Air Traffic Controller

Air Traffic Controller

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Woodstock, VA

Male, 65

My life in ATC began with 4 years Air Force then another 30 years with the Federal Aviation Admin. working tower & radar at some big international airports. I fought in the 1981 war with PATCO, survived the strike and kept a job that was just too exhilarating to walk away from. While there was nothing better than working airplanes, I did move on through several air traffic supervisory and management positions. It was a long, crazy career but I wouldn't trade a moment of it for love or lucre!

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Last Answer on March 16, 2014

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In the Air Force and Navy, do the planes on combat missions have contact with any ATC? For planes that take off from carriers- after they leave the ship's airspace, do they have contact with the ship? Thank you.

Asked by 23 almost 11 years ago

 

In case of communication failure during IFR in VMC in controlled airspace pilot has to maintain last assigned alt (..etc) for 7 min. (Annex 2) Is there a reason it is 7 and not 10 or 5 or 3?

Asked by Alex K almost 11 years ago

 

..correction: in IMC.

Asked by Alex K almost 11 years ago

 

At smaller fields, where permission has been given to proceed, what you like to hear over the radio as a callsign and procedure-wise from a powered paraglider?

Asked by p51randal over 7 years ago

 

When given a traffic advisory, if I don't see the aircraft visually but do see it on ADS-B equipment, should I tell the controller I can "see" the traffic?

Asked by John H. over 8 years ago

 

Hello...
Can an air craft make low pass over the runway in use while another traffic on line up waiting for a take off clearance?? I just thinking of the jet blast !
Thanks a lot

Asked by Nader Ben Ismaeil about 4 years ago

 

Hi, if a plane was to suffer a failure that would lead to it crashing in a town/built up area would ATC notify local emergency services of what was happening to allow them to assist with preservation of life? Thank you

Asked by Rosia about 10 years ago