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Originally Posted by flyguy63  I heard a rumor that ATC's get to fly for free? Is there any truth to this? |
Nope. They can't. "Conflict of of interest", I was told when I was one. In fact they really can't accept ANYTHING for free from a "customer", even something as seemingly benign as a plate of Christmas cookies.
However, according to something I read, if you are high enough up the food chain, it apparently IS ok for you to steer a couple billion dollars of taxpayer money toward a company that will indirectly support your new job, once your stint as FAA Administrator is over with. More info on that
here. (The comments section at the end of this linked page contains some "language"... you may want to skip that part.)
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Originally Posted by flyguy63 Also i heard from someone whose son works in Chicago (not sure whether it's in a tower, center etc.) that with overtime he made $240,000 last year. Is this even possible? |
Without looking up the salaries, it seems like a stretch. But if they say so...
For the current new hires, however, it is easily possible... provided they have a second job that pays around 200 grand a year.
