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Course Title: (GOV101) THE UNITED STATES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

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This course examines the National Airspace System (NAS), the Air Traffic Control System (ATC), and how the FAA strives to meet the needs of its expanding stakeholders. The term "stakeholders" refers to every entity that operates in the National Airspace System - foreign and domestic commercial air carriers, box haulers (FedEx), corporate aviation, general aviation (privately owned), the military, glider operations, skydivers, and as of the past few years - drones.

Course Information: GOV101

Schedule:

Every day, starting on 09/01/25 and ending on 09/01/25 (excluding 09/01/25)

Times:

12:00am-12:00am EDT

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Price:

OLLI Digital Library : $8.00

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Peter Pasquale

Biography: PETER PASQUALE spent 33 years in the FAA as an air traffic controller, supervisor, and manager. Post-retirement he was an instructor for the University of Oklahoma teaching air traffic control at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City. Peter also worked for a Washington DC company as a program manager and subject matter expert in support of the FAA effort to upgrade the nation's air traffic control system. He has 2000+ hours as a corporate pilot and flight instructor.

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