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Note that the fringe you see around the plasma is colored fuchsia because of the light emitted when hydrogen ions recapture their electrons at the cooler edge of the plasma and the electrons jump around various states of excitation — the Balmer series, a combination of red (656 nm), blue-green (486 nm), blue-violet (434 nm), and violet (410 nm). || Photo info: Taken 2025-07-16 with iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro back camera 6.86mm f/1.78, 1/530 sec at f/1.8, focal length 6.86 mm, ISO ISO 50. Copyright 2025 .
The #NATCACFS Pilot/Controller Communications panel remains one of the most highly anticipated discussions at the conference year after year. This year, NATCA CFS hosted three separate discussions on key hot topics for today’s National Airspace System (NAS), with NATCA and industry panelists.
Panel #1 – Is it Active or Not: A Look at Special Use Airspace. Moderated by NATCA ATSAP Analyst Team (AAT) member Dawn Johnson and NATCA National Recurrent Training Lead Richard Kennington. Panelists are NATCA National Airspace Representative Josh Haviland and Maryland Air National Guard 104th Fighter Squadron Chief of Training Major Jack “Queen” Ingber.
Panel #2 – Pilot Controller Communication: Working Together. Moderated by NATCA National Recurrent Training Lead Richard Kennington with panelists NATCA National Safety Committee Pilot/Controller Liaison Brad Wilcko, Air Line Pilots Association Airport & Ground Environment Subcommittee Chairman Jason Herman, and Cirrus Owners Pilots Association University Dean John Gressett.
Panel #3 – Reporting: How I Contribute to Safety. Moderated by NATCA ATSAP Analyst Team (AAT) member Dawn Johnson, with panelists Allied Pilots Association (APA) and MD-80 Captain Mark Woodall and NATCA ATSAP Analyst Erin Phelps.