Thursday, May 11, 2006

Pushing Tin

Ever wonder why air traffic controllers suffer from hypertension and high blood pressure? You probably would, too, if you had to manage dozens of approaches and departures per hour, especially if you have to work around weather. Particularly if your work found you in Memphis, the distribution hub for FedEx. Enjoy this little snippet of an ATC's life, a time-lapse radar track of FedEx jets landing in Memphis in the midst of a major thunderstorm.

Try not to think about this the next time you land somewhere in heavy weather.

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