The Year Of The Fox Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 I've just wasted a whole morning on this. Quite addictive and tricky to get the hang of at the start. Enjoy! http://www.atc-sim.com/atc.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 Cheers mate. Struggling at the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 Considering having a go at applying for the ATC corps, Fox92? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 Looks interesting but I warn you if I have a go don't take any flights in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 23 June 2013 Author Share Posted 23 June 2013 Considering having a go at applying for the ATC corps, Fox92?What do they do? It must be about the time I can reapply again I'd have thought. Fox92- try it on easy first. I had a couple of hours on that setting at Heathrow. Not yet tried the normal setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 Considering having a go at applying for the ATC corps, Fox92? I've always fancied ATC. I had an interview at RAF years ago but never went through with it. Not sure really, I mean, I'm at uni at the minute anyway! Fox92- try it on easy first. I had a couple of hours on that setting at Heathrow. Not yet tried the normal setting Ahh, that's why probably. I'll try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 I'm not very good with my degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 I've got the hang of departures - they are easy now. Can't do landings because I get slightly confused with my degrees. They don't stop turning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 23 June 2013 Author Share Posted 23 June 2013 It took me a while. You have to get the plane at 3000ft or less for you to be able to command it to land. I'm on the 'normal' level at the mo. Doing OK actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseBreath Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 Had a look at ATC a few years back when I was thinking about careers. The pay is good but the job itself seems to have that paradoxical double whammy of being both very dull and repetitive yet also extremely stressful. But my main concern was more around longevity since you'd expect computers to take over one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 Had a look at ATC a few years back when I was thinking about careers. The pay is good but the job itself seems to have that paradoxical double whammy of being both very dull and repetitive yet also extremely stressful. But my main concern was more around longevity since you'd expect computers to take over one day. I personally wouldn't say it's dull because I love aircraft (both commercial and RAF) but, yeah I agree it's stressful although I imagine the training is intense for you to reach that top level. Towers are dominated by computers, but it's still human's that make the key decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 What do they do? It must be about the time I can reapply again I'd have thought. Fox92- try it on easy first. I had a couple of hours on that setting at Heathrow. Not yet tried the normal setting Had a look at ATC a few years back when I was thinking about careers. The pay is good but the job itself seems to have that paradoxical double whammy of being both very dull and repetitive yet also extremely stressful. But my main concern was more around longevity since you'd expect computers to take over one day. I've always fancied ATC. I had an interview at RAF years ago but never went through with it. Not sure really, I mean, I'm at uni at the minute anyway! Ahh, that's why probably. I'll try that. I've applied for ATC twice - actually got to the final stage earlier this year but goofed one of the computer tests. Their selection process is very, VERY rigorous - as you might expect. You have to be able to solve pretty complex spatial and diagrammatical problems, and more to the point do it really, really fast. As far as I can tell about the job itself, repetitive and stressful sounds about right, but personally I wouldn't mind the repetition and the pay is unreal once you get your 'own console'. I think humans are always going to be needed for such things, purely because of the amount of importance involved in the job, and the fact that situations would arise that would still require human judgement to solve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 What the hell are you supposed to do?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 What the hell are you supposed to do?. Be an ATC - make sure they land and depart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Dream Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 What the hell are you supposed to do?. Watch or read the tutorial if you haven't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 23 June 2013 Author Share Posted 23 June 2013 Briefly for anyone unsure, you need to click on the aircraft you want to control. Then hit space bar, then type the letter 'c' then another space. You can then either ask it to alter altitude by pressing a number and then hitting 'enter', or change its direction by giving it a heading in degrees using 3 digits. To land a plane get it inline with the runway and on 3000ft or less and click on the plane. Then hit 'L' and 'space' and then the runway number you want to land on '27L' for example. The tutorial is crap. I managed it on the 'normal' level for about an hour without having any problems. Then two planes crashed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 Why would you want to be an ATC, haven't you seen Breaking bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 23 June 2013 Share Posted 23 June 2013 He's quite a swell chap I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 24 June 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June 2013 Why would you want to be an ATC, haven't you seen Breaking bad? Never heard of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 24 June 2013 Share Posted 24 June 2013 Why would you want to be an ATC, haven't you seen Breaking bad? Never seen it, no. I've always fancied it. One of my late Grandad's was a controller for about 30 years. I suppose if you aren't interested in aviation etc then it doesn't appeal to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Dream Posted 24 June 2013 Share Posted 24 June 2013 Why would you want to be an ATC, haven't you seen Breaking bad? The moral of that story isn't don't do ATC but instead don't have a daughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 24 June 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June 2013 The moral of that story isn't don't do ATC but instead don't have a daughter Don't have kids full stop sounds much more appealing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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