That’s a very good question. I didn’t want to do something that gets at least a little bit of attention. Gatwick is never flown to, and it is rarely staffed by ATC (at least, that’s what I see)
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Fair enough lolol
@Waxyscorpion308 I’m in the mentee stage right now preparing for IFATC. I’ll be showing underserved airports some TLC as well when I graduate to IFATC.
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Good luck on your endeavors!
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If you have any questions about anything, I would be more than happy to assist you! Just shoot me a PM :)
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@Waxyscorpion308 if you’re allowed to, can you explain the different ranks within the IFATC 🤔
Sure! You can find out all about the rank structure here:
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@Waxyscorpion308 I tried going to the link and logging in but it seems like I don’t have access to that part of the ATC manual 😔… thank you for the info anyway I appreciate it
Ah I see. Didn’t realize that
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ATC SERVICES AT EGKK ARE NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU.
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That part is accessible for IFATCs only, but I can provide a quick guide on them real quick for you.
Apprentice: Starting rank of IFATC, access to local frequencies (ground, tower, ATIS) with an inbound limit
Specialist: Access to local frequencies at any inbound number.
Officer: Access to radar frequencies (approach, departure, center).
Supervisor: Handpicked experienced controllers who lead everyday operations, assist controllers and moderate ES.
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@Waxyscorpion308 how was the first session on expert server as IFATC. I’m so excited for you 💪🏽💯
It was great, thanks! Nobody needed a violation 😅 I’m still learning the muscle memory for where some of the instructions are, and that can be a little frustrating at times
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Ping pls @Waxyscorpion308 !
@Waxyscorpion308 well at least nobody needed a violation thank God for that 🤣🤣
I will add you to the list!
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Yes, I don’t want to be really annoying with the violations, but I will give them if forced to
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@Waxyscorpion308 from what I’ve read in the IFC and discord community IFATC really doesn’t like to get violations unless they hands are forced to 🤣. I hope you have discord so that I can coordinate with other controllers even though they’ll be flight plans in full effect 💯
I’m going to ask the other controllers if they are on the discord server so that we can have some serious coordination 🤣💯 @Waxyscorpion308
Yes, I do have Discord. If you are a part of IFATC, you have to have Discord
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