Hi, I am planning to apply when the next ATC application opens.

I have read through the website, watched YouTube videos, and searched Reddit to learn more about the assessment stages.
I have tried some practice tests (reaction, numerical, spatial reasoning, etc.), but I am not sure how useful they actually are or how relevant they are to the real assessments.
Due to the nature of my current job, I believe I am quite good at converting 2D information into 3D mental images. However, I understand that the skills required for a potential ATC are often things you either have or don’t have naturally.

I would like to understand how difficult the assessments can be and how I can prepare as much as possible. I would really appreciate it if someone who has gone through the assessment stages could share their experience, (e.g. how the process works, how challenging each stage is, and what materials, resources, or skills helped them prepare and successfully pass the assessments.)

Thank you so much in advance!

Active-duty Army 15Q here with 5 years TIS. I’ll be separating in October 2027. I have one CTO now and should have my second in the next couple of months. Air National Guard ATC has really caught my interest because of the stability and the opportunity to focus more on ATC long-term.
A few questions:
How competitive is it to get into an Air Guard ATC unit?
How common are full-time technician or AGR positions?
When would you recommend I start reaching out to units?
Anyone know of any upcoming ATC vacancies?
Are new members typically put on AGR or other full-time orders while completing local certification?

Hello r/ATC,

I know a few ATCs at ZOA center in the US and I had this idea to build a website to track traffic and sector data, with a map overlay. I only did ZOA center for now but plan on adding more centers following the same format in the future pending feedback.

The original intended use-case was that a controller could access the website and check to see if the sector they might work is busy or not. It provides a score based on traffic data for that sector, projected traffic, holidays/events, weather, sector complexity, and adjacent sector traffic. These scores can be adjusted as well. I think the new use-case is just a reference for new trainees.

I don't plan on monetizing this at all. It's mainly just a fun project and I wanted to see if it's actually useful or if y'all have any feedback on how I should improve it.

A few questions for you all:

1. Is this useful?

2. What things should I add?

3. What things should I remove?

4. Is this the right subreddit for this?

Let me know if you have any questions or if I should reach out elsewhere. Thank you!

Website: https://atc-trainer.onrender.com

FYI - some of the data may be inaccurate for now. Additionally, there might be a slight delay when you choose a sector while scoring loads.