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Communicating for Safety Keynote Speaker at NATCA Conference

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Paul Dye has over 40 years of aviation experience as an engineer, builder, and pilot. He earned his degree in aeronautical…

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Posted in: KITPLANES and General Aviation, NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Challenger, Commercial space, Communication, Flight Director, Safety, Space Shuttle

Flight is Not God

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Ironflight explains that the front room in Mission Control is a team and that the Flight Director isn’t a god…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Fast Talk When Stresssed

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Explaining Your Call

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Ironflight suggest that flight controllers learn to explain their field of expertise in clear and non-jargon-filled language as the folks…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Tell Flight the Time You Need

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Ironflight advices flight controllers on how to best communicate with their flight director. This very short video is part of…

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Don’t Rush into Bad Comm

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Ironflight muses on how the best flight controllers time their reports to the flight director concerning an arising problem. This…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Watch Others Sim

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Ironflight talks about the value of watching simulations and, in particular, observing how easy it is to talk passed each…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

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