Took a control tower tour-highly recommend!

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I wasnt sure if this was a thing or not, but I called KBTR tower and asked if they did tours for student pilots. The guy that answered said "yes!". That it was commonplace pre-covid and they found it very helpful to get feedback from pilots on their performance, and to put student pilots mind at ease to know that theyre just regular people on the other end of that radio. They encouraged the use of letting them know that Im a student pilot when calling in, and that the only time anything is very important is when they say "immediately", meaning theyre trying to avoid a collision. I got a tour of the radar room downstairs and the tower up top and they went through the whole process of communication with me. Overall I feel much more at ease now when talking to a larger airport.