C.O.P. is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping air traffic control students in Canada clarinex. As the founder, I've worked hard to develop high quality, useful content that is openly available to everyone - but I can't do it all by myself. Several enthusiastic volunteers are needed to help take this site to the next level cleocin gel.

What's in it for me?

That depends on who you are. Assistance is requested from four different groups:

New Applicants:  Volunteer work reflects well on a candidate because it accelerates the development of maturity - a quality that recruiters know is required to succeed in air traffic control. If you're young and don't have much life experience, then earning a letter of reference for your contribution may be the key to moving forward with your application. And although I am always available via email for anyone who has questions about recruiting, I feel more comfortable giving my phone number to volunteers because they have demonstrated a higher level of interest and committment. If you want inside advice from someone who has "been there, done that," then volunteering with checkoutparty.com is your best option.

Unsuccessful Trainees:  Imagine walking into a job interview, six months after the CT, and being able to say, "Sure, I was released from training. But I didn't sit around and mope about it. I wanted to do something constructive, so I volunteered with a national organisation for ATC students. That helped me work off a lot of the frustration, disappointment and other feelings that came from not meeting a difficult career goal that I had set for myself. And in terms of this new job opportunity with XYZ Corp., working on checkoutparty.com updated my web development skills, which were rusty after spending an entire year vectoring 747's across the country."

Licensed Controllers:  You worked your tail off to check out, and by rights you don't have to help at all. But you also know better than anyone the pitfalls in the current training system - and how to surmount them. Informal assistance is requested from all licensed controllers, provided it doesn't place anyone in conflict with their existing obligations to Nav Canada or the Union. Sign the guestbook! Encourage co-workers to visit the web site! Send pictures of the tower or ACC where you work! Take trainees out for a beer (but make sure they buy :-).

Retired Controllers:  Online culture sometimes clashes with the ATC world. The Internet is free and open; often this translates to unruly and uncontrollable. "If that's the case," you're probably thinking, "why should I help?" First off, the net isn't going anywhere. It's only going to become an even bigger part of our society, and that old saying about "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em," holds true. More importantly, the Internet can be a home for your wisdom - a place where decades of hard earned experience can be permanently archived for a new generation of controllers. Please, please consider helping. Here at the site, your ideas and opinions will be listened to with sincere respect.

How can I contribute?

There are a million ways to help! Please consider volunteering if you can answer "yes" to ANY of the following questions:

• Do you have good writing skills? Are you good at organizing projects? Can you do online research? What about outreach work, such as emailing other aviation web sites and asking them to link to checkoutparty.com?
• Do you have a background in aviation, such as a pilot's license, an ATC ticket, or FSS experience?
• Do you have access to resources, such as a digital camera, scanner, printer, photocopier, or stationary (paper, envelopes, stamps)?
• Do you have technical skills, such as a knowledge of HTML, CSS, PHP, Flash, blogging software, or graphic design?

If you're ready to help out, send an email to webmaster@checkoutparty.com. Include your name, location, phone number and a short blurb about who you are and how you would like to contribute.

Thanks! :-)