Originally Posted by
avpiper
Do you really believe you are genetically better qualified for ATC than any other person? There is no job in the world that you cannot train for, and certainly no skill that you cannot practice to become better. Nobody is born to be better at control aircrafts, that is why you went through the same training as all of the other ATCOs you work with who "have no business being on the job".
Skills are gained through development, practice, and dedication. If I hadn't received such encouraging messages from other members of this thread, I would be seriously questioning the desire to join a profession where it seems commonplace to put down anyome junior or aspiring.
The simple reality is that I may be fantastic at this job, or I may never get past stage 1. All I asked for was help, so give advice or keep your thought to yourself, please.
I am giving advice, you just don’t want to listen to it. There are people who try for 4, 5, 6 years and just can’t do it no matter how hard they train.
Genetics has nothing to do with it but how your brain works definitely does and that certainly is something that you can’t train.
The valid atcos next to me absolutely should be there but the reality is too many trainees at the college and occasionally at a unit just shouldn’t be.
I genuinely hope that any trainee who starts the job will validate because we absolutely need them. But if you need to practice for the tests in order to pass them then the odds are already heavily against you.