TangoFox

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by TangoFox 3y ago
To anyone else jumping to conclusions: First, please do not jump to conclusions. Secondly, this incident was in Japan, not the US. Feelings about US ATC should not be a factor in this situation. Third, wasn't there a recent runway col
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by TangoFox 5y ago
I'm not sure it "changed my life", but in my job (Air Traffic Control), there are times I have to work nonstop while traffic piles up. I feel like most other people would be overwhelmed and view the situation as hopeless and
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by TangoFox 6y ago
(Edit to my parent comment: " It could be anywhere from one month, to six months" to certify on a single sector, but it's really more like one to three months.) --- All of the above. Whenever an Air Traffic Controller transfe
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by TangoFox 6y ago
You would need charts that show the different sector boundaries and their altitude or flight level stratums. Sectors can be combined, so you might be given a different frequency in the same area at different times of the day and/or da
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by TangoFox 6y ago
Radar Controllers and Radar Associates are just staffing positions. Some background information to build on… An Air Traffic Controller's job title when they start out is Air Traffic Control Specialist. An Air Traffic Control Specialis
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by TangoFox 6y ago
If anyone is curious about what the books say, US Air Traffic Controllers use phraseology prescribed by FAA General Order 7110.65. Also known as the 7110 or the point sixty-five , it includes rules that Air Traffic Controllers must follo
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by TangoFox 6y ago
I'm an Air Traffic Controller at Houston Center, and a regular user of this website. Today I was the Radar Associate controller in the Ocean West sector when that aircraft flew through. The Radar Associate works alongside the Radar Co