This’ll probably be removed because he’s a moderator, but this dude needs to be removed as a moderator.

He’s clearly become something unhelpful and divisive. Look at his post history and comments.

U/lord_ncept

I’m sure this is an issue for towers everywhere but what has your facility/airport ops done to get rid of wasps and other bugs (spiders, etc.) that like to attack you as you walk in? I’ve brought it up with our NATCA rep and the airport and no one seems to want to do anything about it and it’s sending me through the roof. Every day the wasps dive bomb me and spiders hangout on the door handle to get in. I’m just about over it lol.

What facility has been bent over the worst by the CRWG, lets hear it folks

When it comes to sequencing both departing and arriving flights, do air traffic controllers give priority to already—delayed flights, to try to reduce the amount of additional delay that they acquire?

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d000f013f40944acb523460a474e4270/view

Did it pass? Do you need to be CPC for 12 months before you can transfer or can you still dip after certing quick?

Good morning everyone. I wanted to quickly get your thoughts about reporting altitude changes while on flight following. Do you get annoyed, appreciate it, or simply not care when a pilot checks in with any altitude changes. I fly IFR 99.9% of the time but occasionally I'll use flight following if routing adds more time than I would like. The last time I used FF, I was always told "VFR altitude is your discretion' as I expected. I know you guys are busy, so I don't want to waste your time by checking in, but if you would let me know your thoughts, that would be great for me moving forwards. Cheers

I found this interesting

Hi All,

I was hoping to found out if there are any of you out there that have become Air Traffic Controllers after being pilots, or left Air Traffic Control to become a Pilot.

I've recently completed my Commercial Pilots License, but also have an offer to begin training as an ATC here in Australia at the beginning of next year. I'm struggling quite heavily to decide between the two, and am wanting some external opinions to help make an educated decision.

Thanks in Advance!

They have a nearly continuous job opening this year, which make me think it's not a FPP (friends prior picked) position. Is it really that bad out there that they have to constantly take applications?

Searched here but the only thread I can find is over 2 years old and doesn't talk about this year-long bid.

I know it’s a mobile grade and they can send you anywhere and there’s ’no preference ‘ but I’m seeing people say most places are understaffed and need people. Has anyone gotten their preferred choice , or is it truly go work wherever?

Hi, Im a foreinger and dont have a citizenship in the UK but i do have IGCSE and A-Level qualifications despite studying in a british international school since i was little.

Ive done some rough research and found out that a working visa is all i need to be trained in NATS but not quite sure if I would encounter any disadvantages when applying for an actual air traffic controller as an occupation in the UK.

I always dreamed to be an air traffic controller, Im literally in love with the country rn and it would be so so nice to work there.

Please correct me if any of that info is wrong. Any help would be appreciated!

No specifics on FEHB as of yet, but it’s likely we’ll be seeing similar massive increases. All while we get to enjoy a wonderful 1% raise.

Another effective payout for the nation’s most unappreciated career field.

Hey guys, I'm a pilot from China and I'm a curious about some of the habits and some quirks in how Singapore ATC gives instructions.Any Singapore controllers around who could shed some light on this? Thanks very much.

For instance, when we request push, We often hear instructions that sounds like " standpush“ or ”standard push“, I've already confirmed not "standby push". Which one is correct? or neither? And what that means?

And when we takeoff via RWY20C, controller always send us east around the weather even though going west would be easier and shorter.

Since I'm not a native English speakers, I look forward to your reply in the interest of safer flights and better cooperation

Hope this is ok to post! A heavy thunderstorm started in New York City about an hour ago. My friend’s flight to arrive tonight was delayed, so I checked FlightRadar and noticed four international flights were held in a holding pattern loop over Riverhead, Long Island for 20+ minutes. These are BAW04A, DAL45, ETD11B, and UBT70A. The first three have since been diverted to Boston.

Just curious what conditions are considered for diverting the first three flights and keeping the last one in a loop. As of now, it looks like that flight will be landing in JFK.

Interesting read. This is going to get ugly.

Does anyone know when the next recruitment round for AirNav Ireland is expected? Or, if you’ve already been contacted, could you share approximately how long ago that was so I can get a better sense of the timeline?

Hey guys, this might be a long post but any help and responses will mean and help a lot

I am currently in DEP for ATC (15Q) for the army enlisted active duty and I ship out in a month.

While I was researching I must have missed a post from here but I just found an old thread from a few years ago talking about how army ATC is the worst way to go. How true is this?

I had originally wanted to go Air Force but the recruiter straight up told me that its not gonna happen because they have already met their numbers.

It threw me off a lot because I currently have my Private Pilots License (Fixed wing), have two associates degrees, got a 90 on my ASVAB, and have no medical issues. And they pretty much told me they wanted nothing to do with me.

After hearing this I went to the army recruiters and they told me I could get it signed on my contract which I did.

My main goal is to become an airline pilot. My private pilots license took me 1 1/2 years because of money problems and I realized that there is no way I will be able to get through the rest of flight training in a reasonable amount of time. So that is why I am deciding to go the military route. I plan on using my GI bill to get through flight training afterward.

I want to do ATC because my thought is that after I finish my contract I can get out and become an air traffic controller on the civilian side and I have a backup job aviation related in case something happens that would medically disqualify me from flying planes. Something that I am now hearing is that doing army ATC doesn't actually get you the FAA ATC ratings. How true is this? Can someone also explain what the ratings even are?

I talked to an ex navy air traffic controller that works at a local class delta airport. He had told me that the navy's program was 16 weeks (same as army) and that he was able to get a bunch of ATC ratings throughout his navy career. He had also said that he was top of his class which allowed him to pick out his first duty station in Oceana. Does army do this? I assume that because they are the same amount of time is is pretty much the same program. I had also seen that the Air Force training is only 10 weeks but I hear they get more ratings in school that someone in army or navy even though theirs is shorter. If someone could clarify this difference in schools and ratings it would help a lot.

Basically what I want to know is do you guys think I should cancel my contract and get out of DEP and try another branch? If so what branch? Can I go straight to being an air traffic controller when i finish out my contract in the army? If not can I do that with any other branch and what is the process? Would it be a bad idea to try and switch branches while I am actively serving? What would you do in my situation knowing what you know now?

Anyone responding if you could identify what your experience is and how you started that would also help a lot

And thank you for taking the time to read all this and again any responses and input will be greatly appreciated.

Hi, is anybody able to provide the download to Skytest software for free? Perhaps if one of you has purchased it you could upload the .exe somewhere and link it. I would buy it but I am super poor, haha.

Also, not sure if you also need to log in; in that case, is anybody willing to give/lend their account for a few days if you don't need it anymore?

Oh and specifically I am talking about the European version with FEAST I / FEAST II, the one Eurocontrol etc uses.

Would truly be incredibly appreciated. 😊