Steve Bray, did they let you smoke that pipe in the Air Force??? Lee Van Dyke....
just kidding ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bray" <rsb...@hotmail.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:31 PM Subject: RE: KR> tower trip > Mark > I was a controller in the USAF from 1972-76 and you would not believe how > much we enjoyed/appericated a pilot that actually cared ! We would make time > for them. > I worked in an approach/radar facility. no windows. and we didn't get many > visitors, > unless they were pissed. > Not much glamor there but we were the ones who brought you home when your > windsheld was the end of your world as far as you could tell. > Meeting them eye to eye and letting them know your intrested will make a > diffrence. > They will remember you. > > Steve Bray > Jackson, Tennessee > > > > > >From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> > >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > >Subject: KR> tower trip > >Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:53:55 -0600 > > > >NetHeads, > > > >Today I needed to run by the airport and buy a Charlotte sectional to fly > >to > >Dan's in the morning. HSV is closer than any other, so I planned on > >dropping by on the way home from work. It was a really crappy day, so I > >thought maybe the folks in the tower would let me visit, since the workload > >couldn't be very high. I called and the guy said he was pretty busy but > >"come on out right now", so I did. We spent 15 minutes just looking at > >all > >the stuff on the scope, explaining every detail. I got a very good > >explanation for how the whole controller thing works, how you get handed > >off, picked up, the various airspace sectors, and all kind of good stuff. > >The last guy I met was the controller that I talked to in June during my > >emergency landing. He remembered every detail, and we had a good time > >talking the whole thing over. > > > >The point of this is that if you get the chance, take that tour. You can > >find your local towered airport at http://www.faa.gov/arp/ and pick your > >region, find your "local" airport on the list, and give them a call. He > >said it was a 15 minute tour, but I ended up standing around talking to all > >the controllers, and after an hour figured I'd held them up long enough and > >bowed out. They seemed to enjoy the conversation, and I came away with a > >much better understanding of what the guys on the other end of the radio > >are > >doing... > > > >Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > >see homebuilt airplane at http://www.N56ML.com > >email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > >
