I think most of you are missing the point; I have blamed no controller, no pilot, no individual; it is always many things that contributed to a crash. If I was going to blame anyone, it would not be the controller, he/she was doing everything they where supposed to, FAA management is the one that screwed up there own regulations. All I have said and continue to say is, we are undermanned, while there used to be two in that facility, now there is one doing everything. Having two in the tower might not have made a difference with ComAir, but it could have.

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/images/08/30/faa.pdf

Some of you keep saying LEX is slow, but it really is not when there is one person doing everything. Here is the following scheduled A/C flights on a normal day, this does not include Business, Cargo or charter flights.

1. DAL5230 to CVG 6:30 A.M.(Clearance from tower around 6:15)
2. DAL5470 to LGA 6:00 A.M.
3. USA2369 to CLT 5:30 A.M.
4. AAL4449 to ORD 6:38 A.M.(Clearance from tower around 6:23)
5. AAL3882 to DFW 6:00 A.M.
6. NWA5888 to DTW 6:34 A.M.(Clearance from tower around 6:19)
7. UAL6819 to ORD 6:00 A.M.
8. COA2370 to CLE 5:55 A.M.
9. COA2274 to IAH 6:40 A.M.(Clearance from tower around 6:25)

So that is around 9 flights, understand just because the media keeps saying tower controller, does not mean he/she is only working the tower. So again it is not that easy for 1 person to work all the tower functions, and work radar 30 or 40 miles from the airport and up to 10,000 feet. It is not just the little airports either, the big ones have also seen the staffing numbers reduced.

Surreal1221, yes I did all those things , I have been at NATCA in Washington, I have and continue to write my letters, I live and work with what we are going through everyday.