Kid directs traffic at JFK

[Brett_Henderson]

I'm gonna remain a little cavalier on this.

I trust the judgement of these guys.. and I trust the judgement of pilots..

[expat]

[quote]I'm gonna remain a little cavalier on this.

I trust the judgement of these guys.. and I trust the judgement of pilots..

[ViperPilot]

Hello!

Been following this story for a couple of days, and saw something interesting:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/03/pi ... z0hgOu3I7r

Then I remembered something I heard on YouTube a while back that's kinda related to this story, and if you haven't heard it, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK8f8HQfDxY

Now... after hearing this clip, I wondered what happened to the pilot & the controllers after the FAA heard about it... do you think they yanked the pilot's ticket & fired the controllers? I don't think so. I think the FAA needs to relax a little bit here. Sure, it was at JFK instead of Prescott, AZ but look... the kid had his dad there and a supervisor watching everything he said to make sure it was kosher; it wasn't like the kid was handling a squawk 7700 or something...

Just my 2

[specter177]

He and his supervisor were suspended for an amount of time, I don't know how long exactly.

[DaveSims]

The FAA's hands are really tied on this one though.  While most pilots and controllers agree its a non issue, the uneducated media, and the uneducated politicians, would crucify the FAA if they failed to do anything.

[C]

[quote]The FAA's hands are really tied on this one though.

[DaveSims]

[quote][quote]The FAA's hands are really tied on this one though.

[Tyler012]

money money money money. thats all it came down to.

[C]

[quote][quote][quote]The FAA's hands are really tied on this one though.

[Hagar]

[quote][quote][quote]The FAA's hands are really tied on this one though.