>> ALL RIGHT. THE FAA IS
HIRING REALLY HIRING LOOKING
TO FILL THOUSANDS OF AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL POSITIONS THAT
MIGHT SURPRISE YOU WHO THEY
ARE TARGETING WITH THIS NEW
CAMPAIGN. I GOT AN EXCLUSIVE
LOOK INSIDE A TOWER IN THE
BUSIEST AIRSPACE IN THE WORLD
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE FAA
GAME PLAN AND THE HIGH STAKES
JOBS THAT KEEP OUR SKIES SAFE.
>> SO IM SITTING ON AN
AIRPLANE AND THEYRE LIKELY
BEING HELD BY AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL AND THATS COMING
SOMETHING KIND OF DANIELLE
SHEFFIELD WORKS AT LA GUARDIA
AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER
IN NEW YORK THIS AIRPORT HAS
THE BUSIEST AIRSPACE IN THE
WORLD. SHE GAVE US AN
EXCLUSIVE LOOK INSIDE.
>> ANY POINT TIME WHEN WERE
BUSY, THERE COULD BE 50 TO 60
PILOTS ON THE RADIO. IT IS
ONLY
>> ALL THOSE BUTTONS AND
SCREENS MIGHT REMIND YOU OF
SOME KIND OF HIGH STAKES ARE
KATE, WHICH IS WHY THE FAA IS
HOPING TO RECRUIT MORE PEOPLE
LIKE THIS
>> MARCUS BRYCE IS A
SUPERVISOR AT JOINT BASE
ANDREWS KEEPING THE SKIES SAFE
FOR AIR FORCE HES ALSO A BIG
>> AND YOU CALL ON THE SAME
SKILLS THAT YOU WOULD USE FOR
A VIDEO GAME VERY
>> PAINTS HIS SON MATT
CONSTANTLY SCANNING AND WATCH
WHATS GOING ON. EVEN ACTION
LOCATIONS LIKE THEY DO IN
CERTAIN GAMES. THE FDAS NEW
HIRING CAMPAIGNS TARGETING
YOUNG DIVERSE CANDIDATES, BUT
THE HAND EYE COORDINATION AND
SPATIAL SKILLS. YOU MIGHT FIND
IN GAMERS IS SO TACTICAL.
>> OUR WERE TALKING TO EACH
OTHER WITH EACH OTHER.
ACCORDING TO OTHER FACILITIES
AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE THESE
MOVES HAPPEN. THE FUN PLAYING
VIDEO GAMES. ALSO IN WORK OF
DOING TRAFFIC CONTROL AND
ANYONE 18 TO 30 CAN APPLY
DURING THE OPEN ENROLLMENT
PERIOD.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT
THEYRE SPECIFICALLY ASKING
FOR PEOPLE WITH GAMING SKILLS.
IT ONLY MAKES SENSE. I CAN
DEFINITELY SEE HOW THOSE
SKILLS WITH CARLY BETWEEN
GAMING AND AIR TRAFFIC
>> AND HE TELLS AND CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. WHEN YOU WILL
FOR TAKEOFF. WHEN YOU WILL
THEN SEE I THE FOOTBALL GAME
TO TO ENHANCE MY SKILLS TO
WORK OF THE RADAR POSITION
THAT I WAS WORKING. DO YOU
KNOW HOW MANY CONTROLLERS ARE
LOOKING TO HIRE. YEAH, THEYRE
LOOKING FOR 4,300 IN THE NEXT
5 YEARS. THATS A BIG NUMBER.
YEAH. WE NEED A LOT. THERES A
LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO RETIRE 56 THERES A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO RETIRE SO
THAT OLDER GENERATION IS
MOVING ON AND WE NEED A NEWER
GENERATION TO TAKE UP.
>> THIS
>> TO BE A FEDERAL CONTROLLER.
YOU HAVE TO BE FULLY TRAINED
AND RECEIVE A JOB OFFER BY 31
SO WITH A FEW WEEKS TILL MY
30TH BIRTHDAY. I TESTED OUT
THE JOB USING A SIMULATOR HIM.
I HEAR THAT AMERICAN 7.42 TURN
LEFT THE CHARLIE JOINED BRAVO
CONTACT AMERICANS 7, 4, I MAY
NOT BE THE BEST CANDIDATE
HERE, BUT SOMEONE LIKE NATHAN
SWIGERT MIGHT YEAH, I THINK I
HAVE THE SKILLS OF IS FOR THE
FAST REFLEXES AND BE CASE. THE
SKILLS. ITS SOMETHING IVE
ALL MY LIFE IS CURRENTLY
FINISHING UP HIGH SCHOOL BUT
HOPES TO APPLY IN A FEW YEARS.
I COULD SEE MYSELF IN THE
FUTURE. LIFE TIME IN THE
PILOTS TALKING INTO LANDING
STRATEGY IN TAXI NAME OFF I S
I THINK IT WOULD DEFINITELY
COMPARE TO PLAYING VIDEO GAMES
FOR MUCH HIGHER
>> AND THAT NEW 110 MINUTES
ACTUALLY STARTING RIGHT NOW
THROUGH MONDAY. LETS THEY
RARELY DO THIS WHERE THEY DO
THIS OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD,
BUT THEY REALLY LOOKING FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE, AS YOU HEARD
THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO