Last month in Part 1, we talked about the ATC planning for Oshkosh, selection, pre-OSH activities, Fond du Lac, and Fisk. In this Part 2, we’ll talk about ATC roles in the “World’s Busiest Control Tower,” those oddly named MOOCOWS, and a couple other things. We’ll start with the Tower.
OSH Tower
Oshkosh Tower is the well-known landmark for anyone who has been to AirVenture. Starting around 0545 every morning and finishing around 2030, six teams of controllers along with several supervisors and managers are in and out of the tower. We don’t just handle a lot of traffic. There are enough people working that Operation Managers (OM) are required to manage the staff. There are three teams in the morning and three in the afternoon with several other pink shirts passing through.
