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Tag Archives: Air Traffic Controllers
A Near Miss of Potentially Grave Proportions
Editorial note—this blog is more appropriate for seasoned aviators rather than the casual reader. My apologies; I promise to return to a more relaxed writing style tomorrow. ————————— This morning, a Lufthansa Airbus 340 with 286 passengers onboard almost collided … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged a breakdown in communications, A Near Miss of Potentially Grave Proportions, a pilot deviation, a runway incursion of incredible magnitude, Air Traffic Controllers, airline pilots, crossed the hold short line, Egypt Air Boeing 777, EgyptAir 986, heavy airliner, intersection of taxiway Juliet and runway 22R, JFK International Airport, KLM 4805, Lufthansa Airbus 340, Lufthansa Flight 411, overheated brakes, Pan Am 1736, Port Authority technicians, rejected takeoff, rejected the takeoff, runway 22R, taxied clear of the runway at taxiway Hotel, taxiway Bravo, the arrogance of the captain, two Boeing 747s collided in the fog at Tenerife, “Cancel takeoff! Cancel takeoff plans”, “No! Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!” the aircraft in extremis, “Takeoff clearance canceled”
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OK, My Turn
It’s my turn now, to talk about the napping controllers. This is mainly for the benefit of the non-flying public; most of us who fly realize pilots and passengers face little danger in the case of sleeping controllers at 1 … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged Air Traffic Controllers, airplanes, Cessnas, controllers, discipline, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), flight training, flying, high-density traffic operations, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, J. Mac McClellan, judgment, learning to fly, napping controllers, natural circadian rhythm, newspapers, non-flying public, OK My Turn, pilots, pilots in command, professional pilots, publicizing a problem that is not really a problem, punitive action, sleeping controllers, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft, wimps, “Are We Pilots Or Wimps?”
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