Atlanta Tower - ATL

GolfJuliet F*** Terrorism

LOL...good thing the FAA uses so many acronyms huh

Towns2dd Trusted Member

GolfJuliet F*** Terrorism

lol it's okay...I have the same problem

MikeATC Retired FAA, NATCA Member Nashville TN

In all seriousness, I wish that the FAA started everyone out in VFR towers or no higher that a Lvl 6 or 7, this would allow new controllers to gain valuable experience. After a few years then bid up to a Lvl 9 or 10 facility, gain more experience working busier traffic in a more structured enviroment for a few years. If you still want to get into a Lvl 12 then you have a very good background of experience and knowledge that will help improve your opportunity to be successful.

GolfJuliet F*** Terrorism

I'd like to start at GGG, it's a level 7 up/down.

eaglenebula5 Newcomer

Hello! Looking for anyone with actual experience in the Atlanta tower training program to answer a couple questions:

About how long is the program from developmental to CPC?
How many of the D# pay levels does it have? I would assume all of them, but just wanted to be sure.
Finally, what's the average time between upgrades on those D# levels?

And for anyone who lives in Atlanta, what apartment complexes might you suggest I look into and why?

Thanks!

RobertB Senior Member

1.) 2-3 years
2.) 2010, 2011, 2012 Pay bands - Jetcareers
3.) 6 months classroom and data, 1-1.5 year(s) on ground, and another year on local
4.) Look in College Park, Bankhead, Mechanicsville, Hapeville, Riverdale, Union City, etc. In fact, just listen to a T.I. song and if you hear a place mentioned look there because those are about the only places you are going to be able to afford for quite a number of years.

Rosstafari Daaaang. /X

Best housing advice I've ever heard.

diver191 Newcomer

don't know where you got this bogus info from but way off except for the payscales. im a cpc at atl and have been there over 2 years.

total training time depends on previous experience or not. it varies from 3-4 months for people from places such as lga, clt, etc all the way up to 18 months is about the longest i've seen. i was cti, and it took me 14 months from the time i got there, which includes a 3 month "seasoning" during summer so we could have primetime leave. but i have also seen people from busy facilities drop out or even take around a year because of the amount of traffic there is here. checkout rate seems to be around 60% or so, maybe slightly higher.

as far as the living situation, you can live in one of the above places if you want to be shot and robbed a few times. go for newnan, peachtree city, sharpsburg, or fayetteville on the south side. and alpharetta or douglasville on the north or west side. i lived in peachtree city for a year and now in sharpsburg.

any other info needed?

RobertB Senior Member

Some people just don't understand sarcasm...