CFS

Article by Eric Mauro (Merrill Field ATCT, MRI) Merrill Field (MRI) was established in 1930 and is situated in the heart of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. With proximity to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and shared airspace boundaries […]

Article by Robert Reddeg (Southern California TRACON, SCT)  On the chilly desert evening of February 15, 2022, NATCA members Matt Cox, Eric Joe and the training team of Dan Hauptman and Colby Alford were having a routine […]

Article by Mary Ann Hall (Houston Hobby ATCT, HOU)  On April 23, 2021, the skies over Oklahoma were riddled with areas of precipitation and low ceilings. At 4:51 p.m., N7108Q, a Cessna 172, executed a missed approach […]

Article by Amy Sayers (Fort Lauderdale ATCT, FLL)  On a beautiful day in April, Memphis Center (ZME) member David Kunzman was training Artur Mularczyk on routine traffic. They were working the R65 sector, which comprises of many […]

Article by Lydia Baune (Spokane ATCT, GEG)  Anytime controllers face an emergency, it can be challenging. In this case, an added challenge was that training was in progress. Jake Zakrzewski has been a controller at Denver Center […]

Article by Shannon Lyman (Boston Center, ZBW) It was a typical Tuesday evening around 11:30 p.m. when Boston Tower (BOS) controller Patrick Sullivan was contacted by the pilot of N477GJ, a BE40, requesting to taxi to […]