Visiting the tower
09-25-2007 | 04:45 PM
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I've been wanting to do the same thing and according to this book that I'm reading about avoiding common pilot errors (Written from a controller's perspective) it is absolutely encouraged for all pilots to take a tour of the ATC facilities and get a fell for how it works. The book says to give the facility a call, let them know who you are, who might be coming with you, what exactly you would like to see, when you would like to come by etc. and they should be happy to set something up for you.
09-25-2007 | 04:48 PM
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Thanks Spartan. I'm really looking forward to it. I think it would help future students to help get over their initial fear of the radio when they meet the controllers and realize they are human as well.
09-25-2007 | 05:15 PM
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haha I go up in the tower all the time 
i love it. good luck getting up in a bravo tower, but class D shouldn't be too hard. I go up all the time and just kinda hang out. but yeah there are 2 easy ways to do it, just call up the tower and let them know you wanna take a tour and blah blah blah, or sometimes I just give ground a shout on the radio and ask them.
i love it. good luck getting up in a bravo tower, but class D shouldn't be too hard. I go up all the time and just kinda hang out. but yeah there are 2 easy ways to do it, just call up the tower and let them know you wanna take a tour and blah blah blah, or sometimes I just give ground a shout on the radio and ask them.
09-25-2007 | 05:20 PM
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Syracuse is a not so busy class charlie...but either way, should be fun. Just to get to meet the faces on the other side of the radio. Here's a stupid question, do they allow pictures up there? Or is there some FAA rule against this. Not a pictureholic (i dont take good pics)...just curious. Would be nice to remember.
09-25-2007 | 05:22 PM
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