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Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-20-ALLSRCE-65607

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  1. GulfBravoPapa #721
    Dingalings69 said:

    Oh hell yeah hope I make it to enroute then. I also dont wanna be in nowheresville, wyoming. Gotta have some civilization with a variety of good food around lol

    Pretty sure Casper is the only FAA facility in WY. But little known fact, even small towns can have a variety of food choices. Or there is this awesome place called the grocery store. Just saying.... There's still like ten steps before anyone from this bid will be at a facility anyway. Let's not put the cart before the horse.

  2. Dingalings69 #722
    GulfBravoPapa said:

    Pretty sure Casper is the only FAA facility in WY. But little known fact, even small towns can have a variety of food choices. Or there is this awesome place called the grocery store. Just saying.... There's still like ten steps before anyone from this bid will be at a facility anyway. Let's not put the cart before the horse.

    Nowheresville WY was a joke. you cant get 10 cuts of prime grade beef medium rare, a full salad bar, and crack laced cheesy bread at the grocery store. But you can in san diego for $35 Rei Do Gado Brazilian Steakhouse - Gaslamp - San Diego, CA

    You cant get a decent cubano and 3 leches cake in Kentucky but you will at Versailles in miami

    You're not gonna find a cut of a5 wagyu in fargo, north Dakota but you will at bones in ATL.

    You're not gonna find italian that can compete with marea in NYC around ABQ either

    I've driven across the country twice and there are very few small towns with places that can compare to cities with access to better ingredients and competition to drive up the quality.

    I get what you're saying, I've learned a lot about cooking from youtube and mostly make my own food but sometimes theres nothing like paying for the convenience and time saving factor of having someone do it for you

  3. SIXTY-NINE #723
    GulfBravoPapa said:

    Pretty sure Casper is the only FAA facility in WY. But little known fact, even small towns can have a variety of food choices. Or there is this awesome place called the grocery store. Just saying.... There's still like ten steps before anyone from this bid will be at a facility anyway. Let's not put the cart before the horse.

    Eating my own cooking is a war crime, similar to forcing someone to dig their own grave before shooting them.

    And depends on your definition of small town. There are more culinary choices on the coasts than the Central U.S.

  4. GulfBravoPapa #724
    Dingalings69 said:

    Nowheresville WY was a joke. you cant get 10 cuts of prime grade beef medium rare, a full salad bar, and crack laced cheesy bread at the grocery store. But you can in san diego for $35 Rei Do Gado Brazilian Steakhouse - Gaslamp - San Diego, CA

    You cant get a decent cubano and 3 leches cake in Kentucky but you will at Versailles in miami

    You're not gonna find a cut of a5 wagyu in fargo, north Dakota but you will at bones in ATL.

    You're not gonna find italian that can compete with marea in NYC around ABQ either

    I've driven across the country twice and there are very few small towns with places that can compare to cities with access to better ingredients and competition to drive up the quality.

    I get what you're saying, I've learned a lot about cooking from youtube and mostly make my own food but sometimes theres nothing like paying for the convenience and time saving factor of having someone do it for you

    I think you're going to be disappointed in the facilities offered to you. But hey, get certified on a position and you can two flight deck training trips a year to go find whatever food you want in the United States.

  5. Dingalings69 #725
    GulfBravoPapa said:

    I think you're going to be disappointed in the facilities offered to you. But hey, get certified on a position and you can two flight deck training trips a year to go find whatever food you want in the United States.

    You think wrong then, imagine being in the navy out to sea for 6 months eating prison food. I could not care less about facility placement but I do have preferences. I have no problem cooking my food to how I like it because I already do that lol

  6. Ludwig #726

    Hey everyone; long time lurker, first time posting and congratulations to all that got referred today! I am curious, however; on prior bids someone in the know posted the numbers of how many folks applied, were offered the ATSA, how many took the test, were referred, the different pool counts, etc. Does anyone have knowledge of these numbers?

  7. XM #727
    Ludwig said:

    Hey everyone; long time lurker, first time posting and congratulations to all that got referred today! I am curious, however; on prior bids someone in the know posted the numbers of how many folks applied, were offered the ATSA, how many took the test, were referred, the different pool counts, etc. Does anyone have knowledge of these numbers?

    I also have been wondering what the numbers were but I don't know if we'll get to know these numbers now, if at all later. Btw, love the name!

  8. arxfree #728

    Pool 1 Best Qualified this time around. Used the same ATSA score that got me only "qualified" last year. I forgot I applied to this bid. I moved to Hawaii and began pursuing a different career path. If selected, I hope I can end up working ATC here in Hawaii so I don't have to move all over again.

    Good luck to everyone and fingers crossed for those TOLs!

  9. zedex #729

    Pool 2 BQ. Hoping for En Route/ZOA.

  10. 801Trogdor #730
    801Trogdor said:

    Congrats to all the BQs! Hopefully there's another chance for me. I was in the Alaska FSS thread and they were telling me that I will get a second chance at the ATSA since I was "accepted" to both bids...can anyone speak on this?

    Not sure if this got lost in the wave of responses but thought I'd bump...again congrats to all the BQs!

  11. AnyTrafficPleaseAdvise #731
    zedex said:

    Pool 2 BQ. Hoping for En Route/ZOA.

    Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, is going to fight you for ZOA.

  12. Mm07 #732
    arxfree said:

    Pool 1 Best Qualified this time around. Used the same ATSA score that got me only "qualified" last year. I forgot I applied to this bid. I moved to Hawaii and began pursuing a different career path. If selected, I hope I can end up working ATC here in Hawaii so I don't have to move all over again.

    Good luck to everyone and fingers crossed for those TOLs!

    Am I reading this right? The same score you used last year that was "qualified" got you BQ this time?

  13. denver0739 #733
    Mm07 said:

    Am I reading this right? The same score you used last year that was "qualified" got you BQ this time?

    to be fair, that actually makes sense. The band you fall in is relative to the overall pool of applicants. I’ve heard of worse theories

  14. Mr.Tickles #734
    zedex said:

    Pool 2 BQ. Hoping for En Route/ZOA.

    If you’re from there great but otherwise best look at other facilities.

  15. BravoWhiskeyTwoThree #735
    denver0739 said:

    to be fair, that actually makes sense. The band you fall in is relative to the overall pool of applicants. I’ve heard of worse theories

    Mm07 said:

    Am I reading this right? The same score you used last year that was "qualified" got you BQ this time?

    If this is true, ill be very upset that i didnt keep my WQ score from last bid....

  16. SIXTY-NINE #736
    denver0739 said:

    to be fair, that actually makes sense. The band you fall in is relative to the overall pool of applicants. I’ve heard of worse theories

    Makes sense because if you looked at the numbers the FAA released, they're relatively similar in proportion for each band. Looks like the applicants are curved.

  17. GodHelpMe #737
    SIXTY-NINE said:

    Makes sense because if you looked at the numbers the FAA released, they're relatively similar in proportion for each band. Looks like the applicants are curved.

    It doesn’t make sense. Some people didn’t take the test and got the same band from last year.

  18. BravoWhiskeyTwoThree #738

    On another note, for those of us (me) sulking over their qualified scores, I was just told from an aviation careers rep within the FAA that there will be another bid that we will be able to apply to "sometime this summer". I would take this with a grain of salt because I believe last year someone said the same thing about a January 2019 bid (but then the shutdown happened). So keep your heads up and just keep playing the waiting game!

  19. SIXTY-NINE #739
    GodHelpMe said:

    It doesn’t make sense. Some people didn’t take the test and got the same band from last year.

    Means they got scores in the middle of the band. But I think the guy who went from Q to BQ is a mistake- (sorry dude)

  20. GodHelpMe #740
    SIXTY-NINE said:

    Means they got scores in the middle of the band. But I think the guy who went from Q to BQ is a mistake- (sorry dude)

    Yeah I’m with you on that one. Just doesn’t make sense.

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