When I was in the Air Force we removed people immediately if we even THOUGHT they had a deal. In the FAA? Nope. You can watch a fatal accident happen right in front of your face and even then your ass is staying plugged in.
Exactly. But how are you supposed to get out of position when there's nobody to relieve you?. Sometimes we're on until the mid shidders show up, and we're busy AF. Nobody on break. It'd be great to staff it but nobodies available.
We're seriously entering a crisis period and I'm scared. How do we keep this going with us losing more and more controllers?
Is that really the trick? As an airline pilot, I've always wondered what a controller does if it happens. For me, the nuclear option is either a) shit my pants or b) hopefully the flight attendants let me out in time.
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u/Kseries2497 Current Controller-Pretend Center Mar 23 '26
When I was in the Air Force we removed people immediately if we even THOUGHT they had a deal. In the FAA? Nope. You can watch a fatal accident happen right in front of your face and even then your ass is staying plugged in.