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March 31st, 2008, 09:40
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando
Posts: 48
|  Tower or Center?
Just wondering if anybody can give me an answer on whether or not you choose the position you're interested in, or are you placed where they want you? I'm interested in Center which is why I ask, ZTL preferrably. | 
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March 31st, 2008, 10:28
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#2 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Port, FL
Posts: 97
| Re: Tower or Center?
Ultimately, they put you where they want you. You are able to select up to 3 geographical preferences, for the state that you have been referred to, but that's the extent of it. That really doesn't even make a difference, however, because they selected me for a location that I didn't even list as one of my top 3 preferences. I have heard of people calling OKC, and catching someone on a really good day, and being able to switch facilities, but the chance of getting to do that, isn't very good. I tried, and was basically told to either take the offer that was extended to me, or get back in line, and have to start all over. So, in short, the FAA will put you where they want you, check off where they want you, and then turn around and transfer to where you really want to go. Tower to center is an automatic promotion, so it should be in your cards for the future, if you wish for it to be. Good luck :-) | |
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April 7th, 2008, 01:57
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#3 | | Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northern Florida
Posts: 13
| Re: Tower or Center?
These days you can pick between one and five states (or at least when I got hired, it seems they change that stuff every year...) but have no preference on Terminal or En Route. | |
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April 7th, 2008, 06:52
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#4 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 37
|  Re: Tower or Center?
Even though I have yet to take the test, my fingers are crossed that I end up in a tower where I can say within the same sentence "Jesus B6" and berate a particular A340 carrier for not being able to do anything  | |
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April 7th, 2008, 09:59
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta area
Posts: 257
| Re: Tower or Center?
GQ...
Sounds like there's a story there... can you share?
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April 7th, 2008, 10:06
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Joseph, MO, Soon to be ZID
Posts: 138
| Re: Tower or Center?
I was able to pick between terminal and Center. I got referred to Indy Terminal and Indy Center. I chose Center because it guaranteed I would live in Indianapolis, where terminal was throughout the state. | |
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April 7th, 2008, 10:24
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#7 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 37
| Re: Tower or Center?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ATC RET 2003  GQ...
Sounds like there's a story there... can you share? | Not to stray off topic but I think it's worth it...gotta love liveatc.net, you can have a listen of the transmission: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUnVlyyar4M | |
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