Mark I was a controller in the USAF from 1972-76 and you would not believe how much we enjoyed/appericated a pilot that actually cared ! We would make time for them. I worked in an approach/radar facility. no windows. and we didn't get many visitors, unless they were pissed. Not much glamor there but we were the ones who brought you home when your windsheld was the end of your world as far as you could tell. Meeting them eye to eye and letting them know your intrested will make a diffrence. They will remember you.
Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee >From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> >Subject: KR> tower trip >Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:53:55 -0600 > >NetHeads, > >Today I needed to run by the airport and buy a Charlotte sectional to fly >to >Dan's in the morning. HSV is closer than any other, so I planned on >dropping by on the way home from work. It was a really crappy day, so I >thought maybe the folks in the tower would let me visit, since the workload >couldn't be very high. I called and the guy said he was pretty busy but >"come on out right now", so I did. We spent 15 minutes just looking at >all >the stuff on the scope, explaining every detail. I got a very good >explanation for how the whole controller thing works, how you get handed >off, picked up, the various airspace sectors, and all kind of good stuff. >The last guy I met was the controller that I talked to in June during my >emergency landing. He remembered every detail, and we had a good time >talking the whole thing over. > >The point of this is that if you get the chance, take that tour. You can >find your local towered airport at http://www.faa.gov/arp/ and pick your >region, find your "local" airport on the list, and give them a call. He >said it was a 15 minute tour, but I ended up standing around talking to all >the controllers, and after an hour figured I'd held them up long enough and >bowed out. They seemed to enjoy the conversation, and I came away with a >much better understanding of what the guys on the other end of the radio >are >doing... > >Mark Langford, Harvest, AL >see homebuilt airplane at http://www.N56ML.com >email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > > > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
