Comments on: Botched and Botched Again http://atcfreqs.com/wpblog/?p=2185 Observations of an FAA Enroute Air Traffic Controller Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:05:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The ATC Freq http://atcfreqs.com/wpblog/?p=2185&cpage=1#comment-465 The ATC Freq Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.ruralgeek.com/wpblog/?p=2185#comment-465 I sanitized the original post since (shockingly enough) the FAA actually seems to be doing an investigation into what went wrong on their end. I'm guessing it's only because there's been lots of press over this incident and everyone else (especially the military) wants to be sure it doesn't look like they were shirking their duties by not getting the fighters airborne sooner when in fact the FAA was at fault for the delay. My original post might have been construed as a foregone conclusion into any investigation (even though my experience has been that that's normally how the FAA handles its investigations). We all know what happened though, and it will be interesting to see if the investigation discovers it as well... I sanitized the original post since (shockingly enough) the FAA actually seems to be doing an investigation into what went wrong on their end.

I’m guessing it’s only because there’s been lots of press over this incident and everyone else (especially the military) wants to be sure it doesn’t look like they were shirking their duties by not getting the fighters airborne sooner when in fact the FAA was at fault for the delay.

My original post might have been construed as a foregone conclusion into any investigation (even though my experience has been that that’s normally how the FAA handles its investigations).

We all know what happened though, and it will be interesting to see if the investigation discovers it as well…

]]> By: Kevin g http://atcfreqs.com/wpblog/?p=2185&cpage=1#comment-464 Kevin g Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:15:27 +0000 http://www.ruralgeek.com/wpblog/?p=2185#comment-464 Nice write-up. I'm going to touch on this a bit too in my next blog post but seeing as you've done all the leg-work, I may just link to you and add whatever I have. Speaking of faa managers, those indefatigable web-surfing guys at the front desk, I hope that Ted T will be sure and dissect this quite major screw-up for us all to see in his next QA briefing. I'm not holding my breath. Nice write-up. I’m going to touch on this a bit too in my next blog post but seeing as you’ve done all the leg-work, I may just link to you and add whatever I have.

Speaking of faa managers, those indefatigable web-surfing guys at the front desk, I hope that Ted T will be sure and dissect this quite major screw-up for us all to see in his next QA briefing. I’m not holding my breath.

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