About Tom Lusch
Welcome to TomLusch.com! I am currently an FAA Certified Professional Controller (Air Traffic Control Specialist) at Port Columbus International Airport (KCMH Tower/Tracon), as well as a certified instrument rated pilot with just under 1200 flight hours logged. I initially had a heck of a time getting hired by the FAA, as they required that I hold a FAA 2nd Class Airman Medical Certificate. As it turned out, the FAA had issued me a 2nd Class Medical Certificate...yet they refused to hire me. If you wish to learn more about the discriminatory hiring practice (based upon myopia) that I experienced, read LuschEEOC1982.pdf.
From 1982 thru 1993 I worked at Cleveland Center (ZOB). The experience of an aircraft nearly being involved in a midair collision, in which the other aircraft was most assuredly detected by radar, yet NOT displayed on my screen, is the primary reason that this web site exists (see main page).
How long will I remain an air traffic controller? Find out more by reading “Tom_Lusch_On_Faa_Forced_Controller_Retirement.pdf”
After you read my comments about forced retirement, you may find a 2005 FAA study entitled “Review of the Scientific Basis for the Mandatory Separation of an Air Traffic Control Specialist at Age 56” of particular interest.
I think the suggestion by Terry L. Patterson, in his “Letters to Leaders” post, wherein he recommends The Fair Treatment for Experienced Controllers Act, is an excellent suggestion.
In Feb 2000 I launched “Lusch’s Midair Collision Investigations” at http://home.columbus.rr.com. Due to situations not under my control, that site went dark on Dec 12, 2008. Shortly thereafter I launched this site.
Thomas G. Lusch
August 16, 2010
[Note: If you’re a central Ohio aviator or interested in aviation in Central Ohio, I recommend that you consider subscribing to NTOAM-KCMH, an announcement web site that I created back in 2000.]
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Supporting documents for “Is the FAA’s mandatory separation law for air traffic controllers rationally related to a legitimate government purpose?”...
