Air Traffic Controller
My name is Lynette and I am an air traffic control supervisor. I just moved
to the Washington D.C. area in September 2005. I am originally from
Cleveland, OH and then I moved to Dayton, OH for 6 years. I live in D.C.
with my two cats, Circe and Misha.
When I worked in Cleveland and Dayton, I was an air traffic controller who
specialized in weather and helping the pilots to avoid dangerous weather. My
favorite memory of aviation is driving in the car near the Cleveland airport
and seeing an incoming airplane. (The main road was right next to the
airport.) My dad would speed up the car so we could be right underneath it
when it flew over the highway. Boy, what a tremble did the car make!! Back
then, airplanes had louder engines than now and they made everything in the
plane path shake, rattle, and roll!
It’s pretty funny that everyone in my family, including my grandfather, has
worked in the aviation industry. My grandfather took flying lessons and
ground school—he was interested in being an airplane mechanic. My dad
retired from Northwest Airlines after almost 40 years of service. My mom
worked for TWA airlines (back when it existed) and my one brother now
works for Northwest Airlines. My other brother worked for NASA doing
computer programming for the Space Station. Aviation is in my blood!
When I was a youngin’, I thought an air traffic controller was the person who
directed the aircraft to the gate. How much I’ve learned since then! My jobs
in Cleveland and Dayton allowed me to interact more with the pilots. I can
say that is the best part of being a controller—getting to know the pilots. I
would go to safety seminars (part of Flight Standards District Office Aviation
Safety Counselor) and talk to pilots about weather hazards, how to prepare
for winter and summer flying conditions, and other current topics.
As the saying goes “If I had known then, what I know now” I would have
taken more business administration courses like accounting and budgeting. I
also should have taken more computer programming classes. The Internet
didn’t even exist when I was in college. Shhh… don’t tell anyone.
Air Traffic Control is like chess—always thinking three steps ahead. Activities
that promote imagination and brain power are highly recommended to keep
the brain flow going.
My name is Lynette and I am an air traffic control supervisor. I just moved
to the Washington D.C. area in September 2005. I am originally from
Cleveland, OH and then I moved to Dayton, OH for 6 years. I live in D.C.
with my two cats, Circe and Misha.
When I worked in Cleveland and Dayton, I was an air traffic controller who
specialized in weather and helping the pilots to avoid dangerous weather. My
favorite memory of aviation is driving in the car near the Cleveland airport
and seeing an incoming airplane. (The main road was right next to the
airport.) My dad would speed up the car so we could be right underneath it
when it flew over the highway. Boy, what a tremble did the car make!! Back
then, airplanes had louder engines than now and they made everything in the
plane path shake, rattle, and roll!
It’s pretty funny that everyone in my family, including my grandfather, has
worked in the aviation industry. My grandfather took flying lessons and
ground school—he was interested in being an airplane mechanic. My dad
retired from Northwest Airlines after almost 40 years of service. My mom
worked for TWA airlines (back when it existed) and my one brother now
works for Northwest Airlines. My other brother worked for NASA doing
computer programming for the Space Station. Aviation is in my blood!
When I was a youngin’, I thought an air traffic controller was the person who
directed the aircraft to the gate. How much I’ve learned since then! My jobs
in Cleveland and Dayton allowed me to interact more with the pilots. I can
say that is the best part of being a controller—getting to know the pilots. I
would go to safety seminars (part of Flight Standards District Office Aviation
Safety Counselor) and talk to pilots about weather hazards, how to prepare
for winter and summer flying conditions, and other current topics.
As the saying goes “If I had known then, what I know now” I would have
taken more business administration courses like accounting and budgeting. I
also should have taken more computer programming classes. The Internet
didn’t even exist when I was in college. Shhh… don’t tell anyone.
Air Traffic Control is like chess—always thinking three steps ahead. Activities
that promote imagination and brain power are highly recommended to keep
the brain flow going.
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