After seeing a lot of threads about bad experiences with IFATC, I’d thought to see if anyone has had any good experiences with IFATC to share.
I don’t fly very often, but I do log on to see what other controllers do at hubs (as a learning experience as well as just for fun). Personally, all of the officers and sups do an absolutely fantastic job at sequencing absolutely unrealistic traffic into hubs.
Hey, good day,
Till now i had only good experience with IFATC, they only showed to me, how professional they are, and how you said, how much they can sequence this heck of a traffic on Featured Airport for example, many people forget, that Controller work with efficenty, and that they may wait a bit longer cause themself arent in a good position, but when ATC called me everything was professional and perfect till now…
That’s a nice topic here! I see lots of threads about bad IFATC experiences as well, which, generally speaking, are fine, but they are often written in a bad way.
Anyway, I’m on the same boat here: I don’t fly on ES very often. Actually, I very, very rarely fly there. However, I must say that whenever I do, I have good IFATC experiences as everyone there is trying their best to ensure everyone has a good ATC experience while also having fun themselves doing something they like.
I don’t know if this is counted, but the best experiences I have had with IFATC members are surely the training sessions and tests, as, despite having a similar structure throughout them, they are always different, with different people and scenarios. It’s always nice to see people who are willing to help trainers, recruiters and their fellow controllers (either who are about to become IFATC or already are) with these sessions. I always appreciate seeing IFATC veterans with new IFATC controllers, as well as always-seen faces with newer ones together.
Once you join IFATC, this aspect is a very good one that not only helps others but also helps yourself in multiple ways.
Thank you for the nice post! 
I love the atc in the game dont think theres anything wrong with it espacilly with it improving over the years, everyone who operates atc does a fantastic Job yes some people have a bad experiences but I’d say alot more have good ones.
You’ve got too realise theres on average 500 aircraft arriving and departing out of hubs with ATC maybe even more you most of the time get 100 to 200 at the main hub, so to be only a few problems out of many people flying on both traning server and expert i think thats outstanding work in my opinion maybe its diffrent for others but that’s what i think other than that all the best safe flying everyone. 
As someone in officer training, I’ve had a pretty positive experience so far with TTs. (And my local test).
It’s almost surprising how 800 people can form such a coherent community!
Almost only had good experience with IFATC. There have been moments during Friday Night Flights where it was a bit messy but otherwise no issues at all. Best Controller I have witnessed is @Tim_B but he is not around anymore.
Have to appreciate their dedication and work especially at extremely busy airports.
I’m sure other controllers will also do equally great!
The controllers are good but they give Vfr instructions to Ifr traffic. They also squeeze departures and arrivals a bit too close since there has to be a 3nm separation at all times and sometimes there is less then 2nm. To be safe when I control in training I always limit myself to 5nm of seperstion between departures and arrivals
In the absence of an approach controller, all inbounds must be given VFR instructions, like pattern entries and sequences.
Or they wait until the aircraft vectors himself in and call on final
This may just be a matter of the pilot not tuning into tower. When there is no conflict present, it’s recommended to wait for the pilot to tune in instead of on guarding (telling the pilot to tune in).
If you’re talking about approach frequency, it’s better to leave the aircraft on their flight plan, only taking them off for expediting service (shortcuts) or traffic management.
Ohh! I’m scared of atc now, are they kind to newbies?
In a busy airspace most likely they won’t notice if someone is new. There is less room for error in an extremely busy airspace. There is no specific answer, some might exercise some patience with a mistake and some might not.
In a reasonably busy airspace, you are more likely to have smooth and stress free arrivals but do not let this deter you from flying into extremely busy airspaces. That is great fun sometimes if you have time in your hand.
Any recommendations, been reading like a mad man
What worked for me was being a part of VAs. Usually all VAs have some sort of ‘test’ (theory and then a practical flying in ES one) before you can officially fly for them.
People who are part of staff team of VAs would usually give you feedback on what you did correctly and what needs to improve.
If you have an aviation background (student or someone in family) you might be aware of many things naturally then it would only be a matter of practise and getting used to the buttons.
TL;DR - Join a VA