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Mark Anderson, Aircraft Certification NATCA member Mark Anderson has been a test pilot for 25 years, working for the FAA for 20. So, when asked several years ago if he’d be interested in helping out with […]

Quentin Baca, Southern California TRACON “On behalf of all the aviators in this country, I thank you. People like you, and your peers, are the few groups of unsung heroes of day to day life.” The […]

Sagar Patel and Robert Nelson, Houston Center The transmission from the P46 last Dec. 4 was like a shot from the starter’s pistol to begin a race, and it brought Houston Center (ZHU) member Sagar Patel […]

Derek Bittman, Atlanta Center President’s Award Winner for Overall Best Flight Assist of 2010 On Jan. 16, 2010, certified professional controller Derek Bittman stumbled across a particular situation that could have easily changed forever the life […]

Dean Miller, Denver Center It’s true what they say about Northwest Mountain controllers: they are definitely no strangers to working aircraft in high terrain – with usually some icing and wintery weather thrown in. These were […]

Chuck LaBombard, Burlington, Vt. ATCT Twenty-five-year veteran Chuck LaBombard took his position relief briefing at Burlington on Sept. 26, 2010, expecting to take over a somewhat tricky, but overall fairly normal operation. However, it didn’t take […]