Yes, here I am again. You’d think by now I would stop this self-flagellation, but this is not for me. I record these incidents so you may see the mistake and avoid the same or similar in your life. I noted in my last missile that pride was a key ingredient in most of my… Continue reading My Fifth Mistake as an Air Traffic Controller
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Transition altitude – the higher the better?
Altimetry primer Although I know full well that no pilot or air traffic controller needs a reminder of what Transition Altitude or Transition Level means, I will recap quickly for the benefit of those readers not directly concerned with aircraft altimetry. When we fly, we determine the vertical distance from the surface of the Earth… Continue reading Transition altitude – the higher the better?
Smooth cruise – The WizzAir experience
Editor’s note: This article dates from 2007. We are now an economic crisis later but the essence of the story is still the same. What is more, WizzAir, operating 30 aircraft, is still with us and hopefully will remain for a long time to come. WizzAir, the largest low fare – low cost airline in Central… Continue reading Smooth cruise – The WizzAir experience
Visiting an office with a view
Familiarization flight with Transavia One of the countless drawbacks of 9/11, a few of you may have realized, is that even for air traffic controllers it has become increasingly difficult to visit a cockpit of an airliner, indeed most of the airlines adopted a closed cockpit door policy. I used to take every opportunity to… Continue reading Visiting an office with a view