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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/58231228
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They ran an ad campaign and everything which would have been fine if the current administration didn’t spend their time pissing on existing ATC controllers and withholding their paychecks with government shutdowns.
“Tower, we’re losing altitude rapidly.”
“Skill issue.”
Why not hire back all those qualified women and brown people they fired. ?
You answered your own question
I will admin that I did not see american ATC communication turning into a CoD lobby coming
Fingers crossed these folks are getting real training.
I’m hoping the dearth of good ATC on VATSIM is because the good folks who volunteer to do ATC with morons are getting paid for it now. They’re actually quite good at the job.
Me too. Especially because the personnel selection for air traffic controller is pretty tight under normal circumstances. You not only have to demonstrate aptitude during training but also social and communication skills, which are super important for this job. I somehow doubt that filling the ranks with gamers is going to accomplish that.
Social aptitude and Communication are critical skills for online gaming. Your “doubt” is about 20 years out of date.
I dunno man I was playing counter strike yesterday (why do I do it to myself I don’t know) and I can tell you its about the same as it ever was 20 years ago when I played.
I guess MS Flight Simulator was the training.
skipping 2 years of training, sounds like trouble about to happen.
Do. Not. Rage quit.
“merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream!”
What could go wrong?
Do a barrel roll!
So big news that I almost died from curiosity.
Article unavailable in the EEA.
Isn’t almost everyone a “video gamer” to one degree or another these days?
