Yet another example of over-sensitive newsies making something out of nothing.

Poor judgement on the controller's part? Maybe

Safety issue? Come on, nothing to see here. The real safety issue is all those unprofessional pilots "chatting" on the flight deck. We really should start monitoring the CVR tapes . . . .

I remember going to the airport with my dad and getting to program the FMC and "helping" with the walkaround back when I was in high school. Good thing we didn't get caught

It's a shame because the kid probably had the time of his life, and may have one day grown up to be a controller. Now an innocent father/son day at work is going to blow up on their family like a big FOX News/Bureaucratic $hitstorm. Hopefully the dad just gets a week or two off, and is able to go back to work.

I'm just a little sick of trivial occurrences making headlines because an airplane was involved. Fortunately, I won't be able to bring my kids to work (and get in trouble) because the TSA makes it such a pain in the ass getting them anywhere near an airplane to show them what their dad actually does for a living.