Author Topic: Calling ATC (Read 729 times)

Booz · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2006, 05:03:14 PM »

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Originally posted by cav58d
Thanks booz. Can you tell him I am interested in learning about the field and would like to contact someone currently in the profession? Would you mind if I PMd you my e-mail address to forward him?

thanks

I'm sure he wouldn't mind talking about it at all, you can also email him at PH@4thFG.org (we all have HANDLE@4thfg.org email routers set up which we can then chooose to read or ignore and hammer cleans the spam:)). He'll see it forwarded to his primary e-mail and he may be more likely to see it.

CavPuke · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2006, 05:42:27 PM »

Cav I'm currently a controller at I90, Houston Tracon, a level 11 facility. I've been a controller since 1984. You can e-mail me at warpig41@hotmail.com and I'll gladly answer any questions you may have about the FAA as a career choice.

Dnil · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2006, 08:41:15 PM »

hehe cool cavpuke, I deal with houston app/dep about 3 times a week coming out of ellington.

LLv34 Jarsci · « **Reply #18 on:** December 21, 2006, 08:00:31 AM »

hmmm.... over 100k a year...

Here at Finland ATC pay averages around 55k€ I think. (around 73k$) Might be more.

But roughly 25% of pay consists additional payments caused by night-, evening-, and weekendshifts.

But remember that our beloved socialist system manages to overtax us poor ATC officers so I get actually around 60% of my paycheck for personal use... (all taxes, pensions and such deducted)

So it is not much after all..

PhilBGolf · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2006, 07:37:57 PM »

Is that where Kingfish (Gerald Mathews) and Able Hernandez ended up? Tell 'em PH (Phil Baker) from P31 said "hi."

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Originally posted by CavPuke
Cav I'm currently a controller at I90, Houston Tracon, a level 11 facility. I've been a controller since 1984. You can e-mail me at warpig41@hotmail.com and I'll gladly answer any questions you may have about the FAA as a career choice.

moneyguy · « **Reply #20 on:** December 21, 2006, 08:44:39 PM »

Daniel Webster College has an ATC program. it's in southern NH right on the airport. (KASH)

CavPuke · « **Reply #21 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:01:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Dnil
hehe cool cavpuke, I deal with houston app/dep about 3 times a week coming out of ellington.

Working the EFD final is always fun. The mixture of F-16, T-38, various assortment of biz jets, helos, and small GA types makes for an interesting session

Unlike the finals at IAH which is pretty much nothing more than volume of jungle jets, 737's, A319/A320's, and the heavy crowd killers.

Golfer · « **Reply #22 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:12:12 PM »

Are you the "Jetlincoln" guy?

We were down there last week and he was throwing out all sorts of funny zingers to the ExpressJet guys.

CavPuke · « **Reply #23 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:14:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
Are you the "Jetlincoln" guy?

We were down there last week and he was throwing out all sorts of funny zingers to the ExpressJet guys.

LOL nope that is "Ax". He usually keeps the pilots entertained along with keeping the traffic moving, to say the least

Golfer · « **Reply #24 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:16:54 PM »

Are you guys at IAH or a building somewhere else in the Houston area?

CavPuke · « **Reply #25 on:** December 22, 2006, 06:52:52 PM »

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Originally posted by PhilBGolf
Is that where Kingfish (Gerald Mathews) and Able Hernandez ended up? Tell 'em PH (Phil Baker) from P31 said "hi."

Message passed to "Kingfish", he's was kinda surprised when I called him that (he was training on the IAH finals at the time, kinda threw him for a loop

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CavPuke · « **Reply #26 on:** December 22, 2006, 06:58:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
Are you guys at IAH or a building somewhere else in the Houston area?

We're located at the west end of the terminal area, below the old tower by runway 15L/15R. Supposedly we're going to get a new tracon somewhere off site but the actual location has yet to be determined. The city wants to turn the area we're currently in into a parking garage. Once the city goes ahead with adding runway 27R the Center (ZHU) will be torn down and either parceled out to ZFW, ZBQ, and ZMI or relocated to parts unknown.

Golfer · « **Reply #27 on:** December 22, 2006, 07:31:46 PM »

Take visitors? Be neat to see ya and something other than golf to do when spending a few nights.

CavPuke · « **Reply #28 on:** December 22, 2006, 07:36:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
Take visitors? Be neat to see ya and something other than golf to do when spending a few nights.

Yes we do. I have Saturday/Sundays off. Drop me an e-mail and I'll give you the details, would be glad to show you "The Circus"

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Golfer · « **Reply #29 on:** December 22, 2006, 07:43:06 PM »

will do. been in/around the CMH Tracon/Tower for many many hours and have my own chair and binoculars at my old home tower (so it seems!)

Each time it makes me happy that I'm drivin' while you're jivin'