Over the past few months, I’ve explored two important frameworks on The Side by Side ATC Podcast: The 6 Drivers of ATC Success and The 4 Levels of Air Traffic Control.

In this episode, I bring those frameworks together and show how they work hand in hand throughout an air traffic controller’s career.

The 4 Levels—Pre-Academy, Academy, First Facility Training, and CPC & Training Others—represent the journey.

The 6 Drivers—Purpose, Plan, Phraseology, Practice, Picture, and Performance—represent the process that helps you move successfully from one level to the next.

While the challenges change at each stage, the fundamentals of success remain the same.

Whether you’re preparing for a class date, attending the Academy, training at your first facility, or already a CPC, this episod ...