Podcast: Controllers to the Rescue

Editorial Staff

Friday, February 03, 2012 at 12:00 AM ET

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Seattle TRACON controllers received a NATCA award for successfully guiding a Mooney pilot, stuck above clouds and low on fuel, to a safe landing.
The incident occurred last December, prompting controllers to provide crucial assistance to the distressed pilot.
This article serves as an introduction to an *AVweb* podcast that features the audio tape of the emergency event.

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When a Mooney pilot got into trouble last December, stuck above the clouds and running out of fuel, controllers at the Seattle tracon helped him to a safe landing. In this podcast, AVweb‘s Mary Grady takes you through the audio tape of the event, which won the controllers an award this week from NATCA.

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