Pan Am Academy: Air Traffic Control Introduction Course

Every day tens of thousands of airplanes take off and land in the United States. The pilots flying these airplanes need assistance with taking off, in flight directions, and landing. Highly trained professionals are essential to guide aircraft and pilots to ensure safety and the best possible service. This is the job of air traffic controllers.

Employment for air traffic controllers is projected to grow about as fast as average for all professions, increasing 10% from 2009 to 2016. Job prospects are expected to be great with the best prospects for air traffic controllers who graduated from an FAA training program. Many employment opportunities will stem from the need to replace people who retire or leave the field for other reasons.

A career as an air traffic controller is a great choice for individuals who can articulate efficiently to give clear and quick directions to pilots. A good memory and high intelligence are important qualities because air traffic controllers constantly receive a great deal of information that they have to understand, interpret, and remember immediately.

Pan Am International Flight Academy’s Air traffic Control Introduction Course gives you the ability to experience what it is like to be an air traffic controller and start you on your career path to this exciting and rewarding career. This six-day course will introduce you to many ATC procedures; give you a chance to control airline traffic in our state of the art Air traffic Control Tower Simulators and Radar Air Traffic Control Center Simulators. Inform you on the current hiring education and experience requirements for the FAA. You will be working with actual air traffic controllers who will give you the best and most current information on how to become successful in your dream of being an FAA Air Traffic Controller! This course is offered at the Pan Am International Flight Academy in Miami Florida. Hotel accommodations are included. Ask About our In-House Financing Program. Contact us to begin your journy to becoming an Air Traffic Contoller.

Day 1

Introduction to Air Traffic Control including Control Tower, Approach Control and Enroute Center.
Classification of Airspace
Navigational Aids
Holding Procedures: by ATC or “as published”
Wake turbulence for Tower and Radar
“Go Around” vs “Missed Approach”
Braking Action Report
Pilot’s weather report to ATC
Bird Activity
ATC Clearances read-back to ATC

Day 2

ATC Phraseology
TOWER
RADAR
Enroute

Day 3

Emergency Procedures
Transponder codes, 7700, 7600, 7500
Fuel dumping procedures
Highjack Procedures
Bomb threads Procedures
Information required given to ATC when pilot declares an emergency
Emergency Locator Transmitors
Search and Rescue

Divert to alternate airport

Day 4

Introduction to TOWER Simulator
What it is really like to be an Air Traffic Tower Controller
VFR/IFR Simulation

Day 5

Introduction to RADAR Simulator
Working in an Air traffic Control Center
Approach Control
Enroute Center

Day 6

Current ATC Employment Opportunities and How to Apply
FAA vs Contract Air traffic Control
Step by Step Process on How to become an FAA Air Traffic Controller
Your Next Step

Ask About Our In-House Financing Program. Contact Us to Begin Your Journey to Becoming an Air Traffic Controller