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this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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Where is the air traffic controller for the neighborhood? Or do they never leave and enter at the same time?
The majority of airports don't have traffic control.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-towered_airport
There are similar neighborhoods out where I grew up, aviation is a big thing in the Antelope Valley. Ancient Valley/Pontious and Rosamond Skypark airports come immediately to mind.
Typically small airports like this use a common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) instead of ATC. Basically, there is a predefined frequency that everyone is on, and you have to announce your intentions and everything you do within the airspace, and if another pilot notices a conflict between you and them they have to tell you.
probably the old guy at the end