Andreas

Was quite interested in this job before I started studying at the Uni. My dads a pilot so I always loved planes and everything around them.

Seen some ads for it now some 10 years later. Got a bit curious again and did a search on Google. Apparently the pay is very good.

What about stress, is it really that stressing during a normal day?

/Andreas

Thrush

iTrader: (1)

I would hope the pay is very good, as the stress levels would be insane (I would imagine)

Go rent PUSING TIN - a 1999 movie about air traffic controllers.... See if you still wanna do it then

foreigneRS

a friend from uni does it up at blackpool airport - don't think he gets too stressed and he loves the job.

before 9/11, he could ask to go on the flight deck during a flight as part of the crew. him and another mate got to sit in there as they flew into JFK at night - reckoned it was an awesome sight

Andreas

Used to play ATC games when I was young and all got very stressful at the end and I guess they scared me off a bit. I doubt its like that in real life unless you work at any of the major airports.

Sitting in the cockpit during landing is great, only done it in a small miltary aircrafts though, felt a bit unstable.

Andreas

Been looking into this a bit more and apparently my grades are good enough so I will give it a shot and fill out the application.

Only 30% pass their first test and after that its a few more test.

Wish me luck.

foreigneRS

luck

RC4

try up in norway andreas,the pay wil be better and they are taking on 150 people in geordemoen,oslo i,m english but live and work in sweden,arvika varmland

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

Good luck mate thats one hell of a job

Andreas

Yes, I read the other day that they got a high pay raise in Norway and in Denmark they are negotiating. Hopefully it will go up here too as I doubt they can pay less than other countries for a ever.

I think they are taking on 120 in Sweden this time.

Will be fun taking the test and if you dont make I could always get back to Uni instead.

Wardy257

Been there, done it. Didn't like it.

It depends what sort of ATC you want to do? You will have to pay for the training too. Even if you were to join the RAF and let them pay to train you, your military qualification won't count int he real world.

PM me if you want more info

Andreas

Took the first test on thursday and been angry at myself since then as I thought I missed quite a bit on some simple questions.

Got a letter in the mailbox today with the results and for some strange reason I passed.

Bring on test phase 2.

Dan Cossie

I done the tests in London a couple of years ago...........passed but after serious consideration i opted against it......very good job but not for me

Andreas

Im not shure either but as with all tests I would like to pass.

Will start to consider it if I pass.

I dont think much of myself so never really thought I could do it but people around me seems to think I would fit fine.

Dan Cossie

it is an all day affair matey....long day and a huge headache at the end of it but worth it...i think it is a 4 stage interview process

Tangodeltasierra3

Cant be too hard its all computerised now, i bet it was a nightmare when they shuffled bits of paper about, what did they ever doo if you was busting for a shite ?

Andreas

Its easy.