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Air Traffic Control Career Prep: A Comprehensive Guide to One of the Best-Paying Federal Government Careers, ... | Patrick Mattson | Recommended, but only because its all there is

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	Air Traffic Control Career Prep: A Comprehensive Guide to One of the Best-Paying Federal Government Careers, ... Patrick Mattson Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2006 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

ATC Career Prep

Save yourself the hassles of researching government sights and unofficial brochures. This extremely useful book has ALL the facts and figures that an ATC Student needs to get started and informed. Up-to-Date and a lot of good additional information. A Definite Buy and worth every penny.

Recommended, but only because its all there is

I'm currently preparing for the AT-SAT as a non-CTI applicant and purchased this book to aid in my preparation for the exam. While this book provides the only, and therefore best, resources for preparing for this exam, so much could have been done better, particularly when it comes down to the software.

This book serves well as a informational resource. It will answer many questions for those early on in the application process, especially for those that did not complete a CTI program. Of particular interest to anyone that picks up the book would be the daily account of a former trainee as he went through his paces at the FAA Training Academy in Oklahoma City. Also provided is an account of the facility training process at a station in the Atlanta, GA area. While this provides some useful information on what facility training can be like, it wont be applicable to all who get up to facility training as each facility trains their new controllers differently.

The exam information provided in the book is decent at best. The in-book practice examples for the angles, dials, and math problems are very useful, but keep an eye out as there are a few typos, including an incorrect answer on one of the last dial problems in the book (says the VSI is set for climb when clearly its set for descend). As for the rest of the sections on the exam, only a brief explanation of the test is provided. In most cases, you wont see how long you have for each test or how many questions are on each test (the help guide on the cd has some, but not all that information.

As for the software, you'll find on the multiple choice questions that while the questions on the exam will probably be harder, the parameters on each test on the software is actually harder. The software usually asks more questions for each section than the test does, and usually offers less time per question than the test and doesnt allow you to go back to problems you didnt get the first time through (to my understanding, you can go back to previous questions on the exam provided that you are not out of time on the part you are working on). Some glaring problems with the software: the timer on the Analogy test is totally messed up. You're supposed to get 45 seconds a question, but on some questions you'll find yourself getting only 2. The math questions seem to focus more on unit conversions rather than the actual speed = distance / time questions that the test focuses on. The Letter Factory test prep is a total waste. The point of the Letter Factory portion of the AT-SAT is to test ones ability to think ahead and be aware of one's environment. It is really hard to practice this on the prep because you'll spend more time wondering why the program won't let you grab a letter you clearly clicked on. You might also notice that when it does let you grab a letter that it might give you the wrong color (I clicked on a yellow letter and got a purple one instead). Clearly nobody tested this software before it was included with the book.

All and all, this book is an okay buy. While its very informational, and is the only resource available to drill yourself on EVERY part of this test, it leaves so much to be desired. I cant see CTI graduates needing this book at all, but for those that are applying for ATC positions that have been opened to the public this will be useful.

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Decent

This book provides much of the same info that is readliy available on the internet. While the sample test in the back of the book may be an accurate reflection of the real thing, it is extremely repetitive and seems to be used to add pages to the book, as opposed to substance. I would not recommend buying this book; instead, just do a little research online and save the cash for a rainy day.

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