Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
That is what I would have done, but even so, 'Sully' is an excellent spokesman for aviation. Was anything he said wrong? For such a fluff piece - I didn't expect someone to have to delve into the 7110.
Two retired airline pilots were the reference folks in this article about ATC duties. I can just imagine the abundance of comments in this thread if the article had been entitled; “Five Myths about Airline Pilots” and the experts referred to were retired Controllers. Of course the insight would be priceless!
I figure the reporter writing this fluff article was more concerned with using a person with name recognition and star power (enter Sully) vs. the unknown actual working ATC professional. Name recognition and star power trumps all once again. I know, I know...that’s the way the system works.
