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Ed Holden and Ramiro Martinez, Miami Tower/TRACON On May 21, 2013, Miami Tower/TRACON (MIA) controllers Ed Holden and Ramiro Martinez were working local control and ground control, respectively, when a pilot misunderstood taxi instructions and inadvertently […]

Jared Mike, Seattle TRACON On February 22, 2013, the pilot of a Piper PA-34 Seneca departed Spokane Airport (GEG). In an attempt to make better headway at a low altitude and avoid stronger headwinds reported at […]

Nunzio DiMillo, Boston Tower On September 27, 2013, around 7 p.m., JetBlue Captain T.R. Wood was piloting an Embraer 190 down Taxiway B at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). At the same time, Nunzio DiMillo, a […]

Jack Deutscher, Madison Tower/TRACON On February 21, 2013, Jack Deutscher, a controller of 12 years, was working approach at Madison Tower/TRACON (MSN) when the chief pilot at nearby Watertown Municipal Airport called to report a distressed […]

Robert Ezzard, New York Center On the afternoon of June 13, 2013, Robert Ezzard, a 27-year New York Center (ZNY) Oceanic air traffic control veteran, was working traffic to and from Bermuda when Bermuda Tower called […]

Andrew Smith and Joe Moylan, Kansas City Center Air traffic controllers are trained to respond to any kind of emergency in their airspace. On the evening of October 14, 2013, a Piper Cherokee was en route […]