Child directed traffic at JFK
 

Bring your kid to work day?

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Sure, maybe not the safest thing in the world... but it is pretty funny. Slap him on the wrist and be done with it.

We need emergency revocation of the controller's certificates! Screw due process, this is such a grave breach of flight discipline that only immediate revocation will make the flying public safe!!!

Bet you won't hear that coming from Babbit's mouth.

Of course not because he is a government employee.

Its those pilots trying to mess with the free market that are the problem!! :rolleyes:

I've got to admit, my children have spoken on the radio, both in ATC facilities and in the plane.

But we can all think of some seemingly innocent "kid to work day" stuff that very quickly got out of control. The Russian A300 that killed everybody in the far east is probably the best example (kid lost control sitting in the left seat in cruise, with daddy right behind him).

When Sully dropped his A320 in the Hudson, his actual May Day call was blocked by the controller transmitting. What if that had been a kid talking, and AWE1549 had a less satisfactory outcome?

It was cute, though. Loved the "adios amigo".

Whether he is a member of the union, or not, he will be represented as a bargaining unit member of NATCA, the controller's union.

You'll see that a first offense can be charged with removal.

http://nso.natca.org/NSO%20Docs/LR_D...20tblchart.pdf

Table of Penalties

30. Misuse of Government time,
property, personnel, information,
funds or leased services
(including, not limited to,
computers and systems, fax,
telephone, mail services, etc.).


First Offense - Reprimand to removal


39. General gross misconduct;
criminal, infamous, immoral,
perverted or disgraceful
conduct on or off the job.


First Offense - 30-day suspension to removal

I am sorry if you missed it, but the post was dripping with sarcasm.

Now that's funny :)

He did better than some controllers I have talked to in the past.

Easier to understand him than many of the controllers I speak to around the world.. and he probbaly had better training!