tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488244694314662923.post4272093985942385269..comments2023-11-21T16:39:25.075-05:00Comments on What The Air Traffic Controller Saw: The Other NextGenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488244694314662923.post-18052733667182230812011-12-02T19:52:42.406-05:002011-12-02T19:52:42.406-05:00Hi LRod,
Thanks for writing. Looks like you retir...Hi LRod,<br /><br />Thanks for writing. Looks like you retired a little ahead of me but I can verify your assessment of the "how can I help" attitude. Although there were still a fabulous few who would do whatever was necessary to keep things moving and their coworkers out of trouble, their numbers were shrinking rapidly. Shame. Like one of my old Supes used to say; Air traffic control is like sex; you can do it yourself but it's always better when somebody helps.<br /><br />You take care brother.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />NLA FactorNo Longer a Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953669395261857717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488244694314662923.post-88676499946937047642011-12-02T19:23:11.080-05:002011-12-02T19:23:11.080-05:00I have an article on my own ATC website which tell...I have an <a href="http://www.thebigskytheory.com/legend.shtml" rel="nofollow">article</a> on my own ATC website which tells much of this story in a slightly different way. <br /><br />Also, my observation in my last years (I retired in December '97) was that much of the then workforce was defined, not by the "how can I help" attitude we used to have, but by "how much of my work can I get other people to do?"<br /><br />Drop me a line sometime. My email address is on every page.<br /><br />LRod<br />ZJX, ORD, ZAU retiredLRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181295131853124169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488244694314662923.post-89007257953436618932011-06-13T09:01:43.526-04:002011-06-13T09:01:43.526-04:00Thanks for writing. You tell a sadly familiar stor...Thanks for writing. You tell a sadly familiar story and it highlights a sobering fact. Every developmental must be considered as being just a few steps away from a management position. We all begin our ATC careers on a path that can lead to it. However, it's those formative years spent along the way that determine whether we even want to get there and, if we do, how we will lead. This adds even greater responsibility to those who train and certify controllers. We reap what we sow. <br /><br />Be careful out there.No Longer a Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953669395261857717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488244694314662923.post-76806117956010133532011-06-12T22:54:48.429-04:002011-06-12T22:54:48.429-04:00I've seen these situations devlop. A supe wil...I've seen these situations devlop. A supe will checkout his (not ready) golfing buddy and say we'll just keep an eye on them. Once checked out, you can't tell this individual anything - after all, they're certified! After a few years of mediocrity, more than their share of scary moments, and just plain bad decisiions, the individual bids into management where they promptly become "experts" on the job that they couldn't safely do themselves. And to top it off, they are the ones that write the rules, create the orders, and devise the new procedures that everyone else knows won't work; but we are ordered to implement the poorly designed decisions because Management says so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488244694314662923.post-45171060694383859862011-06-10T08:07:41.603-04:002011-06-10T08:07:41.603-04:00Praxis - Thanks for reading and for corroborating ...Praxis - Thanks for reading and for corroborating what I was trying to say.No Longer a Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953669395261857717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488244694314662923.post-41526688557339613102011-06-08T23:20:53.702-04:002011-06-08T23:20:53.702-04:00Every word of that is true.
Excellent post.Every word of that is true.<br />Excellent post.Praxishttp://praxisfound.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com