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Old 11-16-2018, 07:52 AM
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I was on the ground in las when this happened. She went from coherent to incompacitated in 30 minutes.
Obviously I was not up there in the tower but it did not sound like an alcohol thing.
There are lots of rumors floating around on the net, that’s all they are. Rumors.
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Old 11-17-2018, 12:02 AM
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Man, that was really hard to listen to. Hope she’ll be okay and hope she’s got decent LTD. If she’s able at some point, it’d be nice if they could get her back in a non-safety sensitive position.
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Old 11-17-2018, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by deltajuliet View Post
Man, that was really hard to listen to. Hope she’ll be okay and hope she’s got decent LTD. If she’s able at some point, it’d be nice if they could get her back in a non-safety sensitive position.
You don’t get LTD if you resign. The fact that she resigned is not internet rumor. You also don’t resign if you have a stroke or other medical issue and you need to continue employment (or at least continue to receive benefits). If you have any ATC friends who may know people in LAS, ask around and find out the truth.
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Old 11-17-2018, 07:18 AM
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They also don’t post flyers up around FAA facilities in the region with a mug shot and vehicle information informing all other employees you are prohibited from entering the property if you suffered from a medical condition.
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer View Post
That seems unlikely.

0.3 = Alcohol poisoning. Loss of consciousness.
Actually, it’s all about tolerance. A regular drunk can actually still reasonably functional at .32.
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Old 11-17-2018, 08:31 AM
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Terrible occurence. I can't help but wonder why busy airports don't have more than (1) controller working at night. When 1 controller works Approach, Tower & Ground (or any combination thereof), depending on which frequency you're on, you're missing transmissions by other aircraft that reduce your SA.
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Old 11-17-2018, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Deathwish View Post
They also don’t post flyers up around FAA facilities in the region with a mug shot and vehicle information informing all other employees you are prohibited from entering the property if you suffered from a medical condition.
She must have been shooting meth or something then if that's really the case. Going from just fine to halfway unconscious because of substance abuse sounds like drug O/D.
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Old 11-18-2018, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MySaabStory View Post
The reports are different depending on where you read about it. Some say “administrative leave” others say “quit” others say “fired”. Obviously no one has their facts straight.

Read a couple of articles. The ones with more detailed reporting are reporting that on Friday the FAA released an official statement when said that she was on administrative leave and was not performing air traffic control duties and that on Sunday, an FAA spokesman has said that she was no longer employed by the FAA.
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Old 12-15-2018, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by BeatNavy View Post
You don’t get LTD if you resign. The fact that she resigned is not internet rumor. You also don’t resign if you have a stroke or other medical issue and you need to continue employment (or at least continue to receive benefits). If you have any ATC friends who may know people in LAS, ask around and find out the truth.
I don't know anybody at LAS, but I would certainly resign if I were still 20 years away from retirement, had a stroke, told I'm prone to strokes because of some condition and will never regain my medical, so at best would only get to work in a crappy FAA office job for the rest of my career. Especially if I had a spouse with a decent career who wanted out of the Nevada desert.

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Terrible occurence. I can't help but wonder why busy airports don't have more than (1) controller working at night. When 1 controller works Approach, Tower & Ground (or any combination thereof), depending on which frequency you're on, you're missing transmissions by other aircraft that reduce your SA.
When positions are combined, we get all the frequencies in our ear and transmit on all simultaneously.

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They also don’t post flyers up around FAA facilities in the region with a mug shot and vehicle information informing all other employees you are prohibited from entering the property if you suffered from a medical condition.
Where did you read this? If someone resigns, they turn in their badge and every facility has armed guards on entry that check for badges. If someone is fired and doesn't turn in their badge, the door codes are changed and guards check names on badges more closely on entry. There's never a need to post "mug shots and vehicle information" because they'll be caught by the guards, and if not won't know the new door codes.
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Old 12-16-2018, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ATCBob View Post
?....Where did you read this? If someone resigns, they turn in their badge and every facility has armed guards on entry that check for badges. If someone is fired and doesn't turn in their badge, the door codes are changed and guards check names on badges more closely on entry. There's never a need to post "mug shots and vehicle information" because they'll be caught by the guards, and if not won't know the new door codes.
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I saw the pic of the post...it appeared legit. Had her pic, name blurred out.

Essence was: fired. Known to have firearms. Driving an unknown vehicle. If you see her, contact FAA or other authorities.

It made me wonder if she didn’t turn in her badge. I’d guess it was being posted at non-traffic-control facilities, ie, FAA Offices, (Flight Service Stations? Yeah, I know they are contract now).

My overall impression was the FAA was unsure of her mental state, her whereabouts were unknown, and they were worried about retaliation.

Possible hoax? Of course....but again, it looked legit to me.
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