![]() ![]() I didnt build the airport where it is, and in all likelyhood the airport has been there longer than they have! I find the most interesting times to be when we get cockpit crews come to visit us. You'd be surprised how many people that live near airports phone directly through to the controllers to complain about the noise that arriving and departing aircraft make. Once you get over the excitement of planes being everywhere you look, its just like any other job :') My view that the controller that day was and is a credit to the profession remains.īelieve it or not, working in a control tower is pretty mundane. The video is still available to view on YouTube if you search for it, and my sincerest apologies for any offence caused. The video is not owned by me nor am I responsible for it. I'm told it was infact supplied to the crew who made their own decision to upload it. ![]() I have been made aware that some information I provided regarding a video of the A-SMGCS and voice overlay was not in fact an official release. Any further questions feel free to inbox me. Most questions have been answered in there somewhere. I had no idea how many replies I would get, thanks for your time in reading. All publically available knowledge is available on wikipedia and forums though. I dont really have any tips for how to succeed and I couldnt tell you anyway I'm afraid. Salary starts at £12k a year to train, top of pay scale of experienced controllers is like £110k+ No its not like Breaking Bad - we couldnt do that If I dont reply, please check other replies as I have probably already answered somewhere. ![]() Please be patient everyone, Im trying to get through your posts. If there's anything you ever wanted to know or ask, AMA!įor obvious reasons as I'm still in the job, I wont be risking my career by revealing sensitive company information, but otherwise feel free.įor obvious reasons I've removed my photo, signature, name, company I work for and the pass serial number.ĮDIT: I didnt realise this would be so popular. I've found that not many people really understand what we do or how we do it, and infact a good portion of people dont even know we exist. I am an Air Traffic Controller working at one of the top 8 busiest UK airports by runway movements per year.
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