This really made me very surprised and happy. However, a big surprise came when they decided to promote me to IFATC Supervisor. Controlling Radar was a new and no less rewarding experience. I don’t say it was easy, as it took me five attempts to pass the written test, however, my persistence was rewarded with a message from my recruiter congratulating me on the long-awaited approval.Īfter some time as a Specialist at IFATC, I decided to take the exams to be an IFATC Officer. So, after some time as a pilot on Infinite Flight, I decided to take the written test to be part of the IFATC, even though I don’t know English. When I became aware of IFATC, I immediately admired this team, both for the seriousness of the service provided and for the companionship. Although sometimes it’s not an easy task, I’ve come to enjoy being ATC more than being a pilot. Being ATC is not just about controlling an airspace, but helping to improve the community experience in the simulator. In the old days, when I heard about flight simulators, I only thought about the experience of flying a plane, but Infinite Flight showed me that there was something more to discover, something called ATC. I am part of the VO Infinite Flight Brasil (IFBR) management team and I was once a supervisor at IFAET. I’ve been with the IFC since 2017, but I knew Infinite Flight much earlier. I am 39 years old and I live in the city of Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I’m still trying to control as often as I can though and especially during the Flash Flights you can still often see me active on approach. Unfortunately with all the tasks parallel to controlling and real life getting busier again I had less time for controlling. Really enjoying it and my main focus is now on recruiting rather than training. In 2021 I controlled a lot and continued to gain experience as radar controller, always controlling the busy hub of the day.Įarlier this year I also became a Recruiter which was something I hoped for for quite a while. Not too long after I also became a Supervisor and had other fun tasks to do parallel to training. It was a great time and I really enjoyed training people. In mid 2020 that finally happened and I became a Trainer. Because of the great training I received I also wanted to give something back and was eager to become a Trainer myself. Once I became an IFATC Officer I almost exclusively controlled approach and gained a lot of experience with it. I used that opportunity to learn from it though and shortly after managed to control much busier traffic than before. I quickly moved up to bigger airports until I once took a too busy airport for me and messed up. Luckily I managed to pass on the second attempt and became an IFATC Officer. I failed my first radar test which was bad not only because I failed but also because Juan had no time to train me during the cooldown period until the second test so I had to organize sessions myself. Juan was my trainer for radar again and just like the local training it was fantastic to work with him. I was very active at that time and tried to control as often as I could.Īfter the required time passed I also immediately started with radar because I was looking forward to that a lot. I managed to pass the written on the second attempt and then passed my practical on the first attempt thanks to the great training and finally made it to IFATC. I was quickly messaged by Juan who taught me a lot of helpful stuff for controlling. I took that as an opportunity to take training so I can pass the test on the next attempt. I quickly had a setback though because I failed my written test. When I finally was able to apply, I got Adam Williams as my recruiter who guided me through the recruitment process fantastically. I always wanted to join IFATC but unfortunately had to wait because of a violation I received.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |