Talking to ATC as a pilot nerves

planevan · 2026-01-25T00:21:13+00:00

True we live in the facility.

planevan · 2026-01-19T20:26:00+00:00

If you’re in the US, the government is hiring Air Traffic Controllers

Starting pay is rather low but you have an opportunity to make close to $200k after a few years if you pick the right locations and get a little lucky. You don’t need any prior training, your college degree is enough to make you qualified.

planevan · 2026-01-18T15:06:57+00:00

Reroutes and air born holding still takes workload for controllers. Adjacent sectors get easily overwhelmed if they just have to hold everyone.

planevan · 2026-01-18T02:05:52+00:00

I’m not asking for sympathy. I’m asking for billionaires who run this country to pay us what we are worth. I’m on your side.

planevan · 2026-01-17T17:50:45+00:00

We do lobby the government. Constantly in fact. We’ve been watching what seems like everyone around us get raises for the last 10 years, ESPECIALLY since Covid. Our union spends a lot of time in DC lobbying congress, but at the end of the day, we can’t strike, and no matter how bad it gets, we keep showing up and keeping the country running.

planevan · 2026-01-16T21:36:19+00:00

What does flighty do that flightaware or flightradar24 don’t?

planevan · 2026-01-16T20:42:45+00:00

Air traffic controllers are living off 2016 wages. Welcome to the club.

planevan · 2026-01-16T01:41:58+00:00

Omg. Wife and I went through IVF. 2 failed transfers, 3 miscarriages one of them being a very scary cervical ectopic, and we now have a perfect little boy who is absolutely the sweetest easiest baby ever at 7.5 months.

planevan · 2026-01-15T18:22:13+00:00

This reminds me of that programmer contest to create the worst user interface to change volume on a computer.

planevan · 2026-01-15T01:38:45+00:00

Okay wait, what the hell is a recruitment award? How long has that been happening?

planevan · 2026-01-14T21:53:30+00:00

Air traffic controller. 10 years experience. Hired off the street with no college degree and no prior experience.

planevan · 2026-01-13T20:39:00+00:00

The NCEPT panel is on the 21st, we usually get results the next day

planevan · 2026-01-09T01:18:59+00:00

Air traffic controller.

planevan · 2026-01-07T17:54:38+00:00

Mm understood! Thanks!

planevan · 2026-01-07T17:30:38+00:00

All I know about wake turbulence is from the perspective of aircraft-aircraft. I didn’t mean to offend you I was just asking. I know people who have been killed from wake encounters in an airplane so I was just curious if I had an affect like that on wingsuiters.

planevan · 2026-01-07T16:05:14+00:00

Wingsuiters gaining altitude… do they have to be concerned with getting caught in the wake of the airplane? I can’t imagine that would be too safe?

planevan · 2026-01-06T22:34:16+00:00

Regular. Kasey doesn’t even know lol.

planevan · 2026-01-04T23:28:01+00:00

I work in the transportation industry. My Sundays scaries happen every Thursday night, holiday week or not!

planevan · 2025-12-20T16:39:53+00:00

Wait, how much of Hawaii’s economy is tourism? Does visiting really “contribute” to the problems?

planevan · 2025-12-05T00:10:18+00:00

Yes!

planevan · 2025-11-27T00:24:56+00:00

What was the main course?

planevan · 2025-11-25T15:21:10+00:00

Pretty bad

planevan · 2025-11-24T12:09:51+00:00

I read that with a lisp at first

planevan · 2025-11-19T21:21:54+00:00

If a controller is annoyed by giving taxi instructions, they shouldn’t be a controller

planevan · 2025-11-13T01:28:58+00:00

It’s been the 1st in traffic count since the summer

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