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[NuGuy]

FWIW,

DTW is a very easy commute from anywhere on the East coast. Clean, cheap ($40-45) hotels right by the airport with no car required.

Lots of commuter friendly trips (4-5 day trips, commutable on both ends), although the structure of the trips will no doubt change. I normally fly a min sked and do 3 commutes with 2 5 day and 1 4 day trip.

Airport ops run fairly smooth. You hardly ever hold going into DTW, unless they're plowing or (more often) a TRW is parked right on top of the field.

Commuting in from the central time zone would favor MSP. Not quite as commuter friendly, and they'll hold you on a VFR day for looking at them cross-eyed, then put you on a 35 mile final.

The JPWA got rid of being bumped for weight restrictions, so things got a bit easier.

Nu

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

To add to that, any info. on Ann Arbor?

I wouldn't suggest AA... Bunch of yuppy hippies.

I lived in Novi for 3 years which is a very nice area. Livonia, Canton (my fiance is from there), and Plymouth and Pontiac are wonderful places to live. All of these are off of 275 and at the most 25 minutes from the airport.

I love the summers in Michigan... winters can be a bit long but are fairly mild and aren't near as brutal as MN winters. I never really minded the snow either...although around March you get a bit tired of it.


That being said, I'm originally from ATL and plan on settling here unless boss lady says otherwise down the road.

 

[800Dog]

Thanks for the replies.