Air Traffic Controllers: A pilot’s guide to success

Senior Airman Karlos Malave, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, monitors aircraft movement at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 25, 2015. Air traffic controllers provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of aircraft on the flightline and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Air Traffic Controllers: A pilot’s guide to success

1st Lt. Saskia Deckert, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron airfield operations director of operations, tracks an aircraft being towed at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 25, 2015. Air traffic controllers track and monitor aircraft movement on the flight line and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Air Traffic Controllers: A pilot’s guide to success

Senior Airman Carmen Simboli, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, communicates with an inbound aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 26, 2015. Air traffic controllers communicate with aircraft crews using a two-way radio system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Air Traffic Controllers: A pilot’s guide to success

Senior Airman Justin Barabash, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, trains Airman 1st Class Phillip Allman how to organize and track aircraft flight plans at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 26, 2015. Air traffic controllers are responsible for all aircraft traffic on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Air Traffic Controllers: A pilot’s guide to success

Senior Airman Michael Manella, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, loads flight progress strips to prepare for a departure phase at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 25, 2015. Air traffic controllers track aircraft movement using strips that include information on the aircraft and its flight path. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Senior Airman Carmen Simboli, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, demonstrates how to operate the light gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 26, 2015. The light gun is used to direct air traffic in the air and on the ground when radio communications are unavailable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

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Air Traffic Controllers: A pilot’s guide to success

Published Sept. 17, 2015
By Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Senior Airman Karlos Malave, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, monitors aircraft movement at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 25, 2015. Air traffic controllers provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of aircraft on the flightline and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)