This holiday season, I plan on putting some colorful lighting somewhere on the tower. I’ve done this in the past and it undeniably increases moral and promotes holiday cheer to both our employees and our flying visitors. The Christmas lights I’ve used in the previous years have been given their last rights, so I must […]

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The sunset tonight was an awesome sight from the tower. It looked like the horizon was on fire. Did anyone else happen to catch that? I only wish I had my camera with me. I need to make it a point to keep a camera with me at all times to avoid missed opportunities such […]

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I’m amazed that in the 6 years I’ve been at Chicago Executive Airport, Air Traffic Control Tower, there have only seen a handfull of tower visitors each year. I’m not sure if people think the tower is not accessible, or maybe that we just do not want them there. We actually feel the opposite. I […]

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Yesterday had its moments of busy flurries of inbound/outbound traffic as well as plenty of aircraft requesting pattern work. The radar was full of VFR traffic in all directions and the lake shore seemed to be one of the most popular places to be.
It was a little windy this morning at Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), […]

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Prior to becoming an air traffic controller, I worked on the “line” at Fort Lauderdale International Airport, at a FBO called National Jets. The experience gave me a great introduction into the world of aviation. Since I didn’t have a pilots license, like many of the line-crew that were working on theirs, it was a […]

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Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
National Air Traffic Controllers Associaton (NATCA)
Chicago Terminal Radar Approach Control (C90 TRACON)
Palwaukee Airport Pilots Association (PAPA)

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