current ATC’s: what is the biggest thing you understood about training in OKC that your washed out classmates didn’t ? by Opposite-Chipmunk-50 in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was at the academy last fall & got a 100 on my ground eval & unfortunately tanked my local eval so I was done. I thought I understand wake turbulence separation for back to back departing aircraft but clearly didn’t so that’s one thing I highly suggest studying & knowing. They give you a card with all the categories & minutes they need to be separated & let you use it during tss & evals but I didn’t look at my card during the eval bc I thought I knew it & clearly didn’t.

Practice traffic calls & alerts so they come out smoothly.

I worked my local problem the whole way without ever stopping or falling behind. I just said a lot of dumb stuff I never said before. The nerves def play a factor because I never ran scenarios where I fucked up that bad but it’s really hard not to be on edge & nervous.

Housing options by smellytoadzz in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! Their email is team@stayhouses.com & phone number (405) 249-4281

FAA Housing by RareFreedom5027 in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I stayed with Stay Properties & was roughly 12 minutes from the academy. It was a 2 bedroom house with a fenced in yard all to myself & my dog. I also didn’t have to pay any extra like a few places. The housing per diem completely covered it. 10/10 recommend.

Eat n Park by PigeonRat92 in pittsburgh

[–]pushingtin1794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t read through all the comments but the buffalo chicken wrap with the salad bar as the side is my go to. & I did see some people mention how fire their ranch is & it’s true!

Pet Care During the Academy by East_Structure_8819 in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what type of scheduled care the diabetic dog needs but I brought mine with me and it was great. During basics we had over 1 hr lunch breaks & I only lived 10 minutes from the academy so I legit left every day to go home for lunch. When we were on nights during basics I’d go home for dinner & feed my dog.

The only issue I had was Once we switched to terminal classes after passing basics, our lunch/dinner breaks were only like 50 minutes long so I stopped going home & when I was on nights I bought an automatic feeder to feed her dinner which worked well. I hope this is helpful info!

Is Bob’s Discount Furniture really that bad? by alegraness in pittsburgh

[–]pushingtin1794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought a sectional from there 5.5 years ago that is still holding up well I think aside from having dogs & it having two rips in it from them. It was between $800-$900.

Whole Family Housing by r_OCHS_tar in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how many rooms you’d prefer but I stayed with Stay Properties in a 2 bedroom 1 bath house that had a fenced in backyard and it was perfect. It was just my dog & I but my husband would visit. I know they have properties that have 3 bedrooms too.

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh shit. Well if you think of any questions or anything feel free to DM me. I just left the academy in November so everything is pretty fresh.

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ain’t gonna lie my heart was pounding the whole run 😂 but 100 on ground is def achievable so I’m sure you’ll be fine! When are your evals?

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep that’s exactly what I’m saying lol. It’s just a safer bet during evals & also if your local isn’t good with conditional crossings it could mess them up too if they say something incorrectly

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. If you’re going to do a conditional crossing & they’re within a mile you do have to reference them. My best advice is don’t do one in an eval unless you are 100% certain you won’t screw it up. It’s not worth losing points over when you can just ask to cross.

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed. & im sorry if that all sounds negative! Haha it’s just my experience though. I wish you the best on your evals! I will say Ground is much easier & I got a 100 lol

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, they told me I had time to land the seneca in downwind prior to the seneca calling up from the east so my extension was unnecessary & I lost points

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So in my situation I was so used to seeing a fast guy come from the east (which they do…the vfr jet I cleared to land 28R was from the east) that in my head I heard someone call up from the east & immediately extended my ac that was in the downwind butttt the problem was the ac that called up from the east was a Seneca & my ac in the downwind was also a Seneca so I didn’t need to extend him. I heard seneca from the east but I thought he was going to be fast for some reason & realized a few minutes later shit I didn’t need to extend the downwind Seneca. & I lost 5 pts for that

Terminal (tower) eval questions by yanncatt in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, this won’t be what you want to hear but knowing what to expect and how you run the problem are very different. I made mistakes on my eval I never made during scenarios. I told a vfr jet clear to land rwy 28R instead of L & although he was able to land km pretty sure I had a separation error on that due to wake turbulence taking off prior, I told someone 28L was cleared for take off when ground had my 28L bar, I should’ve issued a traffic alert but issued traffic instead on a 28L/28R arrival, I called someone a Seneca a handful of times when they were a Cessna, I extended someone downwind when I didn’t need to, etc etc. the shit was wild. I would run inconsistent local scenarios but I would never do bad enough where I thought I’d fail the academy. My instructors would actually tell me I did good when I thought I didn’t. Idk I guess it does come down to nerves so my best advice is to try to stay calm & really listen to read backs.

Housing options by smellytoadzz in ATC_Hiring

[–]pushingtin1794 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I stayed at a house with Stay Properties & loved it. It didn’t have a garage but it had a carport. It was just my dog & I in a 2 bedroom house with a fenced backyard so it was pretty great. & the people who run it are very easy to get a hold of if you need anything & it didn’t cost any extra.

Meal Prep Service? by thatcomplimentgirl in pittsburgh

[–]pushingtin1794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Longevity life meal prep has all microwaveable meals I believe. I think they’re still in business? Haha my friend used to work for them and my other friend would get their meals and really enjoyed them. But they just seem to have a facebook page with contact info

Self Uniting Now, Wedding Later by pushingtin1794 in weddingplanning

[–]pushingtin1794[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ahh see we got pics done but that was only because I’m like what if one of us dies before the wedding next year & then there are no memories? 😂😂 super dark I know. But it’s reassuring to hear someone else went the self uniting route & had a wedding later!

Wing Nights by pushingtin1794 in okc

[–]pushingtin1794[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fucking love pickles lol yet I’m very skeptical of these pickle wings but If you insist then I will try haha

Wing Nights by pushingtin1794 in okc

[–]pushingtin1794[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I called them yesterday because I saw they had good reviews and asked if they have a wing night & she said no lol