[Newsbot]

Title: Tourist captures NYC plane-chopper collision
Category: Videos
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-08-13 20:37:35

[ridenrain]

Does anyone else here not think that was pretty damned obvious.

[travior]

The air traffic controller that was talking to his girlfriend on the phone instead of monitoring his station should be terminated.

[Hyack]

travior travior:

The air traffic controller that was talking to his girlfriend on the phone instead of monitoring his station should be terminated.

They are working on it...

$1:

The FAA said Thursday night it has begun disciplinary proceedings against an air-traffic controller who was handling the small plane that collided with a tour helicopter, and against a supervisor who was on duty at the time.