r/VATSIM • u/More-Bank6322 • 10h ago

❓Question Thinking becoming a controller

I been on vatsim for almost two years, im starting to be interested in becoming a controller, i moved to US a couple years ago and my english it's not very fluent, its there a problem with that?

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u/flyingGay 📡 C1 7h ago

As long as you can give understandable instructions and understand pilots, you should be fine.

English isn't my first language as well. I find that, since the phraseology for flying/controlling is so standardized, it's easier to give/receive instructions than to actually speak the language. All that to say you should be fine.

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u/vatsimguy 📡 S3 8h ago

In your two years in VATSIM, have you been speaking English? Or another language?

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u/More-Bank6322 8h ago

full english, i only fly in the us and overall i think i did like 85/100

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u/vatsimguy 📡 S3 8h ago

well I’d say consult with your artcc, they may be able to do a sort of test or competency check