NATCA’s Archie League Award Winners

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Key Takeaways:

  • Air traffic controllers are vital in guiding pilots through dangerous in-flight emergencies.
  • The NATCA Archie League Awards honor controllers for their professionalism and successful resolution of these critical situations.
  • A 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.
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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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