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Just wondering but how long does it take to move up the ranks and get promoted in a civil service job? I recently learned a coworker of mine who is an airport operations duty officer has been working at the airport for close to 10 years and he isn't even technically a supervisor yet, although...

Thanks for the answer guys! Is BCAT1 weather conditions worse than Low IFR weather conditions?

Hey guys. I just have a quick question about Flightaware's color-coded METAR dots when you click on the map settings to show other airports in the area. There is a red dot called LIFR or Low IFR and there is a magenta/purple dot called BCAT1. I want to know what does BCAT1 mean and if the...

If we don't have Daylight Savings Time in the Mid-Atlantic states, we could see the sunrise around 4 AM in the morning during the summer solstice! And the morning civil twilight could be as early as 3:45 AM or 3:50 AM!

I am wondering if vehicles that drive on highways and on roads should be equipped with short-range CTAF-style radios. Would it increase safety especially on crowded highways when you are trying to pass a vehicle but other vehicles are whizzing on past you? Is see-and-avoid enough or do you...

At PHL I noticed that the ATIS is announced using a computer-generated voice. Is this true for all major international airports in the U.S.? Or is it for some certain airports or only just for PHL?

http://www.flyingmag.com/airport-managers-run-show Flying Magazine wrote an article about airport managers. Hope you like it guys!

Now I understand. Thanks for the explanation guys!

I listened to the PHL ATIS last night and it says "CPDLCDCL service available" not "CPDLCL". I think in the previous post here in this thread "DCL" stand for digital clearances. Does that mean they text message the clearance to pilots on the clearance delivery frequency?

Oh ok, thanks for the info. I could have sworn I heard "CPDLCL" instead of "CPDLC" in the ATIS. I was wondering what does the extra "L" stand for?

Quick question, but I think this may be related to this thread. When I work in airport ops at PHL International Airport, in its ATIS it says "CPDLCL service available". What does "CPDLCL" stand for and what does this service do?

Thanks guys! Just called up the CDW ASOS. It got me directly to a prerecorded message although, this is the same message you would hear when the control tower at CDW is closed for the night. Right now at this time, the tower isn't closed yet so I am not sure why I did not get the ATIS.

Thanks for the information guys, but my question is if I call the ATIS/ASOS/AWOS number is there a human on the other end of the line that I have to speak to first before getting to the ATIS recording or will it lead me directly to the ATIS recording without talking to anyone?

Just wondering but are there phone numbers you can call to get the ATIS or ASOS/AWOS? If so, if I call, will it lead me straight to the ATIS prerecording or do I have to speak to a live human on the other line before I get the ATIS? I'm just wondering about this.

Just curious to all you guys who work in the aviation industry. How did working in an aviation career affect your marriage or starting a family? Were there any issues that came up? Did some of you even left your career in aviation to get married and start a family or were you able to work out...

I am Taiwanese and I don't really like tofu or Chinese bean curd. Just makes me want to throw up or spit it out. Never liked those food as a kid, never like them now. Chinese food isn't even my favorite type of cuisine. In fact it is one of my least favorite types of food. I used to have it...

No flying for me. Just working at PHL as usual on night shifts.

David try getting some internship or job shadowing experience at an airport in airport operations. Before, I even started working in airport operations, I knew a couple of airport managers at Morristown Airport. They and I worked out a job shadowing program for me where I shadowed an airport...

I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Administration which basically an aviation management degree with a focus on airport management from SUNY Farmingdale. I got my first airport operations job at a GA airport in my home state about 6 months after graduation, worked there for at...

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