This job does not require any experience or a degree, and the income is very attractive. It is an air traffic controller. This is a test, it is not a study can pass, only about 3% of the successful.
The Australian Aviation Authority (Airservices Australia) is about to open applications to future air traffic controllers. This is one of the highest paid jobs (the starting salary for graduates is 99898 yuan), thousands of applicants come from a variety of industries, some have previously worked in accounting, and some have been a language pathologist.
Journalism is not the most lucrative profession, but I have decided to see if I have the right to do so.
In essence, air traffic controllers face complex and fast-changing situations and are capable of manoeuvring. Tracking a plane's route on a map is relatively simple, tracking dozens of flight routes at different speeds and altitudes, and each plane needs to land at a certain time, which is extremely complex. At the same time, you must also consider the weather, turning speed, fuel.
Starting with the online application process, the applicant needs to perform a series of tests to evaluate your logical and numerical reasoning, pattern recognition, processing speed, and ability to visualize in three-dimensional space.
Here are four sample questions in the inductive reasoning section, provided by the testing company SHL. They measure your ability to solve problems and think conceptually and analytically.
The top line of each problem is a logical pattern, examine it carefully, and then select the symbol of the second line (labeled A to E) according to logic.
The answer is at the end of the chapter.
If you pass the test, you will be invited to a group interview that will assess your team's ability to collaborate and make decisions under pressure.
Through this test (I am allowed to skip), you will operate the simulator like me.
The simulator was almost completely copied from the air traffic console, where I was instructed to draw airspace on two screens and a radio headset to talk to the "pilot" (they sat in the next room).
I have two planes scheduled to land at Adelaide airport-a bulky Qantas jet and a flexible ambulance. The other air controller sitting on my right also had two planes waiting to land. Our job is to have them land in sequence, and one of his planes will follow me.
The first task was to set a waiting route over the airport until I was ready to land the plane.
I planned a route from the airport to the north and gave radio instructions to the pilots of the two planes to let them land slowly. But I felt a sudden panic, because I still needed to land the plane of my air controller colleague between Qantas and Ambulance. What am I supposed to do?
Thank God he let his plane land first, um. This is the value of teamwork.
I continued to plan my flight route and now take them east. Each runway has its own route, and my goal is to arrange the aircraft at the right altitude. Once the pilot sees the runway, they can handle the rest of the problem.
But the reality is not as simple as moving those points on a computer. Each plane is different. What my colleagues control is a Singapore-based A380, which is too large and generates a lot of air flow, which means that other planes can't fly too close. I must keep widening my distance and give him plenty of room.
My Qantas were not so flexible either. I gave the pilot instructions, but the heavy plane turned slowly, forcing me to re-route.
Then I forgot to adjust the altitude of the air ambulance and quickly lowered it from 5000 feet to 3000 feet. If this is for real, the doctors and nurses on board are going to hate me.
In the end, my plane was placed at entry altitude. Get ready to land.
But the panic came again, and I forgot the code.
I tried it at random and gave my pilot permission to land, "eyeless approach"? Right?
When my pilot tried to figure out what I meant, the air was suddenly silent. Then, suddenly, the pilot radioed back his thanks for giving him permission, and I could hear the other side laughing.
But the plane landed. "you did a good job," said Mr. Menel, and shook my hand.
I was sweating all over, and I felt very excited. There has also been an interest in changing careers.
