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BROKEN CONTROLLER is the true story of Carl McLelland's career as an Army and then FAA air traffic controller. From a tiny radar van on the battlefields of Vietnam, to the control tower and radar room in one of the nation's busiest airports, Carl tells the story of his meteoric rise in this unique career field. It isn't anything like you see on television. The men and women in charge of separating airplanes in our nation's skies are a unique breed. While their egos boast of superhuman abilities, do they see this profession as protecting thousands of human lives on a daily basis, or is it the ultimate video game? How do they handle this pressure cooker on the human psyche? Perceiving the opportunity to make phenomenal advances in simulation training, Carl transferred into an automation staff position. Yet another meteoric rise in his career, only to be crushed by the political bureaucracy when their empires were challenged. What happened when the personality of an immediate supervisor attempted to derail Carl's career? What is the truth behind the 1981 air traffic controller strike? Walk in Carl's shoes as he takes you on this unbelievable journey. During the course of Carl's ATC profession he also takes you along in his career as a commercial pilot and flight instructor. This is a truly unique book, about a truly unique individual, in a truly unique and stressful career. Don't plan anything after you open the cover of this one, you won't be able to put it down until it's been read.
About the Author: Carl McLelland is neither scholar nor professional author. Notwithstanding, throughout life he has taken the attitude of "getting it done." Never one to sit back and wait for things to come to him, he's a hard charger and goes after whatever interests him. His first career was land surveying, followed by air traffic control and commercial piloting. After that he had a successful second career as a law enforcement officer. He has won multiple championships racing his Lotus 61 formula Ford. He loves boating and fishing, as well as traveling with his wife in their motorhome. An avid amateur photographer, he estimates he has taken in excess of a half million photograph's in his life. Carl enjoys amateur (ham) radio. He has earned his Extra Class license, call sign KF7GJO.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781494243593
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 194
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: : an Air Traffic Controller's Story
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1494243598
  • Publisher Date: 16 Dec 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 317 gr

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