[infoshare] Re: Kid Controller Controversy: Boy Directs JFK Air Traffic
- From: Eliza Cooper <eliza.l.cooper@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:42:40 -0500
You know, I gotta say though that even though it was pretty hilarious hearing
the little whippersnapper and the pilots reactions, this did make me cringe a
bit. The idea of a little rembunctious kid directing my flight when to take
off or land wouldn't have made me comfortable. I say it sucks that the guy
lost his job over it, but good for the FAA for making it clear that they won't
take any funny business, even if it is, in fact, funny.
Eliza
On Mar 3, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Albert Cutolo wrote:
> I realize that we're all concerned about air traffic control safety, but I
> think that what's happening here, is that the federal aviation administration
> is trying too call attention too this particular issue, while neglecting
> there responsibility for not catching people who bring bombs on planes at the
> security entrance even before they even get on the plane. Its to bad really,
> that more attention too detail didn't happen 10 years ago. If they had paid
> more attention then, and put less emphasis on this incident, we as paying
> passengers might feel more secure when we travel. Why should people have too
> lose there jobs, while others,are still able too work for the transportation
> safety administration. Stop passing the buck, and focus attention on the
> real issue not some little kid who probably got a pleasure out of what its
> like to be a air traffic controller for a few minutes. The child in question,
> was under the supervision of people in the tower, and it sounded from what I
> heard from listening too the tapes, that the pilots seemed to be enjoying
> themselves.
>
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