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Air Traffic Control Trainer

Related Job Title:

air traffic management instructional designer, air traffic services trainer

Job Description:

This position is responsible for teaching recruits how to be air traffic controllers. This person must be knowledgeable in all of the air traffic control positions from flight service station to local control to TRACON control to Center control. This position requires years of experience prior to actual teaching. Additional training is given in how to make presentations and instructing the adult learner. This person must demonstrate the abilities to communicate clearly, listen and respond appropriately as well as understand all FAA regulations regarding aviation and flight rules.

Areas of Expertise:

• Must have excellent listening and communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of the air traffic management system and the FAA regulations
• Complete knowledge of all air traffic management positions

Interest and Abilities:

• Enjoy aviation and have an understanding of the science of flight
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent problem solving abilities regardless of the pressure to meet a deadline.
• Enjoy a challenging work environment.
• Ability to visualize a 2-dimensional picture in a 3-dimensional way
• Ability to use a computer to get information and to help solve problems

Suggested subjects to study in school:

• Physics: science of flight
• Meteorology
• Aviation
• Algebra and graphing of equations
• Computer training

Education and Training Needed:

• Must have a 2 or 4 year college degree before initiation of ATC training
• Successfully pass an FAA aptitude test
• Air Traffic Control Training through the FAA
• Computer training

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What can I do right now?
Spend time playing logic puzzles.
Spend time drawing maps from memory
Learn how to read all the different kinds of aeronautical charts
Take a ground school course
Join Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and participate in their activities
Practice your problem solving skills by engaging in some computer activities that have you review information and assess a situation in a short amount of time e.g. air traffic control simulation, flight simulation

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