Paul Hiel, Oklahoma City ATCT On April 10, 2007, Oklahoma City air traffic controller Paul Hiel was working the NE Radar position in the OKC TRACON when he heard several microphone key-ups on his frequency, but […]

David Rivero, Miami Center Each and every day, in the skies over South Florida, Miami Center controllers guide hundreds of aircraft safely through the airspace and towards their final destinations. Along with the aircraft that are […]

Lee Wheeler, Salt Lake City Center “Northwest 1273 thank you. Radar services terminated. You can contact Bozeman Tower at 118.2.” “Ok, over to the tower at 118.2. Goodnight, Northwest 1273.” With that very simple communication, Salt […]

Steve Walsh, Burlington (Vt.) “I’m going to be alright. Thank God.” Those were the words spoken by the pilot of a Cessna Skylane as he was just about to touch down at Plattsburgh International Airport on […]

Patrick Eberhart, Detroit TRACON President’s Award for Best Flight Assist of 2007 “This was without a doubt, an actual emergency. Our lives were in his hands.” These were the words written by Ryun Black, the pilot […]

Christopher Foust, Baltimore/Washington ATCT It had all the makings of a disaster. It was dark outside. The airport had multiple runways and taxiways – some running parallel to one another, some perpendicular. As darkness fell, the […]