Tarq
Quite a good post until that last catty line.
This is true. I shall remove it. It was a knee-jerk response to your earlier post, and inappropriate.
Personally, I rue the day that the mandatory PPL for ATCers was withdrawn
So do I. I was on the 2nd last course to get the full 60hr training. I've done about 450hr since then, as PIC or dual training.
Lots of controllers still fly. Could be more, though.