my understanding is that during cross training you would still be paid. Depending on how long training is, this might work out to more than the 35K buyout.

It was a completely new test-bed kind of pilot project so they wanted to show their appreciation I believe for being guinea pigs. We weren't paid throughout the school term like NCTI students so that may be another reason?[/quote] FYI Ab initio NCTI students don't get paid through the training progr...

Why aren't FSS allowed to say "radar identified"? Air Regulations require that a request for a "squawk ident" must be aknowledeged when the flash is observed on radar. "radar identified" is considered standard phraseology by most ANS providers. FSS have been using everything from "Roger ident", "Rog...

I've heard the horror stories of FSS who have tried to make the switch to FSS and failed. I was wondering if there is anyone on this forum that has made the transition sucessfully. Would love to hear what that experience was like. Was your FSS experience an aid or a disadvantage? I find it hard to b...