diff --git a/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx b/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx
index 8a66eda6e..4c3e67c57 100644
--- a/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx
+++ b/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ FGAILocalTraffic::FGAILocalTraffic() {
 	_controlled = false;
 	
 	_invisible = false;
+
+        ground = NULL;
+        tower = NULL;
+        ourGate = NULL;
+        nextTaxiNode = NULL;
+        holdShortNode = NULL;
 }
 
 FGAILocalTraffic::~FGAILocalTraffic() {
@@ -1254,13 +1260,13 @@ void FGAILocalTraffic::ProcessCallback(int code) {
 	if(code == 1) {
 		ground->RequestDeparture(plane, this);
 	} else if(code == 2) {
-		tower->ContactAtHoldShort(plane, this, CIRCUIT);
+		if (_controlled) tower->ContactAtHoldShort(plane, this, CIRCUIT);
 	} else if(code == 3) {
-		tower->ReportRunwayVacated(plane.callsign);
+                if (_controlled) tower->ReportRunwayVacated(plane.callsign);
 	} else if(code == 11) {
-		tower->ReportDownwind(plane.callsign);
+                if (_controlled) tower->ReportDownwind(plane.callsign);
 	} else if(code == 13) {
-		tower->ReportFinal(plane.callsign);
+                if (_controlled) tower->ReportFinal(plane.callsign);
 	} else if(code == 99) { // Flag this instance for deletion
 		responseCounter = 0;
 		_removeSelf = true;
diff --git a/src/ATCDCL/ATCmgr.cxx b/src/ATCDCL/ATCmgr.cxx
index 19053adef..2cb352a4f 100644
--- a/src/ATCDCL/ATCmgr.cxx
+++ b/src/ATCDCL/ATCmgr.cxx
@@ -273,8 +273,7 @@ typedef map<string,int> MSI;
 
 void FGATCMgr::ZapOtherService(const string ncunit, const string svc_name){
   for (atc_list_iterator svc = atc_list->begin(); svc != atc_list->end(); svc++) {
-    //cout << "Zapping " << navcomm 
-    //  << "[" << unit << "]"  << "  otherthan: " << svc_name << endl;
+   
     if (svc->first != svc_name) {
       MSI &actv = svc->second->active_on;
       // OK, we have found some OTHER service;
@@ -286,7 +285,9 @@ void FGATCMgr::ZapOtherService(const string ncunit, const string svc_name){
         //cout << "Eradicating service: '" << svc->first << "'" << endl;
     svc->second->SetNoDisplay();
     svc->second->Update(0);     // one last update
-    delete svc->second;
+    SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "would have erased ATC service:" << svc->second->get_name()<< "/" 
+      << svc->second->get_ident());
+   // delete svc->second;
     atc_list->erase(svc);
 // ALL pointers into the ATC list are now invalid,
 // so let's reset them: