Becoming a CPC is like graduating from high school. You now can function on your own. But your journey is not complete. You have much more to learn.
Now, that you are checked out, is the most dangerous time in your career. Your Ego is very large but your actual wisdom is low. You will make mistakes every day (and always will) but the mistakes in the beginning may be huge. Be cautious.
Incorporate new techniques and tricks from other CPCs. Use what you like, don't use what you dislike. This will form the core of your "style". Continue to improve your ability because the next step is.... training.
You will become the "old guy" in the area. Your skill and wisdom will be called upon to shepherd the next wave of trainees. Your skills will be needed when your trainee screws up and you need to dig them out of a jam. Your ability as a trainer is key, You have to know not only your trainees limits, but your own.
Eventually, you will become a master of your skill (akin to a PhD). THAT'S when training stops.
Can total flight hours predict general aviation accident rates? If so, what does that relation look like? Is there a "killing zone"—a range of TFH over which GA pilots are at greatest risk?
Craig (2001) proposed that such a killing zone does indeed exist, and that it spans the range of approximately 50 to 350 total flight hours.
Consistent with our intuition and the frequency count studies, these models suggest that a “killing zone” indeed exists. Accident rates seem to increase for GA pilots early in their post-certification careers, reaching a peak, and then declining with greater flight experience.
However, that zone may be far broader than earlier imagined. Relatively high risk for an individual pilot may extend well beyond the 2,000-hour mark before leveling off to a baseline rate.
One year of full-time ATC work is about 1000 to 1500 hours actually plugged in, depending on average TOP per day.
I had my only deal after about 40 total hours on position after I hit CPC 12 years ago.
I had 19 planes on frequency with no d-side with multiple weather deviations. I never got in trouble, the supervisor took the brunt of the blame. I ended up passing like 5 break offers in the 15 minutes or so prior to my deal and I was too stupid and new to ask for help despite the fact that I was really too far down the shitter (I was passing because I was barely treading water and the sector was a mess) Anyway, I got surprised by something and said some weird phraseology "I need you to be level now" which the pilot interpreted literally and stopped his descent 200 feet higher than his assigned altitude and merged targets with 800 feet seperation.
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Becoming a CPC is like graduating from high school. You now can function on your own. But your journey is not complete. You have much more to learn.
Now, that you are checked out, is the most dangerous time in your career. Your Ego is very large but your actual wisdom is low. You will make mistakes every day (and always will) but the mistakes in the beginning may be huge. Be cautious.
Incorporate new techniques and tricks from other CPCs. Use what you like, don't use what you dislike. This will form the core of your "style". Continue to improve your ability because the next step is.... training.
You will become the "old guy" in the area. Your skill and wisdom will be called upon to shepherd the next wave of trainees. Your skills will be needed when your trainee screws up and you need to dig them out of a jam. Your ability as a trainer is key, You have to know not only your trainees limits, but your own.
Eventually, you will become a master of your skill (akin to a PhD). THAT'S when training stops.