His office towers 60 meters above Frankfurt Airport. In the fully glazed tower pulpit with a panoramic view, he and his colleagues conduct an orchestra of up to 1,500 aircraft that take off and land in the course of a normal working day.

Today we talk to 42-year-old Michael Kolodziej who has been a tower controller, instructor, examiner and AFL, or supervisory air traffic controller, for 17 years.

"I can only recommend the job of air traffic controller to everyone, because even in difficult times like these, there is little uncertainty among colleagues. We are relevant to the system. And after only three percent of the applicants are suitable for this very special job at all - an "acoustic retentiveness" is particularly in demand - it's not bad to fail this test."

Deutsche Flugsicherung - and many other large companies, such as Mercedes - know very well how to maintain the health of their long and expensively trained employees. Michael and his colleagues are allowed to go to rehab every 3 years - as a preventive measure. In this way, performance is maintained over a long period of time and burnout is prevented. Because being a pilot is anything but a 9-to-5 job.

Be curious about interesting and private insights into the work of an air traffic controller, whom PilotsEYE fans already know well. He has been in the tower for 15 years in many episodes. Michael Kolodziej reveals what the most important qualities in his job are and how he fights his way through when he gets "behind the traffic".

|::| The Topics |::|

00:00 Clueless - how a cinema commercial changes lives
04:44 Aptitude - What makes a good air traffic controller?
08:07 Overview - Why controllers should never get behind traffic
11:35 Pressure from above - 106 takeoffs and landings per hour
14:56 Shift in the shaft - It's over at 57
18:39 Prevention - Rehab every three years
25:09 Full Reverse - A pilot on lockdown
28:03 Danger and Opportunity - Drones in Air Traffic
31:00 Private life - Pilot-skills in the family test
31:55 Recommendation - Should you become a pilot today?


All subtitle tracks have been automatically translated. We apologize for any mistranslations.

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