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November 19, 2005

NATCA: FAA Supervisor Violated Rules, Endangered Public

Union Says Sick Employee Forced To Stay On The Job

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, an organization representing more than 20,000 ATC operators across the country, has accused an FAA supervisor at Gulfport Air Traffic Control Tower in Gulfport, MS of ordering a sick controller to report for work Thursday, even after the employee said he was incapacitated.

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FAA Releases ATC Transcripts Of Renton Midair

Report Leaves Reason For Accident Undetermined

"Do you have the traffic that's passing underneath you still?" According to transcripts released by the FAA last week, this fateful question from the Renton, WA Municipal Airport tower to the pilot of a de Havilland DHC-2 was the precursor to an August 4 midair collision involving the floatplane and a Cessna 150.

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Pilot Who Belly-Landed On Live TV Keeping Low Profile

Who Was That Masked King Air Pilot?

It was a textbook event, one to make a flight instructor proud: after a bouncing attempt to jar the right maingear of his King Air 100 (file photo of type, right) into place, a pilot initiated a go-around at Atlanta's Fulton County-Charlie Brown airport Thursday, before bringing the twin turboprop around for a near-perfect belly landing.

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Alaska TFR: 11.21.05

NOTAM: 5/0781 Issued: 11/18/2005 18:10 Effective: 11/21/2005 16:10 - 11/21/2005 19:10 State: AK Facility: ZAN - ANCHORAGE (ARTCC),AK. Type: VIP Description: ELMENDORF AFB, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 21, 2005

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