NATCA’s Archie League Award Winners

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Key Takeaways:

  • The NATCA Archie League Awards recognize air traffic controllers for their vital role in safely guiding pilots through dangerous in-flight emergencies.
  • This podcast features audio excerpts from three specific award-winning emergencies: a Learjet crew disoriented by hypoxia, a Caravan pilot losing an engine at night, and a nervous student pilot struggling to land.
  • Additional transcripts and audio for all 11 award winners are available online.
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In an emergency, a pilot’s best friend is often an air traffic controller, whose calm and professional voice can offer guidance and reassurance in a stressful time. Every year, NATCA’s Archie League Awards honor those controllers whose work helped to resolve dangerous situations as safely as possible. In today’s podcast, hear audio excerpts from three of these emergencies – when a Learjet crew was disoriented by hypoxia, when a Caravan pilot lost an engine at night, and when a nervous student pilot had trouble getting safely back to the airport. For transcripts and audio from all 11 of this year’s award winners, click here.

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