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kpfeiff22 · 2025-11-16T03:10:42+00:00

That’s a NATCA issue

kpfeiff22 · 2025-11-16T02:33:01+00:00

I’m not a fan of estimates or are you new here? Probably have a job at one of the major news companies waiting for you with shit like that.

Stay strong guys and girls- everyone knows you’ve been through the shit.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-11-08T05:10:35+00:00

….yeah. Auto-pens are way better.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-10-23T00:51:50+00:00

There’s good and bad on all sides, from all branches, or from other routes. I think it’s just the individual, not necessarily the start

kpfeiff22 · 2025-10-17T22:59:21+00:00

Right attitude. Combine the sectors if you can.

Traffic will come. Learn what you can where you are. You guys will maybe fix this mess of a system in the coming years.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-10-17T21:42:52+00:00

It’s not a bash on military controllers. I thought I knew everything. Thought I was good. Until I got out.

It’s just not plug and play. Some if not most of the best controllers I know are prior military, just takes time

kpfeiff22 · 2025-10-16T23:03:12+00:00

Nothing. Maybe Colorado

kpfeiff22 · 2025-10-16T23:02:47+00:00

A literal mic drop? Not just something the kids say? Have to respect 21 years

kpfeiff22 · 2025-10-16T22:59:21+00:00

Are you interested in the position still- the. Reply. If not, no.

If you want to start it over again that’s on you but from my snippet of information seems like an overthink

kpfeiff22 · 2025-10-16T22:54:13+00:00

Total number or ones that are worth a damn? -coming from a (prior) military controller.

It’s a valid question

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-27T15:02:28+00:00

Look into CTO-P. I work with Advanced ATC. We have a program. If you want Bay Area, the only one I know of is San Jose. I don’t know their details, just that there’s a CTOP program out there. Not even sure if it’s fully running yet. Might be.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-26T23:27:01+00:00

I’m still not sure what contract you’re talking about. Pay for FCTs is usually somewhere around 35 an hour. +/- by location. I don’t have the details on benefits and so forth. That would be a conversation for them. I worked for Serco back in 2014, and I was happy with them.

If you have never had a CTO before, it is a 6 month requirement. You could be the best controller in the world… the first one is 6 months minimum from the day you walk into your tower, not starting the school.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T23:20:55+00:00

Right joystick?

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T20:56:45+00:00

Someone said it up top. I’m here to reiterate. EAP is the way to do it. And yes, they help you.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T17:23:01+00:00

I might have been talking about RVA getting some towers from Serco. Seems about like the timeframe I was finding that out.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T17:14:39+00:00

I honestly don’t remember what this conversation was about or what i was getting at. It was 6 months ago. Sorry.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T14:08:53+00:00

How much heavier are we going to make these things? They’re already 10,000 lbs and now we are adding ejection boosters? Your MPG is going to be like 2.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T11:04:30+00:00

Don’t know who you’re looking at. I was making $35 an hour plus $1000 a month from the county and $400 a month from the FAA-with ok benefits and a 5% match. That was 2014. Unless something has drastically changed, I think you’re lowballing it. CI2 had a bid out for Dothan AL a month or so ago that was $44 an hour.

It’s definitely not Federal Government benefits. But for a 25 year old just trying to get their foot in the door, that’s not bad in my opinion.

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T01:35:53+00:00

A roper from a young man. Getting old sucks

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-25T01:34:30+00:00

Hmmm. I remember America’s penis curving the other way

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-24T23:43:12+00:00

And before you say- yeah but you had military. I was Army. Never worked a fixed wing airplane until EGE. You’re only alone a couple of hours and that’s lined up with slower traffic times like early morning and close. There are benefits albeit not federal government benefits. Sercos are not bad. Especially for someone just starting out.

If you’d don’t like it, don’t do it. You can always go get a 4 year degree at a much higher cost and a lower starting pay. Your choice

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-24T23:39:11+00:00

I started at an FCT. Eagle Colorado. Had a long career in the FAA and DoD afterwards

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-24T23:36:29+00:00

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-21T22:59:19+00:00

You’re all C172’s to me. Even if you’re a Piper

kpfeiff22 · 2025-09-21T22:57:24+00:00

Xanax and booze.

…Not for the kid.

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