What it takes to be an air traffic controller at NAV CANADA

I’m a retired US Air Traffic Controller…. ATC is hands-down the BEST career… IF you can handle the stress & shift work. I spent over 30 years cramming 10# of airplane into a 5# airport. There’s no greater satisfaction when the rush is (temporarily) over and no one had to hold and they all landed with minimum separation. There’s a pretty good movie about ATC called Pushing Tin. Some of it is kind of goofy, but they did a pretty good job of showing how we think in 3D and the competition between controllers about filling holes. I was told many times that “That’s not a hole” and my retort was always “Wanna bet!” 😊

This comment section... jeez.

I admire you all

is there any age limit for this job?

What school in Canada can I train to become an ATC?

I have 13 years of experience as a FIS specialist, flight information service, with several ICAO courses and certifications, in the Dominican Republic, what would I have to do to go to Canada to pursue my career.

I have a computer science degree and atc is totally related to what you learned from your degree. I would honestly say “I love to make more money” rather then I like to be part of computer science😂.

So, good with dogs and strange cultured colleagues, but fck all about the professional requirements that one would hope would be enormously strict!

Her görüntüye yorumolmaz 1:05

I would like to become air traffic controller….can I apply?

I wanna be an ATC but with the AI technology today I'm concerned it won't be a long career for me.

except you have be a diverse immigrant (no canadians welcome at all) and be able to speak a language that is NOT English that is used universally around the world in piloting and aviation.

Hilarious that she didnt actually say what qualities or skill sets you need to be a controller. As a retired controller I can tell you it takes a certain personality type. She does not have it

I'll be there

I’m white and born in canada I was disqualified

What school in Canada can I train to become an ATC?