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SoonerATC · February 29th, 2008, 00:07

You bring up a good point, ATC wannabe. Right now, Terminal option students run one class per day and enroute students run two classes a day. In order to get as many students through the Academy as possible, they are actually adding a second shift to Terminal starting in March and they are considering adding (not sure if they have actually implemented this part or not) a THIRD shift for Enroute students, which would go overnight. From what I understand, it was this last decision that really pushed many of the instructors over the edge and caused many to hand in their resignations.

It's really ironic - the situation in the field is what is causing the FAA to have to push through this many students in the first place, but this added stress is actually pushing many instructors - who retired from the field - out of the Academy as well.

I'm not sure how this affects AT Basics specifically - maybe they just don't see the need to have that many Basics classes if there aren't enough instructors to teach the follow on Enroute/Terminal classes.

February 29th, 2008, 00:07	#3
SoonerATC Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: OKC Posts: 277	Re: OKC Academy.....BAD News You bring up a good point, ATC wannabe. Right now, Terminal option students run one class per day and enroute students run two classes a day. In order to get as many students through the Academy as possible, they are actually adding a second shift to Terminal starting in March and they are considering adding (not sure if they have actually implemented this part or not) a THIRD shift for Enroute students, which would go overnight. From what I understand, it was this last decision that really pushed many of the instructors over the edge and caused many to hand in their resignations. It's really ironic - the situation in the field is what is causing the FAA to have to push through this many students in the first place, but this added stress is actually pushing many instructors - who retired from the field - out of the Academy as well. I'm not sure how this affects AT Basics specifically - maybe they just don't see the need to have that many Basics classes if there aren't enough instructors to teach the follow on Enroute/Terminal classes.