What do air traffic controllers do in a tower?
Air Traffic Control Tower When you see an air traffic control tower, while looking out the window of your flight, that tall structure with the dark tinted windows at the top, you may wonder what the people inside it actually do. You may have an idea of what goes on up in the top of that thing. You may think about people talking back and forth with pilots, shouting across the room, and keeping track of airplanes all of over the place. Sometimes that is the environment, but most of the time, when the day is routine, a tower cab is a relatively calm and relaxed environment, even at very busy facilities Sometimes, like many jobs, air traffic can moments of excitement, stress, and sometimes complete panic, although much of the time it's kind of boring. The stress of two planes coming together is not the type of stress I feel on a daily basis, it's another type of stress that is common with many other jobs. Air traffic control can leave controllers feeling a prolonged, underlying