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Robert Zeman, Chicago Midway ATCT “Everything seemed normal until he was about 10 feet above the runway surface,” said controller Bob Zeman. Zeman was referring to Flight N612KB, an EA50 that was in the process of […]

Steve Flickinger, Roanoke ATCT On Nov. 30, 2008, controller Steve Flickinger only had one chance, and one chance only, to bring N9118J safely into Roanoke. He was working the ROA combined radar control position in the […]

Christian Manglona, Des Moines ATCT Panic set in for Cessna Caravan pilot, Timothy Gerber, on the night of Oct. 2, 2008, as he proceeded with his routine flight from Des Moines to Omaha. Catastrophic engine failure […]

Mark Harris, Anchorage TRACON “I remembered my pilot’s friend, whose engine on his C182 Skylane seized over Turnagain Arm near the airport of Hope a couple of summers ago, telling me that when he was going […]

Ron Chappell, Southern California TRACON For 22-year veteran Southern California air traffic controller Ron Chappell, who knows pretty much everything there is to know about the ultra complex and intricately choreographed airspace around LAX, nothing goes […]

Douglas Wynkoop and Natasha Hodge, Dallas/Fort Worth TRACON “Sometimes in life, we don’t always get to thank our benefactors,” wrote pilot Scott Spencer in a letter to D10 TRACON. Thanks to the actions of Douglas Wynkoop […]