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NBC · 11-09-2010, 10:39 AM

You will typically find experienced, long-serving ATC at smaller airports. You put in the hard graft at a major centre and when you're done, you are put to pasture somewhere like Springbank. The life on an ATC out there is great. It is largely still a training airport and you never have to manage more than a half dozen a/c at any one time. I knew a bunch of the guys out there and they were a decent lot.

I'm quite sure that working arrivals at Pearson is a whole different kettle of fish. Plus if I remember correctly, there may be some component of working in isolated communities for a period of time. Either that or some serious training takes place somewhere like the Yukon. My memory is a bit fuzzy bit I remember an ATC telling me something of the sort.

Good luck.

11-09-2010, 10:39 AM	#5
NBC Account closed at user's request. Join Date: Jul 2009 Exp:	You will typically find experienced, long-serving ATC at smaller airports. You put in the hard graft at a major centre and when you're done, you are put to pasture somewhere like Springbank. The life on an ATC out there is great. It is largely still a training airport and you never have to manage more than a half dozen a/c at any one time. I knew a bunch of the guys out there and they were a decent lot. I'm quite sure that working arrivals at Pearson is a whole different kettle of fish. Plus if I remember correctly, there may be some component of working in isolated communities for a period of time. Either that or some serious training takes place somewhere like the Yukon. My memory is a bit fuzzy bit I remember an ATC telling me something of the sort. Good luck.