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Originally Posted by 4X4
Ryan, aren't you a pilot? I'm surprised that you're so lenient about something like this. I'm surprised anyone is. I've done night shift, though my only responsibility was looking for oil, and not the much greater responsibility of landing planes.
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Perhaps its because us pilots know that a controller falling asleep doesn't equal planes falling from the skies or instantly start colliding with each other.
They did teach us to do more than wear aviators and tell girls at bars that we're pilots.
This is still a very serious incident, and like I said could be indicative of the strain the US ATC system is under. This is a 20 year veteran, and I believe a supervisor, as DCA regulated that for the night shift post 9/11.