Falling2311

That's what I understood from the court listener page on your case. It was before your dad went on the run.

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/994129/copeland-v-copeland/

Well now there's that show, 'The Last Kingdom' I think it's called.

Uh, there's a reason the FAA is having to do campaigns to get ppl to do this job.

I originally wrote a bunch of stuff I knew from knowing someone whose Dad had this job, but these articles are likely more helpful. Most are from 2018, 2019 thanks to the strike which brought a ton of attention to ATCs but a few are earlier, all about USA ATC.

Here are links to articles relating the past, present, and future of the ATM job experience:

https://www.airport-technology.com/features/human-factor-air-traffic-control/

https://www.thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/426914-national-air-traffic-union-leader-controllers-stressed-making%3famp

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/20/686980846/shutdown-could-do-long-term-harm-to-already-thin-air-traffic-control-teams

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/12836-faa-outlines-strategies-for-preventing-air-traffic-controller-fatigue

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2014/12/15/blame-the-faa-for-air-traffic-controller-shortage-retirement-commnentary.html

https://www.abcnews.go.com/amp/US/tsa-faa-workers-strike-end-shutdown/story%3fid=60540070

https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/84483/neuroscience-support-atm/

https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/air-traffic-controller-secrets/

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/air-traffic-controllers-shutdown-left-u-s-aviation-system-near-collapse/

www.wsj.com/amp/articles/faa-seeks-to-ease-air-traffic-controllers-stress-from-drones-1508518670

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-airlines-atc/airlines-call-for-faster-training-of-controllers-to-ease-delays-idUSKCN1QN0YH

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/11/27/thank-an-air-traffic-controller-today/?utm_term=.34d9f5897821

What happened when you first found out you were kidnapped? Did you reunite with your mom? Did you move out of your dad's place? What happened when you went from having to be hiding and secretive to suddenly not?