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The Other Kind of Alternate
#99 | NOVEMBER 2018
You're off to retrieve your son from college in an airplane that got washed by the line crew before getting washed by the clouds. Now you're deep in the soup with an uncertain altitude and a list of poor options to get back on the ground. How will you choose?
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John Krug
John Krug’s 27 years of experience as an Air Traffic Controller combined with his experience as an active flight instructor and charter pilot, allow him to assist pilots in gaining a better understanding of the ATC system and how to best operate in it. While with the FAA, he was an On-the-Job-Training Instructor for new controllers and worked as a Quality Assurance Specialist, responsible for conducting in-flight evaluations of the Air Traffic System and investigating accidents and incidents.