For an air traffic controller, Jeff Richards is surprisingly relaxed.If I spent my days gazing at a screen, directing airplane after airplane to its destination knowing mistakes could be fatal, I'd be a little wired.The Naperville husband and father of twins said it's all relative."When ...
The Tower Controller responded, “PSA 182, Lindbergh Tower, traffic 12 o’clock, one mile, a Cessna.” In the cockpit there was confusion about the reported conflicting traffic ahead. Captain McFeron asked, “Is that the one we’re looking at?” Flight Engineer Wahne replied, “Yeah—but...
My facility is an Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) with a Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON, or just “radar”) in the same building. Since all of our controllers work both tower and radar, we call ourselves an “up/down” (where “up is the tower and “down” is the radar.)...
The absence of research in this context is pitiful since the understanding about how male versus female controllers resolve air traffic conflict given different conflict geometries would be beneficial for developing appropriate training program and air traffic controllers’ allocation. Therefore, this study...
DETROIT (AP) — Over 30 million air bags in more than 200 models from 20 car and truck makers are being investigated by a U.S. safety agency because they have the potential to explode and hurl shrapnel. In a document posted Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Combat Controller(离职员工)-Seattle, Wa-2015年9月9日 Typical day at work started with a structured workout at 7:00 a.m. Had to be ready to work at 9:00 a.m.Work consisted of training or honing job skills such as, radio communication, satellite communication, air traffic c...
I was flying with a buddy to KJEF, Jefferson City, Missouri. “Jeff City Traffic” on the radio. We were flying along in formation to go to the widely-known and talked-about weekly Sunday all-you-can eat chicken lunch in the KJEF airport cafe, but when we got near Jeff City, we ...
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, is the airport where they made Piper airplanes for more than 40 years, but now the new city council intends to sell off the airport because it “costs the town too much.” In Camas, Washington, an aloof Port Authority manages both a marina and an airport and is...
FAA Slates Two Air Traffic Safety Meetings in Oklahoma CityOklahoma City is rapidly becoming a hub in air traffic safety. Results of a nationwide...By MayBill
ATC training occurs over two main phases: FAA Academy training and on-site facility training. All official training for air traffic control starts at the FAA Academy, which is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All new air traffic controller students hired by the FAA for training at the FAA...