"..you only have to have the ability to blame someone else"
"..you only have to have the ability to blame someone else"
Might as well put me in control of JPL.
What could go wrong?
PING!
Training a controller from scratch is much more effective than picking up someone who is no longer a controller due to stress, etc. It’s not exactly a 2 week on the job course. There are waiting lists for ATC training in many cases, and a small percentage of applicants even make the cut to start training.
Cool.. same requirements as an Ambassador.
Maybe they only have to direct airplanes in flight, not takeoffs and landings... s/
While it sounds frightening, I do not see it as a problem.
Speaking as a former plane owner and pilot, I do not see aviation experience having so much to do with the job of a controller. It mostly depends on concentration, sharp memory, and attention to detail. I knew several controllers on a social basis before my becoming a pilot. None of them were pilots at the time.
31 years of age limit. I am 60 with an aviation background, (private pilot), and military background, (USAF 72-76 Top Secret Security Clearance), 44 years of responsible work experience and a associates degree in engineering. I am going to apply then file age discrimination suit when I am turned down.
File this under the “What could not go wrong” department. This makes as much sense as electing a pres - - ent with no experience other than being a community organizer from Chicago.
It’s a non-story. ATC’s have always been hired without training.
This has been known for quite a while, the push for controllers started a few years ago, the same goes for pilots. There are big time shortages of both on the Horizon, very few students learning to fly at my airport, And with rentals at $140 per hour Plus another $30 for the Instructor, it is rather expensive now. About 10K for your private when all is said and done. When I got my License it was still affordable by most. I spent 2K. And the Military is offering Huge signing bonuses for Pilots to STAY, most are leaving anyway.
“Extremist Muslims get first preference.”
I actually looking into becoming an air traffic controller when I was in college about 14 or 15 years ago. I don’t recall military or aviation experience being requirements then and I don’t think they ever have been. I think that they’ve been ‘nice to haves’ and counted towards your application but they have never been required to even apply for the job.
The applicants must able to attend the FAA training academy prior to their 31st birthday
***Age discrimination