"You have clearance, Clarence." "Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?"
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says: ”This lapse in judgment not only violated Federal Aviation Administration’s own policies, but common sense standards for professional conduct,” speaking of the the recent suspension of a controller and a supervisor for allowing the controller’s elementary-school-aged son to radio instructions to several pilots from the control tower at JKF International Airport. “These kinds of distractions are totally unacceptable, this kind of behavior does not reflect the true caliber of our work force.”
We say: Maybe you’re overreacting? Only 43,000,000 people fly in and out of JFK each year. We have inept morons handling our security, so why not let Cub Scouts direct air traffic?
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