What ATC-litterature to read until my studies start?
 

Hello world!
A few days ago I got a phonecall from the Head of Studies at Avinor (Norwegian Aviation company-thingy) telling me that I've been admitted into the Scandinavian ATC-college (Entry Point North), located in Malmö, Sweden. This is kinda cool, since they admitted 20-30 out of 674 applicants. I am quite lucky I reckon :-)

Drawback is that I'm not starting my studies until next fall; i.e. 2008....

So until then I would like to spend some time reading about the subject, maybe preparing a bit, easing the quitish big workload to come... Could someone be kind, and advise me of any good ATC-litterature out there? Any 4000 page reference works to talk about? :-)

Would also greatly appreciate any information about EPN by students (or teachers?) if there are any such folks around :-)

Cheers
TH

Well done on getting in.

There are probably appropriate publications you could browse and the ATC College should be able to provide you with a list.

The important thing at this stage is that you don't get too embroiled in trying to learn things that may require in depth explanation from experienced professionals - that's what you are going to college for.

There's nothing wrong with being aware of the background information and regardless of what official policy is, try to visit a few ATC units to get a feel for the environment. Getting involved in General Aviation at flying club level or similar would also be helpful.

Enjoy your free time - you won't have much once you start studying!

Good luck!

Thanks for replying! :-)

I've already visited two control towers (2x twr/app + 1x acc), and I also do quite a lot of soaring already :-)

Not trying to learn all the stuff that I'll need teaching for is a smart idea I reckon.... Would still be quite nice to have some kind of idea about the phrasology in use etc., and also some ATC-history I guess...

Are there any ATC-journals about by the way?

Regards
TH

If you've got a birthday coming up this might be worth asking for. A bit dated now but still one of the standard works

Thanks!

Though, I've already got the PPL-A books, including the Radio-stuff... Will that suffice, or do you recommend getting the book you mentioned as well? :)

Cheers
TH