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Bernie Nelson, Richmond ATCT With over 30 years of experience in air traffic control, Bernie Nelson has gained the expertise necessary to spot a potentially dangerous situation, take control, and steer pilots out of danger. This […]

Chris Thigpen, Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center President’s Award Winner for the Most Outstanding Fight Assist of 2006 To a distressed pilot, the calm reassurance of an air traffic controller’s voice is their lifeline […]

Jonathan Eisenmayer, Fairbanks ATCT Air traffic controllers who work inside airport towers are responsible for many different functions, including – but not limited to – clearing planes for takeoff and landing and instructing pilots as to […]

Bill Jacobs and Bruce Snoddy, Southern California TRACON On the evening of Nov. 16, 2007, in the Southern California TRACON, controllers Bruce Snoddy and Bill Jacobs were busy working traffic into the Carlsbad Palomar Airport when […]

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 […]