http://waynefarley.com/aviation/2010/03/jfk-tower-allowed-a-kid-to-direct-air-traffic/ The Air Traffic Controllers Weblog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:57:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://waynefarley.com/aviation/2010/03/jfk-tower-allowed-a-kid-to-direct-air-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-714 CreditDonkey Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:25:56 +0000 http://waynefarley.com/aviation/?p=579#comment-714 WOW, I can't believe I just came across your article. I know it's a bit old, but it reminded me of Aeroflot Flight 593 where the plane crash and at the time of the crash, the pilot's 15 year old son accidentally disabled the Autopilot! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593</a> WOW, I can’t believe I just came across your article. I know it’s a bit old, but it reminded me of Aeroflot Flight 593 where the plane crash and at the time of the crash, the pilot’s 15 year old son accidentally disabled the Autopilot! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593
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]]> http://waynefarley.com/aviation/2010/03/jfk-tower-allowed-a-kid-to-direct-air-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Mark Wilkinson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:33:41 +0000 http://waynefarley.com/aviation/?p=579#comment-342 Aviation tends to develop a level of seriousness and professionalism for any individual involved and over my years in aviation I have never seen or heard of a risk of this magnitude. In my opinion there is no word or words to describe the people who participated and encouraged this non sensical act. The first pilot that talked to that child should have cautioned the Air Traffic Controller of the danger and lack of safety in which they were promoting, As Wayne Farley rightfully said even assistant controllers do not have that privilege to talk to a pilot. The events at JFK on Feb 17 should be a lesson to highlight for aviators. Do not encourage another aviator to be apart of anything that is not becoming of aviation and its safety. Aviation tends to develop a level of seriousness and professionalism for any individual involved and over my years in aviation I have never seen or heard of a risk of this magnitude. In my opinion there is no word or words to describe the people who participated and encouraged this non sensical act. The first pilot that talked to that child should have cautioned the Air Traffic Controller of the danger and lack of safety in which they were promoting, As Wayne Farley rightfully said even assistant controllers do not have that privilege to talk to a pilot. The events at JFK on Feb 17 should be a lesson to highlight for aviators. Do not encourage another aviator to be apart of anything that is not becoming of aviation and its safety.

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