| ZOA Controllers Online | |
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| ZOA Pilots Online | ||
| Callsign | DEP | ARR |
| CXA101 | KHSV | KOAK |
| EXC0045 | KORD | KSFO |
| FDX150 | KOAK | PHNL |
| JBU641 | KJFK | KSFO |
| QXE1694 | KRNO | KSEA |
| UAL022 | RJAA | KSFO |
| UPS642 | KOAK | KPHL |
Last Updated: 11:25:02z | ||
Schedule for Sun January 29th
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January Top Controllers
| Name | Total Time |
| Stevens, Nicolas | 58:30 hours |
| Elizalde, Julio | 51:43 hours |
| Chicoine, Matthew | 34:32 hours |
| Sanders, John | 30:52 hours |
| McGrath, Craig | 29:45 hours |
Complete Stats Here | |
Stats as of January 29, 2012
Latest News
Thursday January 19th
ZOA's 2-in-1 Friday Night Ops! Featuring SFO and RNO!
Friday nights are always fun and busy in San Francisco, CA and Reno, NV, and on February 17, ZOA invites you to join us for our biggest FNO yet!
Enjoy the entertainment and excellent dining in parts of San Francisco like the Fisherman's Wharf. Perhaps you are looking for a great performing arts show or an exciting sports game. Or do you prefer to enjoy some sightseeing, a tour of the famous Golden Gate Bridge, or take a ride on one of the cable cars? San Francisco has what you are looking for!
Plenty of additional fun awaits you in Reno. Maybe you're looking for a full night of gaming at one of the many casinos in the city. Are you looking to enjoy Reno's own arts and entertainment? Or perhaps you'd just like to enjoy a quiet, relaxing evening at your cabin on Lake Tahoe. Reno is an excellent option for you!
But the best part: you don't have to settle for one or the other. Located a conveniently short distance from each other, you can visit both in the same night!
We'll be staffing up the second busiest airport in California and the second busiest airport in Nevada for this event. Both SFO and RNO offer a variety of airlines with destinations all over the west coast AND to each other. Cargo, corporate, and general aviation services are also available at both airports. So whatever you fly, wherever you go - join us in San Francisco, Reno, or both!
The event will run from 5pm-9pm PST (8pm-12am EST, 0100-0500z) on Friday, February 17.
Pilots: click for San Francisco charts or Reno charts
Controllers: sign up here. We need a lot of controllers to help out!
Thursday January 19th
Alex Bower Memorial Event
Each year we have dozens of events for different airports. Once a year, we have a special event to honor one of our former controllers who has moved on to a better place.
Alex Bower was a member of ZOA several years ago. He passed away on January 31, 2007 at his home in San Francisco. The son of an American Airlines pilot, he earned his pilot's license and flew frequently until an injury permanently grounded him from flying solo. But nothing could ground his love for aviation. He was a long time member of VATSIM and ZOA, where he would fly into SFO every night from Tahiti as AAL1028. Alex also loved yachting and cycling, and everyone that knew him would say he was a fantastic person and a great friend.
In memory of Alex, we will be featuring the place he called home - San Francisco. We'll staff up SFO on Saturday, February 4, from 5pm to 8pm Pacific time (8-11pm Eastern, 0100-0400z). All traffic is welcome. We hope you will join us for some casual fun and honor a special person.
More info about Alex can be found here. Pilots: charts for SFO can be found here. Controllers: info and sign-ups located here.
Thursday January 19th
ZID Presents Superbowl 2012!
The Indianapolis ARTCC is hosting this year's Superbowl event. They've asked us to staff San Francisco and Oakland to support them. Let's help them out!
Sign-ups located here.
Wednesday January 18th
Virtual United Airlines Fly-in!
Pilots will depart United Airlines hubs across the country and will arrive at San Francisco. Let's support them and give them great service into SFO!
Sign-ups can be found here.
Sunday January 8th
Nicolas Stevens passed S1 PV!
Join me on the forum congratulating Nicolas Stevens as ZOAs newest S1 controller. We look forward to seeing him on the scopes!
Sunday November 27th
NorCal Approach sectors capped to FL190!
ATTENTION ALL CONTROLLERS
NorCal and Oakland Center SOPs have changed to introduce the capping of all NorCal Approach sectors to FL190.
These changes are effective Nov 28th, 2011 from 0000Z. More information can be found here.
Saturday February 13th
GND Cheat Sheets
with the addition of RNO I finished the fourth and for now last GND Cheat Sheet. Online and downloadable versions are available via the links below.
SFO GND Cheat Sheet
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online version: SFO GND Cheat Sheet
OAK GND Cheat Sheet
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online version: OAK GND Cheat Sheet
SJC GND Cheat Sheet
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online version: SJC GND Cheat Sheet
RNO GND Cheat Sheet
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online version: RNO GND Cheat Sheet
all Cheat Sheets are available for download on the Training Download Site here
Thursday October 15th
SFO Active Runway Selection
there seems to be some confusion as of how to select the correct Ops at SFO.
I made a Ops Flow Chart for SFO, please feel free to use the tool at your own discretion to select the correct OPS at SFO.
::FR
ZOA Facilities Engineer
Tuesday November 30th
Tuesday November 30th
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Instructions For New Controllers
An overview of the steps required to get up and running as a ZOA controller. This applies to new students, academy graduates as well as ARTCC transfer controllers. Be sure to read this article before posting a training request or contact a mentor or instructor.
Reno Departure Clearances - Vectors or VFR?
An interesting discussion about Reno departure terrain considerations, including Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP), IFR clearances with VFR climbout and more.
How To Fly The PORTE3 Departure Without Turning Right
One of the most widely used departures in the Oakland ARTCC is the PORTE 3 departure from San Francisco Int’l (KSFO). This is mainly because it’s the departure you’ll get when flying SFO-LAX, which is one of the most popular routes on VATSIM. However, too often pilots either don’t know the procedure and go directly to their first fix, or load it up from a preset DP in their pay ware aircraft’s FMC, which often ends up being incorrectly programmed. Whatever the reason, it often leads to pilots turning right instead of left after departure, and having near head-on collisions with landing airplanes. In this article, you will learn how to fly the PORTE 3 departure correctly, without turning right.
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