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It seems like a good career path for people retiring from commercial aviation. They have been on the other end of ATC and know the gravity of the situation.
by kylehotchkiss 2y ago
It seems like a good career path for people retiring from commercial aviation. They have been on the other end of ATC and know the gravity of the situation.
- el_benhameen 2y agoThere is a maximum age for atc applicants (31) that unfortunately makes this infeasible.
- sombrero_john 2y agoYou must be younger than 31 to qualify for training as an ATC: https://www.faa.gov/faq/what-are-age-requirements-individuals-without-previous-air-traffic-control-atc-experience https://www.faa.gov/faq/what-are-age-requirements-individual...
- Melatonic 2y agoDoes seem odd to me - why restrict it this low? People are living longer and healthier than ever into older years (and better vision)
- brewdad 2y agoThe job requires 20/20 uncorrected vision near and far. After 50, that starts to become pretty darn rare. The mental load required to keep all of these moving parts in your head and recall both what you have instructed them to do and what needs to still be instructed in the very near future requires a mental acuity that is not a young person's game. It can also take years for an ATC to have the experience required to meet the most pressing needs. I can see why they don't want to waste their efforts on people likely to be unqualified soon after reaching a useful level of experience.
- josephcsible 2y ago> The job requires 20/20 uncorrected vision near and far. Isn't it 20/20 corrected vision?
- jerlam 2y agoA lot of pilots seem to retire into commercial aviation after their military careers. They already have all the training and flight hours. After 20 years and a pension they're keen to keep on flying, but not as high-speed.