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Cant remeber this being done so here goes
so you think the skys are clear
use this to track your plane to your holiday destination
no - when the frequencies are busy it's manic. no way i could do that job and stay sane.
Only if I was based in Alice Springs or Ulan Bator.
How about Barra Airport?
My mates in Air Traffic Control. Based in Prestwick now. Relocated from Manchester. He is very well rewarded for his troubles...
I am one.
Nope with my memory i'd forget where I put half of the damn things.
I thought about it but didn't want to find somewhere to live whilst training and being paid £10k
Got a friend who was at Heathrow, went to Dubai for a year then back to Gatwick! High stress levels but hey imagine being told "if you have a headache don't come to work" okay you are responsible for who knows how many people but they get ridiculous amounts of annual leave .... I'd love it!
I have a friend who does it - earns ludicrous amounts of money.
I've got a stutter, so I doubt I'd be very good at it...
Know someone who was one, he retired in his fourties, loaded
It is a good job and nowhere near as stressful as most people think. You're right about the annual leave. When I was in the UK I used to take a fortnight off every other month.
Oh Pomona where do you work then? jealous!!
Wellington, NZ
I thought about it but couldn't afford to do the training. £10 for a year while living away from home just wasn't going to happen.
They say it's not really stressful, more a case of it suiting certain people and not others. Money and holidays were very appealing.
That's an amazing website I've just heard the Belfast flight to Newcastle go past while tracking it!
Thats so coool!
i would