Air Traffic Controller

What's the most inappropriate thing you've heard of happening in an ATC tower (whether at your airport or elsewhere)?

Asked by Staley over 11 years ago

Hi Staley. Thanks for writing! First off; I have to say that whatever happens in the control room is expected to remain only in the minds of those who were involved. So I couldn’t possibly comment on such things as the guy who showed up for work drunk. Nor could I mention the various sexual escapades that were known to occur. Fights between controllers? Unless they made the national news; they couldn’t have taken place. Of course there are rumors of very inappropriate verbal exchanges between controllers and pilots but I am not in a position to substantiate them.

Now; there are those nasty incidents that are caught on tape and/or captured in a supervisor’s log entry. There, they become a matter of public record for all to hear, see and misinterpret. But if you ask me; I know nothing!

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While practicing multiple IAPs, you're cleared to the IAF. Is this a clearance limit? Approaching the IAF, the controller is busy and is unable to provide IAP clearance. Do you enter holding at the IAF, or do you continue the IAP inbound?

Asked by Greg about 10 years ago

Why are published holding courses sometimes different By a few degrees than the inbound arrival course

Asked by Bhiler59 over 6 years ago

I work on Eastern Hops FSX Server , do aircraft practise Pattern work at a Class bBor C airport jaylevine589@hotmail.com

Asked by Jay Levine almost 6 years ago

If you had to pick between using only a pressure altimeter or using only a radio (VORTAC) whitch would you pick? (I'm discussing the safety between altimeters versus radio and whitch is more preferable to pilots and airlines as a school project)

Asked by LucaKD 7 months ago

Does it mean Simultaneous Close Parallel PRM Approaches when you have information from ATIS at KATL like below

ATL ARR INFO J 2252Z. 34004KT
10SM SCT200 BKN250 21/09
A3011 (THREE ZERO ONE ONE
RMK A02 SLP192. SIMULTANEOUS
APCHS IN USE VIS 8L, VIS 9R,
VIS 10.

Asked by Hakan over 4 years ago

I am an aircraft mechanic for an airline at DFW. Obviously we have to taxi. We have always used the Gnd. Freq the whole time . Lately we have been told to monitor the tower freq @ the HS line. Why are we doing this now . What does this mean ?

Asked by Dannyd about 8 years ago