![]() ![]() It was slated as an eight-hour test however, in my group of 20, the average completion time was approximately six hours. To give the aptitude test some perspective, it examined you for vocabulary, math and visual scanning, and included a simulation like the 1990s game Tetris, plus a radar simulation. Apparently, my luck was changing because I discovered the FAA was accepting controller applicants “off the street.” I applied and about three months later, I was invited to take the FAA’s aptitude test. Early in 2009, after applying for numerous jobs, I landed a teaching position at the local high school. It was not the best of times: I had debt, I had dreams and I needed a career. Later in 2008, I graduated college, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. ![]() They had opposite personalities, yet sounded remarkably similar I will never forget those guys. They were immensely helpful with the questions I had. The two gentlemen I met had lengthy careers in the FAA, which included Flight Service and Air Traffic Control. I had earned my private pilot certificate earlier that year and wanted to meet the faces behind the voices I kept hearing. ![]() My present career as an air traffic controller started in 2008, when I took my first tower tour. Yes, some of the equipment runs on Microsoft Windows. The software enables communication between student controllers and remote pilots, and with surrounding simulation facilities. These controller training consoles went into service in 2015, incorporating simulation software know as SIGNAL (simulation and integration of ground, network and air links). ![]()
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