About pointSixtyFive

pointSixtyFive was a forum for air traffic controllers and the people working to become one: the hiring process, the FAA Academy, facility training, pay and the job itself. From 2016 to 2026 its members wrote 182,456 posts in 2,916 threads that anyone could read. They're kept here as they were, read-only, at the same addresses.

The archive holds what was public on the forum. Member profiles, private messages and the parts of the forum that only members could see aren't part of it. Posts show the name their author posted under.

The 7110.65

The site also keeps an unofficial copy of FAA Order JO 7110.65BB, Air Traffic Control (Change 3, effective July 9, 2026), with the Pilot/Controller Glossary, the FAA notices that amend the order between editions, and what changed in each version. It's updated when the FAA publishes a new one. The FAA's own copy is the authoritative one.

Who runs it

pointsixtyfive.com is maintained by 123ATC. Questions go to [email protected]. To have your name taken off your posts, see removing your name; what the site collects about visitors is on the privacy page.