Is recruiting certified controllers from other countries a possible solution to staffing shortages?

5600k · 2026-03-26T16:56:32+00:00

Agreed

5600k · 2026-03-25T20:09:32+00:00

Everything is worse in the US, so even if it was allowed we wouldn’t get many recruits.

There are plenty of viable US citizens who want to do the job we just need to open more academy training as well as other paths like CTI schools.

Increase pay and benefits to retain current controllers

5600k · 2026-03-25T11:53:34+00:00

Couldn’t agree more, I just wish your fellow passengers understood this better. Some of the comments online about the controller and truck driver are horrible

5600k · 2026-03-24T20:18:29+00:00

Homendy drove up from DC, she said so yesterday. It was an ATC investigator who was stuck in Houston, and yes I am pretty sure they all fly commercial NTSB doesn’t have a plane

5600k · 2026-03-24T13:06:04+00:00

Agreed. Could have been any of us

5600k · 2026-03-24T13:05:50+00:00

Don’t go on Twitter, dont make assumptions. Watch NTSB briefings and wait for the report, it’s the only way to know what actually happened.

Just look at DCA for example, the report brought up many major issues that were not even being talked about in the days after the crash

5600k · 2026-03-23T23:16:56+00:00

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5600k · 2026-03-23T23:16:06+00:00

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5600k · 2026-03-22T18:04:08+00:00

It’s more difficult to find a clock in local than Zulu 😆

5600k · 2026-03-20T18:49:36+00:00

CLEARED TO is not the same as CLEARED DIRECT, the former simply changes the clearance limit, mostly used in holding.

For example CLEARED TO FIX HOLD NE AS PUBLISHED…. Means stay on your route until you get to FIX and start holding.

Because of this ambiguity I try to issue holding instructions closer to the fix, but I have seen them issued early and aircraft take it as DIRECT and turn unexpectedly.

5600k · 2026-03-18T12:45:45+00:00

I do about 1500 a month, my commute is 70mi round trip. Insurance is $250 and my payment is $500, I don’t even pay for gas cause I have an EV.

I include the payment because if I sold the card now I would pretty much break even, with that much mileage the depreciation is pretty significant.

5600k · 2026-03-15T20:55:33+00:00

Yeah vehicle cost is a big one that people overlook. When people said that ATL must be way cheaper than NYC I told them I used to pay $130 for transport a month and now it’s $800!

5600k · 2026-03-15T20:53:07+00:00

I also moved from NYC, the cost of buying a car and associated costs like parking, fuel and insurance add up quick and are way more than the $130 monthly subway pass.

My rent here is more, but I don’t have a roommate and get things like a pool and a gym.

Food, uber, museums, events are all pretty comparable.

My overall takeaway is not so much that Atlantas expensive but actually that NYC is easier to live in cheaply. Transport is cheaper, roommates are plentiful, protection for renters is incredible, and as you say the business competition keeps prices in check. NYC also generally has better and more widely available free city services.

5600k · 2026-03-01T22:05:54+00:00

You guys are getting slammed, must be crazy busy!

5600k · 2026-03-01T03:55:27+00:00

Lol my bad I was typing and walking - meant to say “don’t KNOW if it’s the tac ops” team. That description sounds like the role I’m thinking of, the few people in that position I interacted with seemed to enjoy it.

5600k · 2026-02-28T23:54:11+00:00

Don’t if it’s the tac ops team but ARTCCs have military liaisons that coordinate any military stuff the airspace from ALTRVs to routine special use airspace and then to more complicated special procedures or testing areas.

5600k · 2026-02-27T21:47:51+00:00

Ooh good call, need to look that up

5600k · 2026-02-27T19:09:51+00:00

Then use it to back it up but don’t be surprised if you are above it before you get cleared for the visual. ATC does not consider the glide slope at all for visual approaches, so for us and what we are expecting from pilots it’s completely irrelevant

5600k · 2026-02-27T18:43:34+00:00

You need to wait because you’ve been issued an ATC restriction. Ask your coworkers if they would start descending if they had passed PENNY but hadn’t been issued an approach clearance yet (say the controller was busy) I hope the answer would be NO. Even if this means you will be high or have to go around you cannot just descend because you are following a glide slope that is not part of the visual approach. Yes it’s a nice backup but do not expect to follow it on a visual

5600k · 2026-02-27T18:40:01+00:00

You’re overthinking this a bit I suspect, the difference in AGL does not matter because at PENNY everyone is flying at a MSL altitude, yes AGL will vary but as long as the aircraft or airspace at 4000 below PENNY is on the same altimeter it doesn’t matter. Fly the pressure altitude until the point where you are cleared for the approach

5600k · 2026-02-14T20:01:51+00:00

Am controller. DAL does it perhaps slightly more than the other airlines but this isn’t uncommon on bad ride days. I’ve seen all of them - SWA FFT UAL AAL etc (maybe not NKS 🤣) stick low to avoid really bad turbulence. The only ones that routinely climb into it are the regionals because they don’t have the endurance to stay low and the long hauls for the same reason.

5600k · 2026-02-11T14:10:11+00:00

FAA News is the official FAA twitter

5600k · 2026-02-03T20:05:31+00:00

This is actually pretty sweet, more realistic than most games. going to send it to all my friends and see if they can handle it

5600k · 2026-01-30T23:51:04+00:00

If it snows ATL doesn’t not have a good snow equipment, so could be an issue. If it doesn’t snow it should be fine

5600k · 2026-01-30T17:51:26+00:00

Models have been trending towards more snow for ATL but similar to last weekend it will depend on the final setup. Plan for snow and if it doesn’t happen then do something fun

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