Scottsdale Tower - SDL

center_greenhorn You send em ill blend em

Does anybody have any information on the current staffing levels on these facilities. Also,if your there what are the working conditions like?

SoCal_ATCer Senior Member So Cal

look for a PM.

Ramstar13 Senior Member

i believe DVT is the nations busiest VFR tower, from what i remember at least. Probably reallt fun though.

buckeye10 Junior Member

I'm not sure of the staffing levels but there is a guy going to SDL and a guy going to DVT in my class....and I know of two other people at the academy going to these places so they are hiring

Parvan Rookie

I was originally offered SDL, then they switched it to DVT. I know there are a few people who got DVT who are waiting for the Academy.

polo708 Epic Member tower

Deer Valley is the busiest VFR tower the FAA has. Flight school on top of flight school... parallels with pattern work all day long. You will earn your pay check there, unfortunately its only like an 8. Scottsdale is a single runway and works more carrier and small jet traffic. Level 7 I believe.

MikeATC Retired FAA, NATCA Member Nashville TN

The experience gained working very busy VFR traffic would be a huge asset for when you move up to a larger facility. I've seen controllers that have come from busy VFR towers be much better tower controllers than those that didn't. At a busy VFR facility you really learn how to manipulate the traffic to make things work.

polo708 Epic Member tower

I fully believe that the hardest facilities are busy VFR towers.

jrock3735 Newcomer

Anyone out there currently working at this facility?

SW6supporter Newcomer

I'd like to know current staffing levels as well. I'm a cti student and would really like a facility anywhere in AZ, a tower hopefully.

SDL would be one of my first choices