JFK Air Traffic Controller Lets Kids Do His Job

Thursday, 04 March 2010 | by Pat's Picks

An air traffic controller at JFK went a little too far when he brought his kids to work. Instead of coloring quietly in the corner, the man’s two young children took turns giving take-off instructions to pilots. The New York Post says the pilots “didn’t mind taking orders from grade-schoolers,” even wishing they could bring their own kids to work. Now that makes me nervous. However, after the media got wind of the story, the man was put on administrative leave.

Below is raw audio of the kids calling out directions: