Had 30 years as atc, extending the mandatory retirement past 56 will not be much help.
You really have had your fill of the career on the boards after 30 years.
Remember the days when the radios went out and I was clearing commercial jets to land and take off with a light gun. That’s a little hairy.
If the radar goes out there is non radar separation minimums that require quadruple the normal radar separation minimums.
At least now days with flow control they can create ground stops and gate holds so aircraft take the delays on the ground at point of departure instead of circling the destination airport.
