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>> reporter: we find that out firsthand trying to operate the high-tech sim mu lay tore. >> american, 2156 heavy, line up and wait. >> i messed up there. >> not too bad. that's just minor. >> it is a little disconcerting knowing how difficulty it is knowing some students have as much trouble as i do. by the time you get them out here, they are ready to go. >> our purpose is to train the students. we don't make an air traffic controller in seven weeks. 1 in 5 don't complete the training. those that do must spend one to three weeks in a tower before they are fully certified. >> we have the sophi...

For 15 or 16 years. and never encountered that problem. there has to be something else afoot here. >> do you think, billy, they keep -- talking about putting another $161,000 a year air traffic controller in the tower with them, saying yesterday is that just expensive baby sitting. shouldn't there be policies in place where you don't go to sleep on the job. >> there is something underlying all of this that is a major problem. it's not -- the solution is not to add another person. as you say, a babysitter. that doesn't make sense. >> the other question, we have sunny here, about this, you're a ...

But he might wish he had used different word. >> i guarantee the flying public we will not sleep until we can guarantee that there's good safety in the control towers when these planes are coming in and out of airports. >> and the federal aviation administration immediately made changes putting two controllers in 27 towers that been had staffed with only one on overnight shifts. but congressman john mica w federal government would you double up on workers averaging $161,000 in salary and benefits that are not doing their job. >> you can see the point. i mean, they should be doing their job. yo...

>> this is ridiculous, it's outrageous. it's the kind of behavior that we will not stand for at the department of transportation. the controller has been suspended. we're conducting an investigation. and i have said that immediately there will be two controllers in 27 control towers around the country that control planes between 12:00 midnight and the early morning hours. >> but not everyone's embracing that. republican congressman john micah was critical saying only in the federal government would you droubl up on workers averaging $161,000 in year in salary and benefits that are not doing th...

Investigation and i have said that immediately, there will be two controllers in 27 control towers around the country that control planes between 12 midnight and the early morning hours. >> but republican congressman john micah was harshly critical, saying only in the federal government would you double up workers averaging $161,000 per year in salary and benefits that aren't doing their job. carol? >> we are get nothing another political fight over it, but as an air traveler, someone who travels, like travel season is upon us, jane, and we know of indaents reagan national, knoxville, in reno,...