UNDATCer Rookie North Dakota

I (like 4 million other people on here it seems) have put Colorado as one of my 2 states I want to work in. I'm really hoping for Denver Center but from what I'm hearing they picked up a lot of people last go around and their training is backed up a little bit. And I have a friend at Denver Tracon and they infromed me that the training is very tough there but is doable. I will accept whatever my first offer is but I'm keeping my prayers high and my fingers crossed for Denver Center!

if you don't mind me asking... what score did you get on your AT-SAT? Best of luck to you!

scope dope Trusted Member

I believe they're picking up about 20 more but there's like 5 coming in through now and the end of the year (actual not fiscal)

UNDATCer Rookie North Dakota

Who is picking up 20 more?? Denver Center or Denver TRACON? Thanks for the info!

lunchbox Asst to Regional Manager

I'm not so sure that scores are a factor as far as which facility you're going to. I saw someone with a higher score than myself not get picked up

ATC_MacGyver Trusted Contributor Jacksonville, fl

just got a phone call from my hr rep. redirected to DEN from D01.

awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Rosstafari Daaaang. Seattle

Awesome! Congratulations. It'll be a great place to work at.

crazycam31 Newcomer

Did you request that or did it just work out favorably for you?

ATC_MacGyver Trusted Contributor Jacksonville, fl

did not request it.

TenThousandFists Rookie Boulder, Colorado

Don't be hating on D01! That's where I'm headed. I finish at the academy on October 15th. People don't just washout. They washout because they don't care about doing well. If you go in on your first day worried that you will fail, then that's what will happen. Besides, I heard that D01 is trying to make a better training program.

Too many people on Stuck mic bash D01. It gets annoying.

Matty13 Senior Member

If D01 could work their traffic, we wouldn't hate on 'em. Huge in trail or metering are the norm. We've had 30 miles in trail when there was vis of 6FU, no ceiling. Planes getting vectored saying they can see the airport from 60 miles away, all because the ATM fucked up and hired a bunch of OTS's thinking anybody can do this job. When he noticed his plan was failing, he hired a bunch of low-level terminal CPCs that washed out of busier places.

The controllers there are in a huge bind, and the ATM should be fired.

I don't know how you can defend a place that you don't yet work at. It will be tough, and you'll need to do more than "care about doing well".