VampyreGTX
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- Apr 6, 2003
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Okay, I've been considering ATC. I've been really impressed on previous tours of towers and would love to do this as well. (actually, I'd love a center position) My first love is flying, but I can definitely live with flying for fun rather than a career. Heck, communicating to me during flight training was almost second nature. I could read back instructions just as easily as they were thrown at me, my instructors always were impressed by my radio skills with ATC.
However, my dilema is this. I'm 28, (February 6 birthday) so I have a little under 3 years to get into the field. I've seen the CTI schools, however, I don't have the finances (family and debt from my flight training, house, etc.) to attend a school for 2 years. I have a bachelors in Finance which is what I'm using now, but I'm not paid all that great, probably on par early career regional F/O's (upper 20's). I could not handle relocating the family for only 2 years and I could not support paying for the debt while adding rent and tuition to the mix. (the wife works as well, but her degree is in psychology which is not a high paying field either.) We are just getting by and we live at a pretty low-level. Pretty much only spending money on necessities.
What are the chances they will reopen the testing to 'off-the street' hires in the next 2 years? I know in early '04, the CTI pool was around 350-400 people (or so I read on here.) but I don't know what it is now or how many are enrolled in the CTI programs that will flow into the pool in the future. I know they used to offer a test and I don't think I'd have a hard time passing it as I test well, especially in subjects that interest me. Any input/insight/suggestions would be appreciated.
However, my dilema is this. I'm 28, (February 6 birthday) so I have a little under 3 years to get into the field. I've seen the CTI schools, however, I don't have the finances (family and debt from my flight training, house, etc.) to attend a school for 2 years. I have a bachelors in Finance which is what I'm using now, but I'm not paid all that great, probably on par early career regional F/O's (upper 20's). I could not handle relocating the family for only 2 years and I could not support paying for the debt while adding rent and tuition to the mix. (the wife works as well, but her degree is in psychology which is not a high paying field either.) We are just getting by and we live at a pretty low-level. Pretty much only spending money on necessities.
What are the chances they will reopen the testing to 'off-the street' hires in the next 2 years? I know in early '04, the CTI pool was around 350-400 people (or so I read on here.) but I don't know what it is now or how many are enrolled in the CTI programs that will flow into the pool in the future. I know they used to offer a test and I don't think I'd have a hard time passing it as I test well, especially in subjects that interest me. Any input/insight/suggestions would be appreciated.
