If you’re not sure whether you TOO, are afflicted by ignorance, come on in & behold a life change! And, possibly even a life-SAVING experience!
Don’t be fearful! We change our identities (Pap is not my real name)…. We use our initials, so no one will know who we really are! You’ll hear about EFB’s and FMS’s… LPV’s and ILS’s…. No one will be “with you”…. We don’t use “fish finders” or the letter “K”…. And, we all have the obvious awareness that birds exist “on and in the vicinity of planet Earth”, so there’s no need to say it…. You’ll quickly be put to ease in this community. You’ll be recovering while not even knowing you were sick!
This informative podcast is filled with details presented in a thoughtful & engaging way, that hijack the listener’s interest (be sure to squak 7500).
Regardless of your skill or experience level, regardless of your depth of interest in aviation, these guys will capture your attention more efficiently than the localizer! You’ll find yourself reprioritizing your day to catch the latest musings. To AG & RH…. A sincere thank you for an incredible source of weekly education!
Sincerely,
SGAC Patron PB
P.S. Want to know what an SGAC is….? You’ll have to listen.”
Pap Abravo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/24
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