Jonathan Stewart

I like it because it's effing fun, man. Like it, for lack of a better way to put it, like we get off on it. Like we, when I say we, the newer controllers, supervisors, line controllers, regardless, We enjoy that, man. I mean, it's an adrenaline rush and you have to, you play God because you cannot fail. You cannot make a mistake, okay?

So we are responsible for the lives of every single person on that airplane. And there's the old saying that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives in one shift than a doctor or a surgeon or whatever in his entire career. And that is the case.

So we are responsible for the lives of every single person on that airplane. And there's the old saying that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives in one shift than a doctor or a surgeon or whatever in his entire career. And that is the case.

So we are responsible for the lives of every single person on that airplane. And there's the old saying that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives in one shift than a doctor or a surgeon or whatever in his entire career. And that is the case.

We are the guys that are guiding your pilots home. So that means when your airplane takes off and your wheels up and your captain is told to contact departure, that's me.

We are the guys that are guiding your pilots home. So that means when your airplane takes off and your wheels up and your captain is told to contact departure, that's me.

We are the guys that are guiding your pilots home. So that means when your airplane takes off and your wheels up and your captain is told to contact departure, that's me.

So those are the guys that are sitting in a dark room, staring at a scope. It's like a video game, but it's like playing 3D chess at 250 miles an hour. And that's why I said we really enjoy it.

So those are the guys that are sitting in a dark room, staring at a scope. It's like a video game, but it's like playing 3D chess at 250 miles an hour. And that's why I said we really enjoy it.

So those are the guys that are sitting in a dark room, staring at a scope. It's like a video game, but it's like playing 3D chess at 250 miles an hour. And that's why I said we really enjoy it.

The complexity is insane. I've worked in roughly 10 to 12 different facilities in my career. The Newark Area C, or Philly Area C, whatever we're calling it now, is by far the most complex operation I've ever worked. The skill set that makes you a good air traffic controller makes you bad at literally everything else. Your personal life, your wives. I think I'm on wife number, I can't remember.

The complexity is insane. I've worked in roughly 10 to 12 different facilities in my career. The Newark Area C, or Philly Area C, whatever we're calling it now, is by far the most complex operation I've ever worked. The skill set that makes you a good air traffic controller makes you bad at literally everything else. Your personal life, your wives. I think I'm on wife number, I can't remember.

The complexity is insane. I've worked in roughly 10 to 12 different facilities in my career. The Newark Area C, or Philly Area C, whatever we're calling it now, is by far the most complex operation I've ever worked. The skill set that makes you a good air traffic controller makes you bad at literally everything else. Your personal life, your wives. I think I'm on wife number, I can't remember.

It's just, it's not great. But you're very good at your job, so you take pride in that job. So the Newark Area C controllers, or Philly Area C controllers, they all love working traffic. We push it to the limit every single day.

It's just, it's not great. But you're very good at your job, so you take pride in that job. So the Newark Area C controllers, or Philly Area C controllers, they all love working traffic. We push it to the limit every single day.

It's just, it's not great. But you're very good at your job, so you take pride in that job. So the Newark Area C controllers, or Philly Area C controllers, they all love working traffic. We push it to the limit every single day.

The staffing is relatively... in my opinion, inadequate. And that's based on the numbers that we are told we should have versus the numbers that we do have. And that is in no way to place blame on anybody, because that is not my forte, so to speak. But it is a challenge when you have to work multiple radar sectors combined.

The staffing is relatively... in my opinion, inadequate. And that's based on the numbers that we are told we should have versus the numbers that we do have. And that is in no way to place blame on anybody, because that is not my forte, so to speak. But it is a challenge when you have to work multiple radar sectors combined.

The staffing is relatively... in my opinion, inadequate. And that's based on the numbers that we are told we should have versus the numbers that we do have. And that is in no way to place blame on anybody, because that is not my forte, so to speak. But it is a challenge when you have to work multiple radar sectors combined.

That is going to place limitations on how many aircraft you're going to be able to effectively and safely control.