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Patrick Eberhart, Detroit TRACON President’s Award for Best Flight Assist of 2007 “This was without a doubt, an actual emergency. Our lives were in his hands.” These were the words written by Ryun Black, the pilot […]

Christopher Foust, Baltimore/Washington ATCT It had all the makings of a disaster. It was dark outside. The airport had multiple runways and taxiways – some running parallel to one another, some perpendicular. As darkness fell, the […]

David Brown and Jack Bowers, St. Louis TRACON “I’m not having a good day.” That’s what St. Louis TRACON air traffic controller David Brown heard from a pilot in the skies over St. Louis on Dec. […]

John Brown, Fairbanks ATCT On August 13, 2007, Fairbanks Tower certified professional controller John Brown was in a briefing when he was notified of an emergency taking place in the Terminal Radar Approach Control room. Without […]

Neil Irvin and Tom Gallagher, Northern California TRACON Imagine being thousands of feet up in the air, not knowing what was in front or below you. All you have to rely on is an unfamiliar voice, […]

John Charlton, Lake Charles John Charlton displays dedication and professionalism continuously as an air traffic controller at LCH, and on Sept. 23, 2008, he once again went above and beyond to ensure a safe end result […]