During our travels Deb has often mentioned our interest in, and nearly-all-times admiration for, the Air Traffic Controllers with whom we deal. One of her early posts, “Say Souls on Board,” is here; you can find a collection of others from the past three years here.
This past weekend, on our way from western Kansas into Denver, we had another illustration of the unflapped competence with which members of the ATC system can perform. What follows are a lot of details, which put in context the audio clip below. If you want to skip the details, the summary point is: this is a little sample of people doing very high-stakes work calmly, and without anyone particularly noticing except for those they’re directly dealing with.
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