2022, Central Region: Brian Magnuson, Kansas City Center (ZKC)

On the afternoon of November 17, 2021, Kansas City Center (ZKC) member Brian Magnuson was working Sector 06 of ZKC’s Prairie Area when a Mitsubishi MU-2 enroute to Pueblo, Colo., requested a lower altitude due to a pressurization problem. Magnuson declared an emergency for the aircraft and coordinated with nearby Vance AFB, issued a further descent to 10,000 feet. As Magnuson points out, “Lack of oxygen is a very time sensitive issue, so we had to get him going.” Read the full story of this save, for which Central Regional Vice President Aaron Merrick presented Magnuson with the 2022 Archie League Medal of Safety Award for the Central Region at #NATCACFS. https://www.natca.org/central-region-...