Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Thanks to Broward College, and the Aviation Department for their help to bring here our seminar; special thanks to Emilia Colageo- and Dr. Sean Gallagan.
Thanks to our speakers, both are very experience controllers, that took it on themselves, to “refresh, and bring “new terminations” to us.
Don Kent - Controller for 30 years with tower, approach control and center experience, and 7.5 years in our local patterns in South Florida. Served at HWO tower for the last 4 years. Prior to this he served as a controller at Fairbanks Tower, Bethel Tower, Merrill Tower, Anchorage Tower, Anchorage Approach, Miami Center, ORF. Don is very experienced in our busy airspace, that includes a variety of flying operations, tour airplanes, helicopters, flight schools from all kinds, private pilots, professional, and more.
Nicholas Candelier - has been an air traffic controller for 8 years, starting at Boston Center and then moving down and certifying at Miami TRACON in early 2016. Having almost 200 hours as a private pilot including some helicopter experience, he is actively involved in educational seminars and working with pilots in the South Florida area. Discussions will also include communicating with approach controllers, common terms/phraseology that is used, along with understanding some parts of the Miami airspace.