Settling in at SCT now, been there for one month. I got back on October 14th, the day my daughter Chloe Faith McGuire was born! I just missed it by 1/2 a day, but I am very thankful to have gotten back when I did thanks to my Lead Instructor at the academy Paul Lore who helped me get outta the academy ASAP.
It has been really busy trying to get the apartment all settled but thanks to my mother and mother-in-law we pretty much have everything set now. I already passed the first class at SCT Module 2.0 basically an introduction to SCT and its airspace. I am most the way Module 3.0 Flight Data and will be heading down to the control floor to certify on flight data and my clock at SCT officially starts ticking as I need to complete the program in a set time frame.
Flight Data (Which is routinely combined with clearence delivery) is the position that is responsible for ensuring that both controllers and pilots have the most current information: pertinent weather changes, outages, airport ground delays/ground stops, runway closures etc. Flight Data may inform the pilots using a recorded continuous loop on a specific frequency known as Automated Terminal Information System (ATIS)
JOY Wish me Luck, Hopefully get you some pics soon!
