Stories About Flying
Stories About Flying
While aviation certainly has its ups and downs, it's an industry chock full of exciting adventures at every turn. In this podcast, award-winning aviation journalist Rob Mark shares stories about the people who make the industry work, as well as the safety lessons each flight can teach us. He'll pull stories from the archives of his 50+ years of flying for the airlines, corporate, charter, and as a flight instructor, as well as his previous life as a tower and radar air traffic controller for the FAA and while in the US Air Force. He'll also share some of the terrific tales he's gleaned from other respected podcasters.
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Nov. 8, 2026

A Center Controller Thinks About the Palm Beach Crash of Learjet N722BD

A Center Controller Thinks About the Palm Beach Crash of Learjet N722BD
A Center Controller Thinks About the Palm Beach Crash of Learjet N722BD
Stories About Flying
A Center Controller Thinks About the Palm Beach Crash of Learjet N722BD

It's been a week since the horrific crash of a Learjet in west Palm Beach, Florida. The jet's occupants are, of course, gone. But this accident will live on the that Miami Center controller's mind until the end of his days.

Key Takeaways

  • While the people aboard N722BD are gone, the accident will forever live on the mind of that Miami Center controller.

It's been a week since the horrific crash of a Learjet in west Palm Beach, Florida. The jet's occupants are, of course, gone. But this accident will live on the that Miami Center controller's mind until the end of his days.