A Traveler Meets Air Traffic Control (1963)

United Flight 837 and the Air Traffic Control system ORD-LAX ca 1963.
UA837/B DC8-1 470 1600 350 ORD V172 3CE DRCT DSM J60 LAX 241405
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43449, LI 237.22 -A Traveler Meets Air Traffic Control (1963) - Federal Aviation Agency. Motion Picture and Photographic Section. (1958 - 1967).
Great shots of Chicago's Meigs Field in the beginning friendsofmeigs.org/
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[@seeburg220]

When I started working at a Center in 1989, we had the same communication switches with the red lights, as shown in this film, lol.

[@deanspencer3356]

I hired on 1960 CID fss, then ICT rapcon, ZKC 1970, retired 1988. Great story, brings back many great memories

[@Gethsemaneful]

To any air traffic controllers reading this - thank you!

[@tgjun6980]

Whenever I watch these kinds of old films, I wish I could turn back time to those days.

[@TheSRQPilot]

The golden age of aviation, How is it that it came from that to regional pilots having to work 16 hour days, make $21k as a FO just to get that 1000 hours of PIC jet time to be eligible to be considered as a serious candidate for a major airline.

[@JeighEigh]

"uhh you're using poor judgment at this time sir".....no wayyyyy

[@pigkiller7171]

"taxi into position and hold" i miss those words

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

Bad acting 🤔.......

[@M1CHAZZ]

Take off from old Meigs field

[@icecreamman93]

18,000 controllers, wait...isn't that less than what we have now?

[@jochampley]

This was great. I started in 1971 when we were just beginning to come out of the dark ages. I used a lot of the equipment shown on this video. It brings back good memories. Thanks!

[@lrodpeterson3046]

I last saw this movie in April, 1968, in the first week of Flight Data School at ZJX (Jacksonville ARTCC). Little did I know then that, ten years after this film was produced, I would wind up working in the two principal facilities featured in this film (ORD and ZAU--Chicago ARTCC). Things hadn't changed much from '63 to '68--I'm a veteran of shrimp boats, PPI radar (at ORD), scan converted radar, and those CAA transmitter select switches on the overheads (all the way into the late '80s).

[@msccna218]

It was nice seeing the place where I work 14 yrs before I was born! Pretty funny!

[@MrSunlander]

and from all of us who love aviation to the Airboyds out there.....thanks for providing us with these films.....

[@chrismecking]

Omg, what a beauty!! Great!! Is there more something similar!?! Really love it!!

[@Elodea]

I wish you could still fly from Chicago-Meigs Field to KORD, land on a ramp and walk to a gate with no security. Back in the days when people still "dressed" to fly. Nice Eastern Air Lines ELECTRA in the old livery in the background.

[@CathayGuy]

3:36 "Here we are in Chicago and, four hours from now will be in L.A. it's hard to believe" it's so true. Thanks for posting! Love the old time films.

[@kewkabe]

13:18

[@airfabio777X]

My fave vids! Thanks for sharing and please, do it more often.

[@mikel1982]

I love these videos! Keep em comin!