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bbhack wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:51 pm https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/inca ... 25525/amp/

They don't indicate it was voluntary or not - but would your first impulse be to resign after a medical emergency? I think leave would appropriate, even if there was no chance she would ever return to the tower. I think the FAA may be managing optics, which is OK, just seems different.

A representative of the agency didn’t say Monday whether the controller resigned or was fired nor whether its investigation of the incident has been concluded, citing privacy concerns.

Its quite possible she simple decided it was time to retire anyway. Either way is speculation.

Best of luck to her! It seems the built-in system safeties overcame one of the worst possible cases of system failure (unrecognized human failure). The other worst-case system failures being equipment failures and negligence/intentional human failure.

Kudos to the pilots for sticking to the requirements and not making a 'guess' about what was meant (that lesson was learned at Tenerife and fortunately the applications from that lesson helped keep this problem for spiraling out of control).

bbhack wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:54 pm

G26ster wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:07 pm When my wife had a stroke (TIA), she thought she was fine. Her sluring, etc. was my alert to get help. Same with my boss, he was
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I've heard this many times. If she was separated, it was probably not from fault. I can see how she could never return to work as a controller, although there are other positions that would be OK.

Obviously her age has not been disclosed, but since strokes are much more likely the further advanced in age you are a mutual separation may have been agreed upon.

I haven't seen a link where she said she was fired?