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Show HILL TOP TIMES Pmge 30 October 21 TRAFFIC COPS Men in Lil ile Glass House Need Superior Judgment Men of excellent judgment seated in a little glass house in the sky do their daily job at this air base knowing that mistakes must not occur and that "human error is intoler able." These men are air traffic con- equipment y radios and two-wa- trollers who take their stint of a light gun in case of mechanical, duty day and night within a troubles in the radio console. "birdcage" tower perched on the The gun is a portable trafroof of a large airfield hangar. fic light with red, green and 'aJ 1 white lights flashing or They direct ground and air traffic primarily by radio steady as the operator desires. I communications with pilots A code of signals is under s r, out in and Hill AFB. of stood by pilots and control flying lers. For example, steady These "traffic cops of the skymeans "clear to land"; are react to green trained 4 quickways" y and emerin steady red, give way or keep ly effectively any gency, because when jet aircraft circling. land at high speed there is no "Because the job is mentally other answer. tiring, our controllers work an Controllers are airmen from eight-hoshift with a minimum Control tower operators SSgt. John Blazenheim and SSgt. Robert Clark 12 Communications of hours between duty. If trafthe 1906th BRINGING IT IN Boxcar as it makes a oass with the pilot of an Air Force which aircontact is the in fic very heavy, a shift Squadron operates (left to right) are drome for the Ogden Air Mate- with 16 hours between is preferuciwic Hill Aro runway over the 13,500-foriel Area commanded by Maj. able," Sergeant Swanson said. Gen. T. Alan Bennett Chief conHe estimated that during 1966 to act intuitively. This the tower men which have remay shift or position air- have troller is SMSgt. D. L. Swanson, controllers at Hill's tower will they worth a total of $200 requires constant training and sulted in the saving of life veteran in the difficult have directed more than 100,000 craft a to judge and property. million, making this an es- experience. The ability on and aircraft and job. a situation correctly rapidly ramps, runways But there are endless timM job. Tower men, who at times hold in the air within the five mile pecially responsible most important when during normal the is perhaps duty hours, "You don't have time to stop in their hands the lives of men control area around the busy ability of the controller." the single g to think if any emergencies and millions of dollars in airare controllers There avert eight supervisors emergencies and . "You craft, use comparatively simple During a normal workday arise," the sergeant-saidail skilled controllers three con receive the heartfelt thanks of trollers in training to become pilots who know the quality of - . - ur C-1- 19 six-ho- ur '"s. ot 20-ye- ar air-bas- e. The fine shoes are at quick-thinkin- g, fast-actin- supervisors, and five controller men for whom "human error is trainees. There will be 12 train- intolerable." ees by December of this year. The critical , moment during TOO MANY motorists play the controller operation takes "What's My Lane." place during the control transfer of an aircraft from one tower or control center to another. For the is pilot, the "moment of truth" is in the landing pattern. Maid Controllers do not, however, "talk in" pilots on an instrument approach when visibility is poor. Honor and This is the job of the precision approach radar men who are a under the direction of the chief controller, but in a different section of the 1906th. Squadron Bulovai commander is Lt. Col. E. S. May; Maj. Joseph A. Kail is Flight Facilities officer for Hill AFB. During the past six years the controllers have been awarded 11 'save certificates. These are awards for meritorious actions taken by . . . Happiness PUMP GEPPET0 getting $14.40 Pair $18.00 . Regular PUMPS being of ......... 2 Pair $28.00 Seamless Skin Pumps in all Fall and Summer Colors (PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) I I09 ELECT FELSHAW r 1 3 UTAH STATE SENATE - n i 7 ' A "1 DEMOCRAT 999 Ml U ...niueUOT1 C0KCEWO 00k Mod,m youthful Shock- - Majority Whip Of House Chairman off Hoot Judiciary Committee Davit County Lawyer Active In Local and State Affairs mtch. Yiiow of wnltfc I24.M Merl's . EXPERIENCED JEWELRY EFFECTIVE QUALIFIED MEWO&KSFOR YOUl r., Ad by Qmmm 7 lev, .. Ziabmmm hh Convenient f Ccrr-' . K for KJmi SPEAKING UP FOR DAVIS COUNTY DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION - Fn Gift Wrapping Phone UbjSL |