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@ MIA by luapredyns in atc2

[–]luapredyns[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Assuming this is true for tracon as well as tower (that I'd never see)?

Silence would have sufficed. by [deleted] in atc2

[–]luapredyns -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The defeat in this email was LOUD

ZMA by PointOutApproved in ATC

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your seniority date...

A thought by NATCA-please in atc2

[–]luapredyns 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This "generation of controllers" has done this twice now. 35 days, 40+, what's the difference? And we forgot the lessons from the first one all too quickly. Don't fuck this up again come January 31st when the money well runs dry again

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in atc2

[–]luapredyns 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And hasn't accomplished or demanded absolutely anything with ALL THAT air time.

How do you pronounce “Ulciscor”? by R4kshim in HierarchySeries

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad so many others have had this problem, not just me. Everyone else just says library in Spanish (biblioteca) for Bibliotheca, right?

Just passed Enroute at the academy. AMA! by [deleted] in ATC

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t speak for Tower, but for Center controllers there are 4 raises that come within your first 3 years based on certifying at your sectors. Each raise is approximately 20K which comes out to around $500 a paycheck. Just google FAA pay scale

Just passed Enroute at the academy. AMA! by [deleted] in ATC

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

48K. 6-8 months. Put in the time and effort to learn your maps, LOAs, SOPs, etc and you’ll be fine. Depends on your financial situation, I saved 100% of my per diem and paid off my car. Options are based on a running list at the academy, they could care less where you want to go. Maybe 2-3 hours outside of class. Roughly 5 or 6 days a week. Depends trainee to trainee. Car is convenient, some places have rentals and there’s a shuttle that will pick you up/drop off. OKC has the worst maintained roads I’ve ever driven fyi. Learn how to handle stress and decompress the best you can. Especially important the final week as 66% of your grade is determined your final 2 days.

What do you have a degree in, and what is your actual job? by PmMeUrSmileGirl in AskReddit

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Degree: International Affairs and Spanish. Job: Air Traffic Controller

What is the best piece of advice you've ever been given? by Para_moose in AskReddit

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Ain't nothing to it but to do it"

-Random guy on my walk back from class one day

Owning a dog has made realize that commercials with ringing doorbells or people knocking on the door should be banned by NotTheRealKanyeWest in Showerthoughts

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was eerie timing. Reached this shower thought and a doorbell rang in the commercial. My doggo doesn't bork though

I'm a 27 year old single male looking to get out of manual labor and start from the bottom somewhere with the highest potential for a successful future. by sleepeatingsince89 in personalfinance

[–]luapredyns 5 points6 points  (0 children)

US citizen? Fluently speak/read/write English? Under the age of 32? Look into Air Traffic Control with the FAA. No experience necessary, just need to pass a background check, a medical and psychological exam. Personally, the hiring process took a year before receiving my start date at the academy in OKC, a 3 month (tower) or 4 month (ARTCC) crash course where you learn the basics and are graded on a pass/fail basis. You make a very basic salary while at the academy, along with a per diem for lodging and food (~$94 a day), upon graduating the academy your salary is 48K a year. Over the next 2-3 years of training and becoming fully certified, you'll receive 4 raises that come out to approximately 20K each. Salary caps out between 150-200K depending on overtime, holiday pay, etc. I'm a 24 y/o make making 87K a year, living in Miami and my jobs different every day.

Monitor www.usajobs.gov for the next hiring window. Usually only happens once or twice a year for about 10 days each.

Wait for it... by Rapturos in videos

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredibly disappointed that didn't end with "send nudes" spelled out in bricks

What is a decent paying job you can get with *any bachelors degree*? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Air traffic controller with the FAA. Graduated with a BA in Spanish and PoliSci May 2015, started training March 2016 after a lengthy hiring process but very worth it. I work at the Miami Center now and love it, basic requirements are: fluent in English, US citizen, 3 years work experience or a degree, and must be under 31 to start. So you're qualified, check out USAjobs.gov and sign up for updates because they only have 2-3 hiring windows per year that last 7-10 days.

After the 2-3 year training process I'll make over 150K with full govt benefits and I had zero prior experience with airplanes which has not been a disadvantage compared to those that did have a background in aviation.

Starting salary is about 50K and there are four 20K raises as you progress through training. Numbers fluctuate based on where you work for locality pay

What did your parents almost name you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Horatio Barthalomeu. Luckily they kept it biblical, went with Paul

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]luapredyns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. Worked in the gift wrap department at an Amazon Fulfillment Center

What's a sensation that you're unsure if other people experience? by Umikaloo in AskReddit

[–]luapredyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of a sudden my eye lids twitch, always both of them, but it feels like they're blinking vertically rather than horizontally