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As the government shutdown drags into its sixth day with no end in sight, air traffic controllers are among the millions of federal employees facing the prospect of missing their paychecks as lawmakers still receive theirs. Jay O'Brien has more. #WorldNewsTonight #WNT #DavidMuir #News #ABCNews

If a pilot loses contact with ATC, this saves the day... Steady green = Cleared to land. Steady red = Do not land, go around. Flashing green = You can land here, but not yet. Flashing red = This airport is closed to you - divert somewhere else. At East Midlands Airport, it takes two years to qualify as an ATC, and unlike most airports, they hire their controllers in-house. We filmed what it’s really like to work as an ATC. Watch the full video, link in bio!