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Kristin Danninger, Madison, Wisc. ATCT It was the first of the year and bad weather was moving in as 14-year veteran Kristin Danninger worked the radar approach position at Madison. A couple of VFR flights had already […]

Louis Charles Ridley, Potomac TRACON The pilot of the Velocity – tail number and call sign N129VA – who took to the skies above Northern Virginia after taking off from Manassas Regional Airport on July 5 […]

Jessica Hermsdorfer, Kansas City ATCT You already know about the “Miracle on the Hudson” event. But there was another terrifying collision between birds and an Airbus last year that didn’t get as much attention. While the aircraft […]

Richard Todd Lamb, Anchorage Center John Michael Evans, Fairbanks AFSS With thorough coordination and prioritization of duties, Alaskan members Todd Lamb and Michael Evans took control of an emergency situation on the afternoon of Dec. 20, […]

Mark Anderson, Aircraft Certification NATCA member Mark Anderson has been a test pilot for 25 years, working for the FAA for 20. So, when asked several years ago if he’d be interested in helping out with […]

Quentin Baca, Southern California TRACON “On behalf of all the aviators in this country, I thank you. People like you, and your peers, are the few groups of unsung heroes of day to day life.” The […]