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Why does that pay chart completely ignore facilities less than 4 in complexity? Is there any such thing as a part time controller?
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I would appreciate if one of you would post a more calm screenshot of whatever you look at all the time with a little bit of explanation. How does the pension work... forced retirement at 56 (25 years if you are 31 upon entering) but only 1.5% per year, so you'd get 37.5% of your salary in retirement? I don't know anything about pensions. edited for clarity sleepy gary fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Feb 12, 2014 |
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Feb 12, 2014 17:21
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Thanks MrYenko and JohnClark!
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Feb 13, 2014 02:01
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The Slaughter posted:I don't understand how you can not want to shoot yourself in the head while being in an underground building 8 hours a day in a dark room staring at a computer screen doing a stressful job. Some people like stress and darkness. I think I'd like the job but I would prefer a more flexible schedule.
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Apr 13, 2014 20:52
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MrYenko posted:
What's all the stuff in the thing in the photo?
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Apr 22, 2014 00:59
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What are the options for voice communications with aircraft that are in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean (on a route from Paris to NYC for example)? My understanding is that there is some VHF coverage when near land and at high altitudes, but it would mostly be HF radio when far from land. Is there a minimum altitude at which HF is reliable?
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Jan 27, 2015 04:38
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two_beer_bishes posted:So that's actually my job, HF radio operator for the Atlantic and Caribbean. No vhf except for 200DME from Bermuda and along the coast. HF is reliable at all altitudes above 15000 feet, never worked anyone below that. Thanks very much!
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Jan 27, 2015 07:39
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The Ferret King posted:The FAA will be hosting an online job fair for aviation career opportunities next week Wednesday, March 25th. This is after the ATC announcement opens, and that announcement closes on the 27th. What kind of jobs are these?
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Mar 20, 2015 18:24
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720 channels yet for some reason many of the local frequencies back home get stepped on all the time by other traffic.
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Mar 23, 2015 12:39
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The Ferret King posted:I'd recommend not calling in. Recently, guidance changed where ATC facilities are required to forward reports of such deviations to the national office regardless of severity. It's much less common, these days, for minor transgressions to be contained entirely within the facility. It can still happen, but it's less likely. How does not calling in help then? Or conversely, how does calling in hurt?
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Mar 31, 2015 09:43
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Thanks MrYenko and The Ferret King for the explanations.
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Mar 31, 2015 20:25
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Nobody ever told me it was kinda sorta optional to call tower. I've never been asked to, thankfully, but I thought it was pretty much a situation where you better call or things will be even worse.
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Mar 31, 2015 20:48
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Someone give some memorable examples from it if you can. I'm curious. Is it like: Are you prone to panic in tense situations? Yes/No/Maybe Do you consider yourself able to multi-task for long periods of time? Yes/No/Maybe Can jet fuel melt steel beams? Yes/No/Maybe
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Apr 10, 2015 23:19
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fknlo posted:Did no one consider the thing where maybe the person who designed the test was smart and set it up to weed out "picking the "obvious" answer" instead of answering truthfully? There's generally a lot of research and whatever that goes into that stuff. Not saying the BQ is good or anything, but I've seen a lot of people talking about that in regards to how they answered. A friend of mine was in charge of hiring for a bunch of retail stores and they had a question sheet as part of the process. One of the questions was something like what would you do if you paid for an item in a vending machine, but the machine gave you two of that item. Anyone who answered that they would report it to the machine owner and give it back was not hired. I understand the thought behind it -- that the person answering that way is obviously full of poo poo, but I don't understand setting that kind of trap in the first place. I feel frustration for those of you going through this process.
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Apr 11, 2015 11:06
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I was once flying a plane with CC as the last characters of the registration, and I would like to submit that "cha-cha" should be allowable phraseology for CC.
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Jun 11, 2015 11:04
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It's really easy to upgrade your radios when it's someone else's money.
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Jun 11, 2015 22:04
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loving hell.
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Jun 14, 2015 20:32
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Partially because for many existing aircraft adding one would cost as much or more than the aircraft itself.
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Hey ATC friends, if I'm asking for VFR flight following in your charlie airspace, and my intentions are just to putz around sightseeing, what's the best way to tell you that? I have a sort of standard tour I give to people and a lot of it is in and near some charlie with very friendly and helpful approach controllers. I always feel like I'm telling them too much when they ask my intentions and I say something like, "we're gonna fly around in the suburbs then circle around downtown and then fly around near the lake." I'm usually a little more brief than that but it still feels like too much and I don't know if I sound like a rambling idiot. edit: I should mention that my usual path takes me right over the charlie airport or close to it, so they occasionally have to give me some instructions to keep away from their traffic.
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