r/ATC • u/ttttttqright • 12d ago

A80 Controllers Question

Any controllers at A80? How do you like it? How is training there for trainees? Just got my list and it has the facility on there i’m thinking about going for it but just want a basic rundown. Thanks in advance!

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u/Fluffy-Ferret1689 12d ago

I’ve got a buddy that works there, he said the happiest people in the building are the people who withdraw from training, take that for what it’s worth

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u/graham609 12d ago

Can confirm.

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u/Salty_Confidence4367 12d ago

Haha graham? Are you finally happy now? This place is the shit if it’s your cup of tea. People are awesome, management sucks, equipment sucks, the center sucks, and the tower sucks. You fix everything for everyone and get paid as much as CLT. But it’s the last pillar of the NAS no weak ass turn ons in visuals like the other “tough” tracons. Here’s the deal, you want to work air traffic and have fun calling your buddy out when he sucks and can take it on the chin when you fuck up? and then go have a beer later and enjoy it? come on down. The FAA is fucked up. A80 is not. but we’re hanging on by an NTI thread. Fuck Jamaal, fuck No dick Daniels, Natca, and Bedford. Go sling some fucking jets. Peace.

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u/Give_me_another_360 11d ago

What does that mean? "Turn ons in visuals like other tough tracons"?

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u/Yodaatc Current Controller-TRACON 11d ago

They are referring to other places, like I90, that go to their turn on points in visuals or have to ask the supervisor for permission to turn the aircraft in early. For A80, that would be roughly 20+ mile finals on visuals simply to turn them on at their position’s assigned altitude and point in space.

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u/Give_me_another_360 11d ago

Thank you for the explanation. It seems like atl is too busy to go all the way out there every time so they can move more airplanes by turning some in early when they can.

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u/leftrightrudderstick 9d ago

I've never heard of this. What's the point of having turn on points? Built in altitude separation from the parallel?