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The Role of Air Traffic Controller in the Cirrus Tragedy at William P. Hobby Airport

  Just now I saw a video that was uploaded by Air Safety Institute. I feel sorry for the three people who died in that tragedy, particularly feeling sorry for the female pilot who was at complete peace and calm till the last moments even though she was burdened by air traffic controllers with frequent instructions throwing her all around at the airport. The elaboration detailed by the Air Safety Institute mostly blaming the pilot for the tragedy forced me to write this article. We may agree that in most cases we blame the pilot for any incident or accident. The elaboration given by ASI is quite sorted, but the thing I didn’t like in here is that the first culprit here is found to be the private pilot who had minimal amount of flying experience. It is easy to blame the pilot for not being alive to fight for her case and everyone else involved in the tragedy, particularly the ATC who want to save their jobs and reputation.  What I didn’t like was the cirrus private pilot was as...

Yes and No of Switching from a Big Company to a Small Company

Should we move from a big organization to a small organization? What reasons can influence your decision when you move from a large to a small organization? How does it feel when you transition from a big company to a small company? What qualifies as a big organization and a small organization? Recently, I switched from a big company to a small company, this is what it looked like from the outside and in my first introduction. Here in this blog I share some of my experiences. Chandigarh University is a big company, and I dared to call it a company and not an educational institution because these private firms are in-fact selling education. There is little of actual value underneath the glitz and glamour that one sees from the outside of these organizations. I managed to spend two years at Chandigarh University in one of its core management departments. When things started becoming difficult and analyzing the dim chances of promotion, I decided to make the move to some other company. Un...