Cleared for Takeoff!

Cleared to Land…

• What does an air traffic controller do when he learns the airliner he is working is being hijacked?
• What should a tired air traffic controller never say to an angry, activist, airline pilot in the middle of the night?
• How did the United States air traffic control system survive after President Reagan fired two-thirds of the air traffic controllers?
• How do you keep your life together when the Air Force is sending you from here to Kotzebue?

Follow Darrel Pittman’s life story as he grows up in California and Arizona. He joins the United States Air Force, becomes an air traffic controller and works across the United States.

After the death of his first wife and children Darrel resumes his life with the help of friends and family. He builds an exciting, challenging career in aviation; remarries, and in retirement is still very active in aviation activities.

About the Author:

Darrel Pittman was born in California, raised in Arizona, worked from the east coast to the west coast and retired in North Dakota.