ATCO career
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ATCO career
Hi guys.
I'm almost 15, I am currently saving up for some PPL lessons, and I've always wanted to be an ATCO.
Has anyone got any tips?
Cheers,
COke611
I'm almost 15, I am currently saving up for some PPL lessons, and I've always wanted to be an ATCO.
Has anyone got any tips?
Cheers,
COke611
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Post this over in the ATCO forum. Plenty of advice there. I know 10W and No speed Restriction have helped quite a few people get their ATCO careers started.
Keep an eye out for the December Gatbash, I believe there will seminars at that one. 10W usually gives a talk about the ATCO career. He has been known to give talks at other trade day shows as well.
Keep an eye out for the December Gatbash, I believe there will seminars at that one. 10W usually gives a talk about the ATCO career. He has been known to give talks at other trade day shows as well.
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The strain of standing right way up must have drained the blood from your brain, this is the ATC forum
The strain of standing right way up must have drained the blood from your brain, this is the ATC forum
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Lon More,
When I posted the reply it was in the Wannabe forum. It has been moved Cheeky things those moderators. 
When I posted the reply it was in the Wannabe forum. It has been moved
Cheeky things those moderators.
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I started my PPL when I was 15, and my advice, if you want your savings to go further, is to wait until you're 16 to 16 1/2, and to get a class 3 medical before you do any more flying than a trial lesson. I hung about for ages not able to progress until I was 17 (the youngest you can go solo) and consequently spent ££££s on excess hours.
The reason for the medical so early on, is the simple fact that if you fail it, you won't have blown close to £1000 on wasted flying.
I got my ppl, went to uni, did a couple of 'normal' jobs after uni, then got into NATS 1st time (Luck rather than judgement I think)
3 yrs after joining, I'm out of the college, and valid.
I'd recommend at least going to Uni before joining, just in case you need something to fall back on.
I think if I'd joined straight from school I would have found the training even harder, and may not have succeeded. (But that's just me)
Remember, you want to be an ATCO, not a pilot, and if you fail, you'll try again next year!
Hope this helps
Cudds
I started my PPL when I was 15, and my advice, if you want your savings to go further, is to wait until you're 16 to 16 1/2, and to get a class 3 medical before you do any more flying than a trial lesson. I hung about for ages not able to progress until I was 17 (the youngest you can go solo) and consequently spent ££££s on excess hours.
The reason for the medical so early on, is the simple fact that if you fail it, you won't have blown close to £1000 on wasted flying.
I got my ppl, went to uni, did a couple of 'normal' jobs after uni, then got into NATS 1st time (Luck rather than judgement I think)
3 yrs after joining, I'm out of the college, and valid.
I'd recommend at least going to Uni before joining, just in case you need something to fall back on.
I think if I'd joined straight from school I would have found the training even harder, and may not have succeeded. (But that's just me)
Remember, you want to be an ATCO, not a pilot, and if you fail, you'll try again next year!
Hope this helps
Cudds
