Another item from the AVweb newsletter: The audio of the ATC handling a mid-air emergency is quite interesting. It runs about 8 minutes.
MIDAIR DRAMA UNFOLDS IN TOWER TAPE AUDIO
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/984-full.html#196454)
A reader sent us the tower tape clip (MP3
(http://www.avweb.com/other/FRG_MidAir_TowerAudio.mp3)) of the
exchange between a smooth, professional air traffic controller at
Republic Airport on Long Island and the pilot of a Piper Saratoga
who'd been in a midair collision with a Cessna 152 last Sunday. As we
reported on Monday
(http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/MidairCollisionEndsHappily_196430-1.html),
both pilots were able to land their aircraft without incident but the
tower tape reveals just what it takes to recover two damaged aircraft
on the same runway during a busy period at a large GA airport. The
first call from the Saratoga pilot comes about 2:15 on the audio file,
but listen to the whole thing to get a feel for what the controller
was up against in getting the damaged aircraft on the ground without
anyone else (including a student launching for his first solo) getting
in the way or into trouble.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/984-full.html#196454
