I worked at ZOA for 27 years , a great profession . You always feel like you accomplished something when you get home from work. Training is the most difficult part of your career then it gets a lot better . Good luck to all ….

@iwagen3746

Жыл бұрын

Did you to to a AT-CTI school? Or did you apply with no knowledge. It is my dream to become a ATC.

@CreamCobblerFiend

11 ай бұрын

@@iwagen3746 I passed the AT-SA exam with no experience or prep but if you can afford to take some basic online tutorial courses its definitely worth it. Research the different components of the test and practice those skills. Best of luck!

@3009genius

9 ай бұрын

Ty you for thee words of encouragement!

@StevePalmer92s

4 ай бұрын

what is the process or steps to train? I heard training takes 3+ years sometimes, and with the shortages happening, I am curious if there are ways to reduce time to certify?

It was so nice of Jon Taffer to host this video. If I had a nickel for every pixel in this video, I'd have a nickel. True NoK resolution. This is only the low fidelity video. The high fidelity video is soon to come along with Next-Gen. Still made me smile with pride.

im so nervous i was authorized to take the ATSA next month. so im learning as much as I can! I pray that I score Best Qualified this would be an amazing career.

@gino03cobrastang

Жыл бұрын

Hey me too. I scheduled mine for mid December. Do you have any leads for study materials or practice tests??

@aviator_z9188

Жыл бұрын

Same! I’m using Job test prep!

@kefo3x206

Жыл бұрын

Same taking it in December

@Resiliently20

Жыл бұрын

I took it last year in November, scored Well Qualified. And now I’ll be starting at the Academy in 2 months! Good luck to you guys!

@gino03cobrastang

Жыл бұрын

@@Resiliently20 any advice on what to study. Any tips or things we should definitely brush up on. Super nervous.

This is awesome!

Applying next month!

Hopefully going to apply in 2025

The ATC takes the same oath of office that, say a member of congress would take?

@CreamCobblerFiend

11 ай бұрын

Yeah but we mean it

how long do all courses last/whats the duration of the full training to an air traffic controller

@DolphinDude93

11 ай бұрын

2 to 3 months at academy but then it depends what facility you go to how long it takes to certify there could be 1 to 2 years.

How do i get started with the training and what are the requirements?

Sure would be great if I could be hired at 34!

@fnenox1793

Ай бұрын

there could still be ways to get in if you're still interested heard a guy a couple of classes before me was 34!

Friendly Greetings ⚓⚓🪁🪁🪁🇺🇲

Are only US citizens trained or are you hiring contractors for other countries ? Ha

@smcongdon

Жыл бұрын

I worked with a woman who was FROM. RUSSIA. No idea how she got through, but this girl grew up in the USSR.

@andersonrodriguez8258

Жыл бұрын

@@smcongdonnaturalized us citizen

So there's an apparent pilot shortage, eh? If only the FAA would train pilots at the level it trains controllers! Imagine the quality of airmanship. We could return to reduced ATP minimum standards. We could have a surplus of labor. We could have balanced equality since the financial barrier to entry could be subsidized through federal training. I'm sure the counter argument is that would eliminate the private sector and the losses of jobs would be devastating. There's a way to make that all inclusive.

@benr970

Жыл бұрын

Problem is money, here in the uk anyway you get your training paid for whilst being paid a wage to train as a controller. You end up paying 100k+ to become a commercial pilot

@avestuart

Жыл бұрын

The biggest issue with this idea is that the vast majority of pilots aren't government employees. ATC is a government job, hence the government supplying the training. They also go through one heck of a selection process. Military pilots are also government employees and they too go through a massive selection process. There just isn't enough money budgeted to the FAA to train every pilot out there.

@bart99gt

Жыл бұрын

If the FAA was in charge of hiring and training pilots, the pilot shortage would be even worse. Controller staffing is at a literal all time low right now. Many facilities have mandatory OT, shifts running short anyway, etc...

@alexacerra

4 күн бұрын

Problem is there’s also a national shortage of ATC’s…

I got my TOL and idk man, $34k a year to start doesn't seem worth it😭😭

@Resiliently20

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it kinda sucks for the first month while you’re in basics. But it’s a little better once you go to OKC and receive your per diem for meals and incidentals in addition to your salary.

@youngeshmoney

Жыл бұрын

@@Resiliently20 okay okay, thanks for the reply, can you explain to me in detail how the process works.I thought you were in OKC for the duration of the entire training. Where are you for the first month? How long are you in OKC for, what happens immediately after you've passed. Do you have a choice in where they place you or is it just random. any tips and suggestions? How was the training? Is it extremely stressful and difficult? Ugh, it's so nerve wracking. I'm an A&P and that process was super easy. This seems like I'm training to be an astronaut 😭. My TOL says "NTE 13 months", what does that mean. Sorry for all the questions but there's very limited information on this process. If I do successfully complete it, I'm going make a very detailed video to help others.

@Resiliently20

Жыл бұрын

@@youngeshmoney so the reason why the offer letter says “NTE 13 months” is because you’re basically a probationary employee for the first year. Which ultimately means your employment is temporary, and the FAA can terminate your employment for a number of things such as failure to pass your basics end of course test, failure to complete training in OKC, or behavioral things such as getting a DUI, etc… essentially you wanna be on your P’s and Q’s for the first year.

@youngeshmoney

Жыл бұрын

@@Resiliently20 oh okay got it, I thought that meant training was 13 months. How about pay, I'm guessing that only goes up from $34k after the 13 months? That's going to be my biggest deciding factor. I know it's only temporary, but idk if I can survive off 30k😭, that's a 60% salary cut🤦‍♂️

@Resiliently20

Жыл бұрын

@@youngeshmoney also here’s what happens after your accept your TOL, eventually (took about 5 months for me) you will receive a CIL email with instructions on how to complete your medical and security clearance and your psychological evaluation. Once you’ve been cleared on all of that then you will receive a Firm offer letter (FOL) that will have a date of when you start basic training. Basics used to be held at the Academy in OKC but ever since COVID they’ve been doing it in a virtual classroom environment. So you’ll be attending basics online for about 1 month and then take a test that you have to pass in order to move on to initial qualification training at the FAA academy in Oklahoma City.