Becoming an ATCO
I've always wanted to be an Air Traffic Controller- I dont know what it is that appeals to me, I just like it !
I'm currently in my last year of complusary education (hooray!), and after college/uni etc, I am probably (90% sure) that I will get training down at bornebouth with NATS and become an ATCO.
I've got a few questions I'd like to ask though:
1)What is the job overall like? I know it is/can be stressful, but on the whole, what is it like? Now that you are an ATCO, would you want to do anything else?
2)What would help my chances of actually succeeding in getting past the 40% recruitment barrier? (I am currently training for my PPL)
3)Whats the pay like? I know that for the high earners (correct me if I'm wrong) that the pay is about £60K, but what about for a normal controller, at, say, Swanick?
Also any other info you might want to enlighted me to about the job would be much appreciated!
Cheers to all that reply,
Louis Coke