Matt Wyrick, who is in the sixth year of his FAA career, all at Indianapolis Center (ZID), grew up immersed in aviation. His father, Allan, was a longtime pilot for NetJets. Wyrick said hypoxia came up […]
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2021 Archie League Medal of Safety Award Spotlight: Matt Wyrick, Indianapolis Center (ZID)
In the late afternoon of June 16, 2020, Matt Wyrick was working in Area 6 of Indianapolis Center (ZID) when the controller-in-charge (CIC), fellow NATCA member Rachel Gilmore, was contacted by another area that they had […]
NATCA Members Work at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo
More than 225,000 aviation enthusiasts attended the six days of events last month at Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Fla., Florida’s largest annual convention of any kind. As the second-largest air show in the […]
CLT Members Give Tour of New Facility to Staff Members of S.C. Rep. Ralph Norman
Charlotte ATCT (CLT) FacRep Anthony Schifano and CLT legislative representative Stephen Cooper gave a tour of the new CLT tower and TRACON facilities earlier this month to a group of staffers of South Carolina Congressman Ralph […]
Controllers From Around the World Gather in Buffalo for ATC Hockey Tournament
More than 300 air traffic controllers from around the world, including the U.S., Canada, Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic gathered on April 5-8, at LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y., for the 47th International Air Traffic […]
NWP & NNM Host Joint Regional Meeting
The Western Pacific (NWP) and Northwest Mountain (NNM) regions held a two-day joint regional meeting in Sacramento, Calif., April 11-12 with NWP Regional Vice President (RVP) Joel Ortiz and NNM RVP Alex Navarro III. The event […]