Detroit TRACON - D21

stryker02 Newcomer Michigan

I'm looking for some information on Detroit tracon. I'm looking to get a job there in about a year or so. So any information is appreciated.

wannabeatoweratc Newcomer

are you off the street? cti? military? you'll need to apply as soon as you a job announcement open and request your preferred state when the time comes. you can't request certain facilities, but in the remarks section of your state preferences you can put that you only want a certain facility. idk how familiar you are with this stuff, but this isn't like your typical job where you walk into a place and apply.

stryker02 Newcomer Michigan

no i am military, i have both my approach and arrival ratings. once back from deployment i will be achieving my tracon rating. true i do know it's not your run of the mill job, that is why im trying to familiarize myself now while i have time left on my contract. i will be applying via VRA in about 3 months and other then the little i know about VRA, im pretty much lost in the sauce. any help would be appreciated. thanks

JamesZDV Newcomer

Apply now! Don't wait

SoCal_ATCer Senior Member So Cal

is d21 located at DTW tower or is there another location? did u grow up there? i cant imagine anyone wanting to go there otherwise.

xr49 Newcomer

D21 is located at the tower. I realize the perceptions of Detroit....especially now with a possibility of GM packing up and leaving, but it really is not that bad of a place.

Heading to D21 in July

SoCal_ATCer Senior Member So Cal

Grew up in Detroit area. Know all about it. All my family is there so its not me reading things in the news paper. Lets see a football team who can't win a game, an ex mayor more crooked than the detroit river, 3 casinos downtown losing money (really a casino losing money?) not to mention the big three taking a dump, and a governor who was on Obama's transition team to tell him how bad the economy is....

Loved it growing up but couldnt pay me to go back there right now. hopefully this city/state can turn it around in the future.

D21atcs Newcomer Livonia MI

Like everywhere else I've worked in the FAA, places seem to be cyclical. Right now we are getting rid of the main problem in the TRACON and things should get better. Good group of fellow controllers and first lines are pretty good right now, plus you can get a great deal on a house in the area lol.

jarhead0863 Trusted Member Grand Forks, ND

I am sure most of us know what the Detroit area is like, but what is the facility itself like? How new is it, what type of equipment, what about staffing?

chicagosouthsd Newcomer

I've been reading quite a few horror stories regarding OTS going to level 11 and 12 facilities after the academy and washing out. Does anybody have any insight regarding this specific facility's success rate for new hires?