Western Region Archie League Medal of Safety Award Winners On Jan. 19, 2016, a winter weather system was moving through the northern half of Arizona. It brought snow, gusty winds, low ceilings, and moderate turbulence throughout […]

Northwest Mountain Region Joshua Pate had been a controller at S46 for about four years on Sept. 6, 2015, when he plugged into the departure east sector at S46. The east sector borders the 14,411-foot Mount […]

New England Region On April 20, 2015, the pilot of a Mooney M20K was experiencing a gear malfunction. Joseph White was on position at PVD and began assisting the pilot, who was having a hard time […]

Great Lakes Region David Kilgus plugged in on position on March 10, 2015, and began working a Piper Comanche. The pilot was flying to CMH after starting his long journey in Guatemala. He had been in […]

Eastern Region On Dec. 22, 2015, an apparently disoriented Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) pilot of a Mooney descended well below the minimum safe altitude. He dropped as low as 700 feet, quickly climbing back up to […]

Central Region Kansas City Center (ZKC) controller Brett Rolofson was training Liam Keeney on June 15, 2015, when a single-engine Mooney came onto their radar. It was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight and receiving […]