“Penticton airspace can get quite busy and things happen fast and change quickly,” Rianne Stanway said.
“Our training prepares us to respond to any situation,” Stanway said. “We have preventative procedures and regulations in place to ensure .Penticton’s airport processes an overwhelming amount of data, but only a small portion will be relevant to each pilot.“I think of it kind of as an art form,” she said. “It’s not hard to just spit out information, but it can be difficult to get the right information out there at the right time so that the pilot can make a proper decision.
Many non-emergency aircraft were restricted from using the much-larger Kelowna International Airport, and had to be diverted to Penticton, resulting in weeks of heavy traffic.In addition to wildfire season, air shows and regular traffic, the team is also responsible for coordinating traffic between two flight schools that operate out of the local airport.
“You’re starting with good leave allotments; paid maternity leave topped up. Benefits like that make it a little bit easier than some jobs.”
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