Recent content by eqfan592

The controllers I've spoken with at work all take this deduction as well, and have done so for years. I plan on doing it this year if I can figure out how. :P

Another vote for H&H here! Great range and place too shoot, and the staff was always really cool as well.

I think completely reversing it would be a bit extreme, but more space between shifts is possibly advisable. However, I will point out that the sleeping problems would be mitigated if the FAA were to make it mandatory that there are always at least 2 controllers in the tower (something that very...

Re: Graduation Ceremony? Yep, seems like at least one person washes out of every class. Had three in mine, sadly. Suffice it to say that one you're done with your PV, you'll feel a lot of relief, but after a while you'll be ready to move on to the next step. EDIT: just realized that you could...

THIS!! I won't say people are idiots for voting Republican, but I WILL say they are idiots for thinking they are voting for "smaller government" and "lower spending" when they vote for a Republican. Republicans are just as good at big government and spending as anybody else, they just make the...

Good tips, Steve. Also, another thing to remember when dealing with heavy's/757's is that you can't line up an aircraft in the small weight class behind a departed heavy/757 until you have wake turbulence separation. That one managed to catch me today while running a bit of an air show of a...

Re: What Exactly is a Performance Verification - PV? I agree 100%.

Yep, I'll be in that class as well!

I have a basics class on August 10th as well. Guess I'll be seeing ya around!

Pubnat 4 here. Just got confirmation back from my HR rep that they have received all the paperwork that came along with my FOL. I'll be attending the 8/10 terminal basics class. I'm still in a state of shock that it's all actually happening now. When I start, I'll have been in the pipeline for...

I'm heading for EVV as well! Starting up in the basics class on Aug 10th. Have you visited the tower at EVV yet?

Just got a call from AQ saying I would be attending the August 10th Terminal class? I have to guess she's talking about this one, as there is no class starting on the 10th in August (though there is one starting on the 10th in June, which may be why there's the confusion?). Hope this doesn't...

I just went in for my physical today, which is the last step on my medical certification (and the last thing standing between me and a class date). This is a recertification for me, and I'm in even better health than I was last year (40 lbs of weight loss, leading to greatly improved blood...

Well, just to chime in here, I was just at MKE today to take the MMPI, and the person I spoke with, who stated that she's in charge of staffing for MKE (as well as several other facilities) was telling me that they just started getting word of a bunch of new people heading their way. So not...

Not sure what you're asking. I know the psych exam has different tiers, Tier 1 being the MMPI and 2 being an actual in person eval if you fail the MMPI (at least I think this is how it works!) In that case, then use I would be a Tier 1. Just took the MMPI today, so that's 2 out of 3 things...