Just submitted the application

navyac said:
lubing up the old rear end there so when the FAA bones ya for the next year and a half, it wont be so painful
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LOL!

seriously though: that's true. I applied Feb of 2008 and am STILL waiting.
You better ALREADY have a job, or apply for other jobs in the meantime.
 
the faa called me recently to switch facilities, so i figured I better catch up with what's going on, hehe :banghead:
 
pm577 said:
Before PUBNATs existed!? :laff::panic:

man i feel for ya

Maybe the FAA is waiting to get rid of PUBNATs before they can hire you? :sarcasm:
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I think the first announcement I applied for was one for Oklahoma.. I doubt I had the required education/work experience combination at that time, but at least I got picked up at some point.. however, I don't remember which PUBNAT it was.

Facility tour on Wednesday! Woo!
 
swinte00 said:
Facility tour on Wednesday! Woo!
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Way to go!
I called my new facility just to speak to guys there about working conditions, etc. Since the FAA transferred me from a lvl.6 twr to lvl.12 tracon I was worried about washout rates. But the manager hooked me up with a tour and nearly all the controllers seemed like good guys who would ensure that you'd get a good opportunity to suceed.
 
pm577 said:
Way to go!
I called my new facility just to speak to guys there about working conditions, etc. Since the FAA transferred me from a lvl.6 twr to lvl.12 tracon I was worried about washout rates. But the manager hooked me up with a tour and nearly all the controllers seemed like good guys who would ensure that you'd get a good opportunity to suceed.
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Yeah, from the sounds of it, everyone at my facility is ready to see some new faces and get people trained. The ATM told me today it takes about 2 years on average to check out at my lvl 8 up/down facility, but of course that depends on the person being trained as well.

I'm just ready to get to OKC and get this ball rolling.
 
swinte00 said:
Yeah, from the sounds of it, everyone at my facility is ready to see some new faces and get people trained. The ATM told me today it takes about 2 years on average to check out at my lvl 8 up/down facility, but of course that depends on the person being trained as well.

I'm just ready to get to OKC and get this ball rolling.
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All this sounds complicated. I guess I have a bit of a wait ahead of me.
 
mission_aviation said:
All this sounds complicated. I guess I have a bit of a wait ahead of me.
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Affirmative.

The way to do it is find the thread/post that has your PUBNAT (aka your application group) and follow the updates there.
You'll have to take a test called the ATSAT, so buy the ASA Air Traffic Control book now so you can study for it.
Also, I played around with atc-sim.com and that helped me quite a bit on the test! (Helps you learn to think spatially and command aircraft under pressure)
 
swinte00 said:
Which PUBNAT did you apply for? I didn't realize there were any open at the moment.
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Whats a PUBNAT? I know I'm an idiot at this point. Please dumb things up for me. What I can tell you is that I looked at USAJobs and applied for ATC Specialist (Developmental). The site redirected me to the FAA site which then I proceeded to fill out the FAA application. Thats about all I can tell you. I used my military preference but I'm sure that dosen't mean anything at this point.
 
pm577 said:
Affirmative.

The way to do it is find the thread/post that has your PUBNAT (aka your application group) and follow the updates there.
You'll have to take a test called the ATSAT, so buy the ASA Air Traffic Control book now so you can study for it.
Also, I played around with atc-sim.com and that helped me quite a bit on the test! (Helps you learn to think spatially and command aircraft under pressure)
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Great advice, where do I go to look at my application group?
 
i think the developmental apps require some sort of experience
(You are only a developmental after the Academy, to my knowledge. Off-the-street you are only a trainee.)

Make sure you meet ALL the requirements. Most general apps for the public are listed PUBNAT1... PUBNAT2, etc

You will then see postings for PUBNAT__ so just search under the one that matches your application
 
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