Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
How often have you sat in at an ATC console?
Sorry to disappoint, but in years gone by, quite often.
And Qantas mandated it as part of training of new recruits, and encouraged pilots to visit such as the Center in Honolulu, Singapore and (as it was then) the New York IFR Common Room -- to learn about really serious movement rates.
And I remember the days when DCA paid for up to a PPL for ATC recruits who didn't have a PPL, for some reason, in those days, ATC knowing something about practical aircraft operation was regarded as a "good thing".
Tootle pip!!.