More ATC Career questions
I have a few questions, hopefully someone can answer them?
First a little background.
I was a wannabe airline pilot, but due to the tragic events in NY/DC/PA all the cadetships have dried up......I am too poor to privately fund myself for the training, and i know upon getting an ATPL the jobs would not be around to payback the debts i'd build up.
Anyway, I want to work in aviation and am considering a career as an ATC.
here are the questions.
(1) how long are you commited to NATS after completing the training ? (just in case the cadetship/pilot job market improves)
(2) how common is it for ATCOs to leave and become airline pilots?
(3) what are the medical requirements like, especially the eyesight requirements.....(If i could get an class 1 medical for being a pilot, could i pass the medical for an ATCO)
Thanks for any help
g10