From Game Controller to Air Controller: FAA Wants Gamers to Level Up
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Aviation Safety FILE - In this Friday, May 11, 2018 photo, a man watches a screen atop the air-traffic control tower at the empty Stepanakert airport. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File) (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)
ByBobby Mitchell
The Federal Aviation Administration says if you’ve got serious gaming skills, you might have what it takes to be an air traffic controller. I’m not making this up. Good at video games? Well, FAA is offering paid training, solid pay and a real career. Now you could finally say, “See, mom! I told you video games would pay off! I’m landing planes now!”
