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Oh wow, thanks for the link. I had heard this job was super stressful, but hearing the lady talk nonstop like that for only 6 minutes gave me a completely diff

• bdamm 6y ago
  That's why there's an intake age limit. They like the start ATCs off when they're young. Also the reason why, if you ever get to visit an ATC center, you'll see a lot of tattoos. Inking is very popular among ATCs.
• innocenat 6y ago
  Not sure if this clip was cut or not, but VASA (and almost all other ATC channel) trimmed silence part.
• sokoloff 6y ago
  Controllers work in sprints with breaks in between. I don't think anyone could do the job for even 4 hours straight (in anything other than the sleepiest tower position).
  • innocenat 6y ago
    It's not legal to work 4 hours straight, at least in the US. The legal maximum time is 2 hours.
    • sokoloff 6y ago
      My hometown tower (KLWM) sees very little traffic and I feel like I talk to the same controller all morning long. It's possible they've got two people working each shift, but that doesn't match my experience and when I asked for a tower tour a few years ago, I specifically had to wait for a day where they had multiple controllers in the tower. (They are a contract tower [NFCT] equipped with D-BRITE but primarily controlling traffic visually, if that makes a difference.) 14 CFR § 65.47 provides for a maximum of 10 consecutive hours.