Author Topic: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC  (Read 11379 times)

Offline Dabbey

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 3
NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« on: March 23, 2010, 05:18:55 PM »
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/jobs/21preoccupations.html?scp=1&sq=preoccupations&st=cse

I hope this link works for you all. It is a NY Times article from 03/21 in the Business Section. Stephen Abraham is the Controller who is profiled.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/jobs/21preoccupations.html?scp=1&sq=preoccupations&st=cse

Sincerely,

David Abbey
Former ZBW trainee..Didn't make it far but still love listening to ATC.
« Last Edit: March 24, 2010, 06:20:24 AM by Dabbey »



Offline Lynch_Christopher

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 68
Re: NY Times Article about JFT Tower ATC
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2010, 09:15:28 PM »
Hey thanks for posting that article.

Offline Jason

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1260
  • CFI/CFII
Re: NY Times Article about JFT Tower ATC
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 09:22:55 PM »
Cool stuff. The interactive feature gives a nice view. Thanks for posting this up.  :-)

Best,
Jason

Offline Dabbey

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 3
Re: NY Times Article about JFKTower ATC
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2010, 06:19:58 AM »
Jason, Chris, and others,

My mother knows what an ATC buff I am so she alerted me to this article. I highly recommend the interactive feature also since it gives a 360 view of the tower cab (incl. the ceiling). You also hear the controllers with such clarity as if you were there as opposed to listening on freq.

I am glad you enjoyed the article.

I also noticed my typo on the airport name. It should be JFK, not JFT. I am a stickler for some details.

Sincerely,
David Abbey
Queens Village, NY

Offline Phlux

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 39
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2010, 08:58:54 AM »
Wow!  The interactive portion is very neat, thanks for sharing.

Offline rekno13

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 186
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2010, 02:09:09 PM »
It is interesting to hear the controllers so CLEARLY.

Offline Squawk 7700

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 563
    • Squawk 7700 on Flickr
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2010, 07:55:53 PM »
Neat visual perspective and audio. Thanks for the link!

Offline evilcuban

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 66
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2010, 09:41:53 PM »
Very nice article and very nice interactive feature.  It's actually weird to hear their "real" voices.  I'm struggling to put the regular voices with the mic voices.  Thanks a lot for sharing!  :-D

Offline jmx53

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 59
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2010, 04:22:14 AM »
Here's a youtube video of a JFK tower supervisor describing the different controller positions and what it takes to work there:


Offline StuSEL11

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 14
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2010, 01:02:43 PM »
It looks like the dress code restrictions have lightened up since last year. They do an awesome job.

Offline joeyb747

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1745
  • Nothing Like A 747!
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2010, 10:03:50 AM »
 :mrgreen: Neat stuff! Thanks!

Offline glencar

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 176
Re: NY Times Article about JFK Tower ATC
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2010, 02:31:31 PM »
It looks like the dress code restrictions have lightened up since last year. They do an awesome job.
Yes, that was part of the new contract.