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Florida controller, Southwest crew suspended . . .
Controller asked the crew of Southwest 821 on Sunday, to check on a SR-22 that had been out of contact - controller and crew were suspended for allowing the passenger aircraft to fly too close to another aircraft. (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
An inspection by another aircraft worked real well for John Heinz.
No good deed goes unpunished.
While its a different subject, RE: my last sentence, interupted a kidnapping of a 4 year old once. In the melee' I was stabbed twice but rescued the child and arrested the suspect. While it was a lawful arrest, since I "went outside the department General Orders", I received a written reprimand. Two years later a new Sheriff rescinded the reprimand from my records and awarded both a Purple Heart and Award for Valor. That's what I'm getting at regarding spineless management and REAL Management!! ARE YOU LISTENING, FAA???
Crusader,I'm not saying I've not done a few things that are not by the book (I even flew under a bridge in an Aronica 11AC) but those were in my younger days before I became responsibke (?). With a load of chickens I doubt if I could satisify the controllers request today.
I don’t think there are any DFC commendations with the terms,’ followed procedures to the letter’, ‘took no risk’, ‘showed no initiative’, but I could be wrong.
Crusader. I'm cool with you. As a former ATC and now retired cop I can assure you that under great stress you'll react autonomically according to your training. This subject really goes far outside the scope of the article, but to summarize; there are those who take the attitude that unless its specifically approved, its forbidden; and those who say "unless its specifically forbidden, its approved". When your willing to push the envelope to do the right thing to the best of your ability, it's a real letdown when "management" stabs you in the back instead of supports you.