| ZOA Controllers Online | |
| Position | Name |
| OAK_S_CTR | Chris Mauro |
| ZOA Pilots Online | ||
| Callsign | DEP | ARR |
| AAL1612 | KSFO | KORD |
| AAL220 | KSFO | KDFW |
| DAL5448 | KSFO | KDEN |
| JBU277 | KFLL | KSFO |
| N1GB | CYUL | KOAK |
| PAL104 | RPLL | KSFO |
| PAY7363 | OAL | KSCK |
| SWA1677 | KLAX | KSMF |
| UAL1193 | KLAX | KSFO |
| UAL1685 | KDEN | KSFO |
Last Updated: 21:30:04z | ||
Schedule for Wed March 10th
Previous Day Next DayThere are no controllers currently scheduled for that date
September Top Controllers
| Name | Total Time |
| Barlow, Chuck | 973:23 hours |
| Marcoux, Greg | 778:03 hours |
| Carman, David | 740:06 hours |
| Kay, Dylan | 718:03 hours |
| Reed, Nicholas | 637:36 hours |
Complete Stats Here | |
Stats as of September 9, 2010
Latest News
Monday September 6th
Iron Mic Marathon for Reno Approach!
“The biggest little city in the world” has again opened its doors to controllers and
pilots wishing to venture its unique airspace.
Many controllers have worked hard
to help generate traffic in our “little Vegas”, let’s try and keep up the momentum
and send a message to everyone watching, RNO Approach will be #1!
We will need 24/7 coverage (12 Sept, 5pm PDT to 19 Sept, 5pm PDT).
Join us to help achieve this goal!
Friday September 3rd
VFR saturdays!!
Due to the great response we had doing VFR familiarization flights; we thought this would be a great opportunity to incorporate this idea into a “ZOA gathering”.
You can choose to fly or control (SMT’s can control).
Some of us will be on TeamSpeak to communicate between each other.
Pick your favorite plane or tower and have some fun.
Wednesday September 1st
Congratulations to Charan Kumar - Norcal Certified!
Congratulations to our latest Norcal Approach certified controller, Charan Kumar.
Charan had a near-flawless execution of his PV Exam the evening of Sept 1, and many of the pilots were expressing their appreciation of his great service.
Way to go Charan! Now on to Center!
Monday August 23rd
Welcome to ZOAs new Events Coordinator Jim Greever!
Gentlemen, join the ZOA staff in welcoming our new Events Coordinator Jim Greever. With his dedication to ZOA, his organizational talent and the many other skills he posseses he will be a great asset to the ZOA staff. Welcome on board Jim!
Saturday June 12th
Controllers: new VRC sector file available!
A new ZOA sector file for the VRC Client is now available on the downloads page. Please download and begin using this sector file in place of any older versions. Along with other improvements, this file version contains navigational data and procedure updates that are current up thru June 2010 (AIRAC 1006). Read more...
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
Friday October 2nd
ZOA Now Hiring Webmaster
ZOA is now accepting applications for the position of Webmaster. For a full job description and application information read here:
Position And Application Information
Featured Articles
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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