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The Trials And Tribulations Of An Air-Traffic Controller At JFK International

post #1 of 14
3/27/08 at 6:11pm
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I sometimes like to listen to Live Air-Traffic Control from major international airports, and "JFK", the busy aerodrome in New York City, is certainly one of the best for non-stop, bumper-to-bumper runway action. And sometimes things don't always go so smoothly up in the tower...or down on the jam-packed taxiways:

"Somebody didn't do somethin' right. .... Now I'm all screwed up. .... You guys ought to come up here and try this one day; you'd enjoy the show." .....



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post #2 of 14
3/27/08 at 6:29pm
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But some days are great fun up in the tower (especially at Philadelphia International [PHL]):

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post #3 of 14
3/27/08 at 7:19pm

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There's always my favorite..



I'm a huge fan of channel 9 on United (live ATC) - there are definitely times when you can tell the stress of the job comes close to getting to the controllers.
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post #4 of 14
3/27/08 at 8:37pm
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"United 93, verify you're at flight-level 350..."

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post #5 of 14
4/1/08 at 10:41am

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I started to listen to the live feed the other night and was hooked. Most of the stuff is pretty routine. Once in a while something unusual happens and it gets pretty entertaining. I really like the NYC accents that that some of the controllers have.
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post #6 of 14
4/1/08 at 10:50am

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As a frequent flyer, the less I know about things like this, the better.
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post #7 of 14
4/10/08 at 3:05pm
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post #8 of 14
4/11/08 at 8:32pm

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"United 93, verify you're at flight-level 350..."

Perhaps this is internet-worthy to you, but a lot of people lost loved ones that day. Sleep well.
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post #9 of 14
4/11/08 at 11:21pm

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Yeah, I was working ground that day. Not entertaining.
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post #10 of 14
4/12/08 at 6:45am

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Originally Posted by Kirk Gunn
Perhaps this is internet-worthy to you, but a lot of people lost loved ones that day. Sleep well.
Man... I thought my mom had raised the guilt trip to an art form, but I think we have a new master .

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post #11 of 14
4/12/08 at 9:26am

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Air China was great. Got anymore?
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post #12 of 14
4/12/08 at 3:13pm
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Man... I thought my mom had raised the guilt trip to an art form, but I think we have a new master.

Yeah, no kidding.

Geesh.
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post #13 of 14
4/13/08 at 3:56pm

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No kidding what? You think there's an expiration date on the loss of family members?

I'm glad that the memory of that tragedy brought you a chuckle, but perhaps in the future you'll refrain from the urge to share your insensitivity with the rest of the world.
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post #14 of 14
4/13/08 at 4:04pm
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I'm glad that the memory of that tragedy brought you a chuckle.

Why on this Earth would ANYONE think I was "chuckling" when I posted the United 93 audio? (Unbelievable.)

Maybe you should re-think your (incorrect) kneejerk retort.


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...but perhaps in the future you'll refrain from the urge to share your insensitivity with the rest of the world.



If you truly think that I am "insensitive" about one of the worst tragedies in U.S. history, I invite you to read the following review:

"New York: The Center Of The World"
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