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Matt Reed, Potomac TRACON As the region that covers the nation’s capital and some major international airports, the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility (PCT) handles a large number of international flights. Sometimes, the pilots of […]

Todd Mariani, Kansas City Center During the early afternoon on Aug. 10, 2011, air traffic controller Todd Mariani was working on one of the low satellite radar sectors at Kansas City Center (ZKC). A Van’s Aircraft […]

Kristina Kurtz, Anchorage TRACON A non-instrument-rated pilot who was receiving radar service from an Anchorage TRACON controller encountered Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) weather – meaning the pilot would have to rely on instruments to land – […]

Emily Birkland and Roy Teshima, Oakland Center On the evening of September 9, 2012, the pilot of N80SS, a Cessna 185 floatplane, transmitted on the Oakland Center (ZOA) emergency frequency that he had executed a forced […]

LouElla Hollingsworth, Fort Worth Center On Nov. 16, 2012, controller LouElla Hollingsworth was faced with a pilot flying a Piaggio P180 Avanti (N501PM) that was experiencing one of the worst and most unsuspecting conditions pilots can […]

Bill Sullivan, Tampa Tower and TRACON On March 1, 2012, air traffic controller Bill Sullivan was directing a Piper Malibu [PA-46, N377HC] from Tampa Executive Airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA). But shortly after takeoff, the […]