Andrew Tangel

It's analogous to any profession where you have the same amount of workload and not enough people. When you've got too much on one controller's plate, the FAA, they basically, they slow air traffic down so that the controllers who are there can handle it safely.

It's analogous to any profession where you have the same amount of workload and not enough people. When you've got too much on one controller's plate, the FAA, they basically, they slow air traffic down so that the controllers who are there can handle it safely.

It's analogous to any profession where you have the same amount of workload and not enough people. When you've got too much on one controller's plate, the FAA, they basically, they slow air traffic down so that the controllers who are there can handle it safely.

And this big high-stakes move by the FAA raises the question of whether or not the cure, at least for now, is worse than the disease.

And this big high-stakes move by the FAA raises the question of whether or not the cure, at least for now, is worse than the disease.

And this big high-stakes move by the FAA raises the question of whether or not the cure, at least for now, is worse than the disease.

The controllers have to make sure that they're lining up all the airplanes safely. They tell them where to go, where to turn, what altitude, what speed to go at, and they've got to juggle all this and sort of act like a conductor at an orchestra.

The controllers have to make sure that they're lining up all the airplanes safely. They tell them where to go, where to turn, what altitude, what speed to go at, and they've got to juggle all this and sort of act like a conductor at an orchestra.

The controllers have to make sure that they're lining up all the airplanes safely. They tell them where to go, where to turn, what altitude, what speed to go at, and they've got to juggle all this and sort of act like a conductor at an orchestra.

It's this big building tucked in the suburbs of New York City out on Long Island in the town of Westbury. And it's called the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control, or in air traffic control jargon, it's a TRACON.

It's this big building tucked in the suburbs of New York City out on Long Island in the town of Westbury. And it's called the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control, or in air traffic control jargon, it's a TRACON.

It's this big building tucked in the suburbs of New York City out on Long Island in the town of Westbury. And it's called the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control, or in air traffic control jargon, it's a TRACON.

It's kind of the biggest, baddest TRACON in the whole country.

It's kind of the biggest, baddest TRACON in the whole country.

It's kind of the biggest, baddest TRACON in the whole country.

You've got to be spot on. It's a little bit of an adrenaline rush. It can be different every day. Oh, we're busy? All right, let's go. Let's move. Historically, it is known for having its own culture. People who've worked there historically have described it as a bit of a sort of a rough-and-tumble place where they sort of do things their own way.

You've got to be spot on. It's a little bit of an adrenaline rush. It can be different every day. Oh, we're busy? All right, let's go. Let's move. Historically, it is known for having its own culture. People who've worked there historically have described it as a bit of a sort of a rough-and-tumble place where they sort of do things their own way.

You've got to be spot on. It's a little bit of an adrenaline rush. It can be different every day. Oh, we're busy? All right, let's go. Let's move. Historically, it is known for having its own culture. People who've worked there historically have described it as a bit of a sort of a rough-and-tumble place where they sort of do things their own way.

Some might say out of necessity because it's so difficult with all the airports stacked on top of each other.

Some might say out of necessity because it's so difficult with all the airports stacked on top of each other.