WickedPenguin

Hi all,

I've recently launched a web site designed to help ATC trainees keep track of their OJT training forms. It's loaded with features that make it simple to calculate your position hours and view the status of your OJT reports.

http://www.ATCHours.com

I know some folks are lucky to work at a facility where they have people on staff to keep track of all their hours and fill out all the paperwork for them (*waves to his friend JZ at Nantucket*). ...

Hola everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself briefly.

I'm a Developmental at Pensacola TRACON in the Florida panhandle. I spend my days working with a ton of US Navy and Marines training traffic. I'm a Dev-2 currently, certified on 3 of our 9 scopes.

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