THE AVIATORS (6)

S6. ANATOMY OF A DEPARTURE: Get up and go? Not quite. The process of just leaving the airport sometimes involves talking to a half a dozen separate air traffic controllers. Complicated? Let’s find out! GROUND CONTROL: An often overlooked function of an air traffic controller is ground control. After all, keeping planes from bumping into each other on the ground is sometimes tougher than keeping the apart in the sky!