Allan Blair, Portland TRACON Brian Miller, Portland ATCT The pilot of the Beechcraft Bonanza found himself stuck above a thick cloud layer east of Portland, on the final moments of a lengthy flight from California. He […]

Ken Hopf, Boston TRACON It was the call no controller ever wants to receive. A panic-stricken voice from aboard an aircraft in trouble crackles over the frequency. The pilot is unconscious. And neither of the two […]

Dan Hemenway, Madison ATCT Dan Hemenway was in the midst of a routine Thursday afternoon in the radar room at Madison Tower, handling the usual assortment of aircraft and building up a smooth rhythm, even tapping […]

Central Region No audio available A transcript of this recording can be found HERE. Mark GoldsteinWichita Air Traffic Control Tower When Goldstein initiated his own investigation of a landing aircraft’s report of foreign object debris (FOD) […]

Mark Goldstein, Wichita ATCT When Goldstein initiated his own investigation of a landing aircraft’s report of foreign object debris (FOD) on runway 1L, doggedly and efficiently determining the source, it may have seemed like an extraordinary […]

Meaghan Howard, Anchorage Center Controllers working at the Federal Aviation Administration’s en route centers pride themselves on a close camaraderie and place a premium on teamwork. Individually, they have a keen sense of situational awareness but […]