air traffic controller
There are approximately how many air controllers today?
approximately 14,000
Who was the first air traffic controller?
Archie League
How many people died in the Grand Canyon Collision?
128 people
What type of air traffic controller works in the glass towers at the airport?
Tower Controller
The date in which the Wright Brothers had the first successful flight.
December 17, 1903
What major should take in college to be air controller?
Bachelor of Science in Air Traffic Management
What colors were the flags Archie used and what did they mean?
Checkered= Go Red= Hold
What were the names of the two planes that crashed?
TWA Constellation; DC-7
Which type of controller is responsible for helping planes depart, land, and move around the airport?
Terminal Radar Controllers
The date in which the Wright Brothers had the first successful flight.
What is December 17, 1903
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Before Archie was hired to be an air traffic controller what did he do?
He was a barnstormer.
Who first saw the wreckage?
Two Grand Canyon workers.
Which type of Controller works at one of 24 locations between airports?
En Route Air Traffic Controllers.
What year was the first Air Traffic Control Tower made
1930
Is the job of an air traffic controller a high or low stress job?
Very high stress
What is the title of the award that is named after Archie?
Archie League Medal of Safety Award.
List two reasons investigators gave for the grand canyon crash
Intervening clouds, Normal cockpit distractions, lack of air traffic controlling
Which type of controller controls the majority of a planes flight?
En Route Controllers.
First person to fly across the English Channel in 1909
Who is Louis Blériot
Do En Route air traffic controllers work at the airports?
No they work in locations between airports.
In what city was Archie first hired to be a controller?
St. Louis
Who was eventually declared responsible for the crash?
There was no air traffic control system.
Which controller gives advice regarding weather conditions and air traffic clearance?
En Route Controllers.
What is the year started Remote and Digital Towers