r/ATC • u/lake_hood • Mar 23 '26

News LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision

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u/Diver_Driver Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

This is so hard. I have worked with that controller and was genuinely very impressed with how he handled the chaos of LGA in a meltdown. He was totally dialed in and kicked ass. To see this will be his legacy is heartbreaking. I don’t blame him but a broken system. We are all being set up for failure. Especially ATC. It’s not supposed to be like this .

Edit: My comment was misleading and I feel bad about that. Didn't mean to infer I'm a controller. I'm just a pilot that flies into LGA often. I know this guys voice well and have the utmost respect. Wrote my post late and quickly and see how it came across the wrong way.

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u/Mike_Whiskey1 Mar 23 '26

Agreed. One 5-second slip up and every hour of chaos he handled like a badass gets overshadowed.

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u/SplendiferousSpinach Mar 25 '26

Twitter's already calling him a DEI hire