Day To Day
What is the main job of an air traffic controller?
To get the people in planes to their destinations quickly and safely.
True or False
Air traffic controllers under the age of 50 need to get a medical exam every month
False
THE RULE BENDER(Points Stack)(4 Possible Answers)
What affects an air traffic controllers salary?
Levels of experience, where you work, the complexity of the airport, and the company you work for.
What is one of the basic drugs that you can not be dependent on to become an air traffic controller?
Alchohol or narcotics(illegal drugs)
Who created the modern airplane?
The Wright Brothers
What is the main disturbance in air traffic whilst the planes are in the air?
Severe weather.
True or False
Drug tests are random and mandatory
True
What is the range for the lowest paying air traffic controllers?
Estimate <$76000
True or False
You can be an air traffic controller and be color blind
True
What is the percentage of people in a plane crash that survive?
95.7%
Name at least two other profesionals that air traffic controllers may interact with on a daily basis.
Meteorologists, other air traffic controllers, pilots, ground crew, and emergency personnel.
How many years of education/experience do you need to become an air traffic controller?
3 years of college and experience.
What is the range for the highest paying air traffic controllers?
$300,000-400,000+
What are the requirments for vision?
20/20 vision or glasses that fix your vision to 20/20
THE DAILY DOUBLE/MINIGAME
What are the 3 types of air traffic controllers? (Must Get All 3)
Local/Ground Crew, Approach/TRACON, and En Route/Cuising Phase.
What degrees do you need to become an air traffic controller?
Bachelors or accociates degree in any science. (Preferably aviation, meteorology, or ATC fast track)
What is the pay range for an air traffic controller in training?
$45,000 estimate
What is the range of ages to be an air traffic controller? From application to required retirement
Under 31 Application to 56 required retirement Other acceptable answer 21-56
What is the fastest manned airplane?
NASA X-15
What is position breifing?
When you hand over all the information that you gained and made in your shift to the next.
Name both New York colleges/universities that have air traffic control programs. (You need both, NO HALF CREDIT)
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology & Farmingdale State College
Which air traffic control station is the highest paying for an air traffic controller?
The New York Terminal Radar Approach Control
AKA: The New York TRACON
The airports connected to this control center are John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport
What is the relocation rule?
If you want to keep your job you must relocate anywhere the FAA asks.
What are airplane tires mostly filled with?
Nitrogen
Reasoning, Nitrogen is less likely to expand and contract with different temperatures.