emb145 Rookie

Well I was just given my second redirect to Longview now. Anyone know how it is to work there, how long to check out etc. I'd appreciate any info everyone has.

Nick Senior Member Down Yonderville, TX

Im in Longview. Longview is not a bad place to work. Check out time really depends on several factors: You're abilities, the time of year you get here, the traffic. For a new hire I've seen as little as a year to get checked out to as long as 2-3 years.

When are you going to be here? Are you a new hire? Do you have atc experience? Are you from east Texas?

Nick

Nick Senior Member Down Yonderville, TX

Oh yea? What's you're name?

emb145 Rookie

Thanks for the info Nick. I grew up in east Texas so I'm a little familiar with the area and I've flown in and out of Longview a few times when I was flight instructing. I start OKC May 6th and I guess I'll be to Longview around the first of August. I'm a Continental Express pilot now and I've been doing that for a few years so no ATC experience. Thanks for the info.
Matt

GolfJuliet I clip the cows Republic of Texas

Hey I forgot about this thread...@nick: I know this is a question that there is not definite answer to, but what do you think the staffing levels will look like in the next 2-3 years?

DoobieScoo Newcomer

This is really strange... My brother and I got TOL's for Longview last August, and were being told that it would be FY '11 at the earliest, so we requested redirects. We're now going to Abilene and starting OKC 7/21. I wonder why they would have redirected you to a facility with people waiting, and then got you in first? I'm not really fussed as I've now got a class date, I just think it's weird.

Abilene is a bigger town, so I think I'll like that part better, but I'm from Houston and my soon-to-be fiance's family is in the DFW area, so Longview would have been more centrally located. I guess I just have a bunch of 7-hour drives in my future to get home.

Nick Senior Member Down Yonderville, TX

Not too sure what the staffing levels are going to be. We do have a lot of the older controllers up for retirement in the next 3 years, most are getting out. Just depends on how many new people we get in that time.

GolfJuliet I clip the cows Republic of Texas

Thanks! I'd love to get GGG. I'm going to LeTourneau this fall getting my A.S. I'll have to come see the tower one day.