Both Ends of the Mic: Behind the Scenes in the Cockpit and Control Tower

A 40-year collection of original and unique aviation stories as witnessed by pilots and air traffic controllers. Pilots and air traffic controllers can and do make breaking news and when they do, it's for something big. Unfortunately, the news we receive is usually filtered down or biased in some way. Not so here. Stories about aviation happen because people are the ones who are either flying the plane or controlling them from the tower. The FAA attempts to standardize equipment, aircraft, and airport environments, but they cannot standardize people. That is where the fun starts.Aviation people provide a constant source of entertainment whether they try to or not. Read more