Cedar Rapids air traffic controller honored for helping pilot

[Dan CZQM]

http://thegazette.com/2011/05/18/cedar-rapids-air-traffic-controller-honored-for-helping-pilot/

After all the negative publicity the ATC folks have been receiving lately, this is a feel good story.

[alltheway]

Allthough I liked the story, this is something I really don't understand:

"“It just so happened that I’m an instrumented-rated pilot. I’ve been trained to fly in those kind of weather conditions,” Cornell said. “My father is a retired airline pilot who spent many an hour making sure I knew how to fly.”"

Why did he mention his father as a ritired airline pilot? Has that something to do with his skills?

Really it sounds a bit simple to me, mentioning your father... Further all kudo's to him, but this is what I don't understand...

[SooLineRob]

Why did he mention his father as a ritired airline pilot? Has that something to do with his skills?

I got the impression the Controller was saying "...as a Controller, I learned alot from my commercial pilot father; how two people at opposite ends of the radio learn to communicate better with each other..."

But that's only my interpretation...

[Dan CZQM]

@soolinerob

That is what I read into it as well.