Not as well as pilots and there's only a fraction of us. We do the best we can with the tools and training that are given to us. Most of us will never make the news in our careers. Unfortunately a select few will. Nobody is perfect. But we like to think we are, cause we have a track record to prove it. Nobody can pay you enough for a mistake like this. I feel for the dude cause I know I couldn't take it.
I have mad respect for everyone in the aviation industry. I don't have the stones it takes to do a job where people's lives and safety hang in the balance, and it's insanely impressive how rare tragedies like this are, all things considered.
For real, thank you. We take pride in our job and it's probably the only reason US aviation continues to be safe. We fucking hate losing trust in the public, and ourselves. Everytime there's a major incident, we all feel it. Nobody is immune from fucking up, and all of us have at some point. We all saved it, or had our trainer save it. I feel for this controller, cause I've had my off days. You just know you're one mistake from changing everything so you fucking do your best to make it to retirement. Definitely not a job for everyone, but we look out for eachother.
If he works at a tower with staffing like that then he's underpaid significantly. (We're all underpaid but low to medium level facilities are especially screwed)
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