mission_aviation
Well-Known Member
How are things starting out for you so far?
Things are going great. I just completed week 2 of 6 of training. We get to respond to medical emergencies inside the airport and also when pilots declare emergencies have to divert to PHX. When airlines that are based at PHX such as Empire and Mesa need to send their aircraft around the airport for maintentance to get to the hangers, we get to escort them and communicate with ATC to cross active runways and taxiways. I found the most fun when we got to do runway inspections. We opened up the truck and zoomed down the runways. At one point, we raced US Airways down the opposite runway, but in the end, they smoked us. These are just to name a few.