By lacking on Skatehive
https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/lacking/EpNnuagHhYozNBSoiPmdMzPWT1rCPsE5xRhmNmhmEj5isUhwtAsefHbyEwpfS9jKLcQ.jpg I did it! I got certified and now I'm an Observer/Communicator! It has been a long three months, with 11 of those weeks away from home, but it's finally over and I begin my first shift fully on my own today! I will admit I'm a little nervous to be alone in the tower, but it's also the main aspect of the job that highly appealed to me! What is an Observer/Communicator? The title Observer/Communicator, or O/C for short, basically breaks down into our two main roles. We are observers because we do hourly weather observations, along with any special reports needed in-between the hours. This is 90% of my time spent on the job. I heard outside every hour on the hour and go to an observation point, look at the sky, determine the cloud types and coverage, check the visibility, look for precipitation or icing, anything related to aircraft safety, and then I fill out a form on