Casey Hovis

Marine, Air Traffic Controller, Pilot.

[Casey Hovis @JCHovis]

@MCCCANM As a controller I’m surprised pilots only average 1-2 a year. They seem common on the controller side. Even when I know they weren’t high our fast when I ship them to tower.

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@jbransonx How about ATC?

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@MCCCANM At Miramar the ground crew would forget to remove the pins from the gear on F18’s a few times a year. Always wondered what happened to the marine who forgot.

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@TheTradingNinja Always on the 15 minute?

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@ShayneB52 Is that Miramar?

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@BowTiedCFI Didn’t Midwest airlines bake cookies on flights?

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@MCCCANM How long are your typical contracts?

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@thenewarea51 LIDAR probably

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@lutherlowe @Cernovich 500ft is legal separation. Courses diverged. No rules broken.

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@MCCCANM 500ft separation is legal. I won’t use 500ft because of RA’s and it makes pilots uncomfortable. They don’t know our separation rules (they change for different airspace).

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@flightradar24 Only need 500ft separation if the helicopter was VFR.

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@stewak2 @MCCCANM My point is, attract better candidates. Which boosts graduation rates. Towers in my area have had higher wash out rates the last year. We need better quality candidates.

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@stewak2 @MCCCANM When people start retiring as soon as they are eligible what then? 20% bonus won’t keep everyone around until 56. There’s a standard for ATC. If they can’t pass the academy, we don’t want them at our facility. If they wanted more trainees they could expand MMAC.

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@stewak2 @MCCCANM How else do you attract workers? Clearly the current benefits are not cutting. ATC’s are quitting the FAA and moving abroad to work.

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@Beganovic2026 @benKeath We actually have a decent amount of minerals. Expanding cobalt in particular would be a smart move.

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@cryostar1177 @AviationStl @flystl I agree! Would be less work for ATC if we had STAR’s for 24.

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@MCCCANM I hate asking why an aircraft goes around but ATC is required to ask if the go around occurs inside of a 1/2 mile final. Some pilots get touchy about it. I don’t care bro, just say unstable.

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@AviationStl @flystl Sometimes we will advertise 24 and 30R and let the pilots decide. But if everyone wants 24 we’ll go straight 24.