Article by Robert Reddeg (Southern California TRACON, SCT) On the chilly desert evening of February 15, 2022, NATCA members Matt Cox, Eric Joe and the training team of Dan Hauptman and Colby Alford were having a routine […]
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Southwest Region: Kerri Fingerson (formerly Phillips, currently at ZBW), Megan Baird – Fort Worth Center (ZFW)
Article by Mary Ann Hall (Houston Hobby ATCT, HOU) On April 23, 2021, the skies over Oklahoma were riddled with areas of precipitation and low ceilings. At 4:51 p.m., N7108Q, a Cessna 172, executed a missed approach […]
Southern Region: David Kunzman, Artur Mularczyk – Memphis Center (ZME)
Article by Amy Sayers (Fort Lauderdale ATCT, FLL) On a beautiful day in April, Memphis Center (ZME) member David Kunzman was training Artur Mularczyk on routine traffic. They were working the R65 sector, which comprises of many […]
Northwest Mountain Region: Morgan Farmer, Jake Zakrzewski – Denver Center (ZDV)
Article by Lydia Baune (Spokane ATCT, GEG) Anytime controllers face an emergency, it can be challenging. In this case, an added challenge was that training was in progress. Jake Zakrzewski has been a controller at Denver Center […]
New England Region: Patrick Sullivan – Boston ATCT (BOS)
Article by Shannon Lyman (Boston Center, ZBW) It was a typical Tuesday evening around 11:30 p.m. when Boston Tower (BOS) controller Patrick Sullivan was contacted by the pilot of N477GJ, a BE40, requesting to taxi to […]
Great Lakes Region: Darren Groce – Indianapolis ATCT (IND) – retired
Article by Jennifer Malloy (Cleveland Center, ZOB) On Sept. 21, 2021, one of Lift Academy’s aircraft (LTA47) departed from Runway 23L at Indianapolis Airport. Darren Groce was working the Departure East at Indianapolis Approach Control (IND), when […]
