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Ted's Cracked Head · Post by **Ted's Cracked Head** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:55 am

I am a retired Air Traffic Controller and I fear the antiquated system and current work environment more than anything.

Go to WWW.NATCA.NET to get a real status report on the state of YOUR Air Traffic System. At least it is your sytem for now, that is until it gets so bad that the Govt tells you it is broken beyond repair and can only be salvaged via an influx of Private Cash financed by companies like; Boeing, Lockheed Martin and the other vultures waiting to make your ATC system one that is Private and paid for by the users. Then I WILL be driving everywhere because safety will become a second thought to the almighty dollar.

Have a great Holiday Season at the airports this year. It will be memorable to say the least.

Note: sorry for posting thoughts on a non-football emotionally driven topic that YOU ALL should be concerned about.

[ November 05, 2006, 12:01 PM: Message edited by: Ted's Cracked Head ]

D-Day Heroes · Post by **D-Day Heroes** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:27 pm

Ted That's Good To Know ( Always good to get inside info ) .............. But I would Hope privatizing the situation would be a step up, ( Show me one efficient operation the government runs ) either way I'm driving , Damn , the Journey is half the Fun,,!!

Ted's Cracked Head · Post by **Ted's Cracked Head** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:21 am

Privatized ATC System Info

D-Day Heroes · Post by **D-Day Heroes** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:46 am

lol..... that will make you a GreyHound Bus fan Quick..Lol

D-Day Heroes · Post by **D-Day Heroes** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:58 am

Ted ... I Just Read that page....very, very, scary.... Well , you may paint the only scenario where the Government is a better choice than Private, Anyway, I had a friend in air traffic control and i asked him why he smoked a pack of cigs an hour, and he said if you had to work in a Tower , you would too. They were not joking when they ranked that the most stressful job of all jobs..!!

renman · Post by **renman** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:20 am

This is making me think of the great movie "pushing tin"...

All I needed was something else to make me fear flying... My day is getting worse..

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:25 am

Originally posted by SNAKE:
...or a xanax (or two) to calm your fear of flying before your scheduled flight...SNAKE I hadn't flown for 10years at one point, prior to that I flew somewhat regularly - so while I wasnt a big fan it was doable. 10 years goes by and the angst of the upcoming flight was hitting hard. As I entered the 3 seats, 1row, 3 seats seemingly 10ft wide plane - panic started to set in. But it was the claustrophobia that was driving me mad, gnawing at me to the point where I honestly HAD to leave the plane. But I couldnt you know... however as the flight took off I became more and more calm - on one hand the claustrophobia made me care less if the plane went down and the bumpy pitching movement of the plane kept my mind off the the claustrophobia. Nuts huh?

Q

[ November 06, 2006, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: Quahogs ]

D-Day Heroes · Post by **D-Day Heroes** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:17 am

I wouldn't mind flying , if i were the pilot, its that whole passenger thing that gets me. Hey if man were meant to fly, god would have given us drugs. or something like that..lol..!