12,000 Gamers Apply to be Air Traffic Controllers?!

Gamers are flooding air traffic controller applications after the FAA's desperate new campaign -- the agency straight-up begged video game addicts to apply because fast reflexes, spatial awareness, multitasking, and staying chill under pressure are apparently the exact same skills you need to keep planes from turning into fireworks. They opened the window April 17 targeting 8,000 apps and hit over 12,000 in the first 24 hours -- a record since the FAA existed -- with starting pay around 47k during training and certified controllers pulling 155k plus pension. Yeah after years of chronic shortages and mandatory overtime they're finally admitting the basement dwellers grinding ranked matches might actually save the skies better than the old guard. Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer’s point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #News #Podcast #FYP #Shorts #AirTrafficController #FAA #GamersATC #GamingJobs #FAAHiring #AirTrafficJobs #GamerRecruitment #AviationShortage Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.