Bonus Video! IFR Magazine Goes Inside the Tower at JFK International Airport

Bonus Video! <i>IFR</i> Magazine Goes Inside the Tower at JFK International Airport

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM ET

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`IFR` magazine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Van West visited the air traffic control tower at Kennedy (JFK) Airport.
The visit aimed to observe the complexities of running operations during the evening rush at one of the Northeast's busiest airports.
A key focus was understanding why it takes two years for an air traffic controller to achieve full qualification at JFK.

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IFR magazine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Van West spent time in the Tower at Kennedy airport to see what it takes to run the operation during the evening push and why it takes two years for a controller to reach full qualification at one of the busiest airports in the Northeast.

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