Lynette
Air Traffic Controller
Hi,
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!
Air Traffic Controller
Hi,
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.
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.
Lynette: We need you to
update your email address!
update your email address!
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