
Marcus Miller on Pilot to Pilot.
Marcus Miller, known as Prop Hat Cat, is an air traffic controller at Houston Center. He started controlling virtual aircraft at 14 in his mother’s bakery.
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Ep. 350 · Training & checkrides · 1 hr 27 minWhat Air Traffic Controllers Really See, Think and Want Pilots to KnowWhat does a controller see when you check in, and what frustrates them? A Houston Center controller explains.▶ Play
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