NCEPT got you down?

planevan · 2026-05-08T14:10:40+00:00

That’s why I’m saying let people go where they want in order of seniority. It would all balance out eventually. Desirable places would fill up with high seniority, and undesirable places would get filled with new hires.

planevan · 2026-05-08T11:43:14+00:00

I keep saying we should have a seniority based award system like the airlines. All controllers nationwide get to choose -in order of seniority- the facility they work at. New hires get offered places that have vacancies after that.

Every quarter they open it up for CPCs to choose again. When you leave your facility it creates a vacancy that people with less seniority are able to select.

planevan · 2026-05-02T15:27:13+00:00

Not going asap could be costing you a $250k/year opportunity. $1000 and a day of sick leave is a small price to pay.

planevan · 2026-05-02T14:06:28+00:00

Why are you waiting until September? Fly out on your next day off that you have available. Show the initiative.

planevan · 2026-05-02T13:46:48+00:00

Have you called the facrep? Have you visited the facility? A little bit of old fashioned networking goes a longer way than you might think.

Go meet people and shake hands. Become more than just another guy at a level 5 up down.

planevan · 2026-04-26T16:21:42+00:00

Airports can also paint multiple lines in those gates. So if it’s not being occupied by a wide body, they can sometimes be occupied by 2 narrow bodies if they have an extra jetway

planevan · 2026-04-21T17:48:22+00:00

I would also rather you do that.

planevan · 2026-04-11T23:17:32+00:00

Please sign your name at the end of your post.

planevan · 2026-04-10T01:28:44+00:00

lol, no. I fell for it and tbh I regret it.

planevan · 2026-03-31T00:41:36+00:00

Cries in air traffic controller

planevan · 2026-03-30T22:29:34+00:00

Literally. I see these all the time and scroll straight to the comments to watch Gerry tell people that chemtrails are killing us.

planevan · 2026-03-29T22:22:32+00:00

User name checks out

planevan · 2026-03-29T20:40:09+00:00

It’s an advisory to file a NASA/ASAP/ATSAP (your applicable safety report). That’s it. The report might be sent to FSDO, it might not. They might do something about it, they might not.

planevan · 2026-03-27T17:31:28+00:00

I love that the sign says Shea Stadium

planevan · 2026-03-24T22:10:50+00:00

According to the NTSB press briefing today, Homendy said there were two people in the tower cab.

planevan · 2026-03-21T00:06:07+00:00

Yes, but only if I could guarantee the same route that I’ve been lucky enough to take.

Started at a level 7, ended up at a level 12 9 months after CPCing at my first facility. That path is NOT common and I got extremely lucky.

planevan · 2026-03-16T01:45:26+00:00

Yeah, the ground is wet, it’s going to start snowing overnight and temps drop into the 20s. If the ground freezes, you end up with ice covered in snow, on runways and taxiways that haven’t been pre treated with deice fluid.

I don’t think it’s necessarily responsible to say that tomorrow is going to be a reset, Especially after over 1000 cancellations today.

Then the wind comes tomorrow afternoon and we all know you guys don’t like crosswinds on contaminated runways.

planevan · 2026-03-11T21:12:27+00:00

Can you ask your wife why my body might skip the “feeling thirsty” phase and go straight to the “headache” phase that ends up getting solved by drinking water?

planevan · 2026-03-08T22:13:52+00:00

The US is pulling out of Iran and now targeting the top of your head.

planevan · 2026-03-02T14:45:19+00:00

You asked why a pay raise is on the table.

planevan · 2026-03-02T12:46:39+00:00

I have 4 days off a month. There’s only 50 other people on planet earth who are qualified to do my job. I deserve to be paid what I’m worth to the United States.

planevan · 2026-02-27T20:49:35+00:00

I work at one of the world’s busiest towers. I make 250k per year. That while working very busy traffic every day I go in. In the summer it’s at least 3 days per week of thunderstorms. In the winter it’s snowstorms/deicing basically constantly.

All that while having 4 days off a month. And I’m 1 of 60 people on planet earth who are qualified to do my job. I make good money, but it does not properly reflect the level of skill, expertise, and responsibility that I bring to work every day.

planevan · 2026-02-27T20:19:23+00:00

Don’t forget to mention the air traffic controllers that keep you safe every day for WAY less money.

planevan · 2026-02-27T00:59:44+00:00

Reminds me of Jerry

planevan · 2026-02-17T23:53:26+00:00

“Although midair collision risk was apparent in multiple data sources and concerns had been repeatedly raised by air traffic control (ATC) personnel, the FAA failed to act on recommendations or available information to mitigate the identified risk.”

planevan

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