| ZOA Controllers Online | |
There are no controllers online |
| ZOA Pilots Online | ||
| Callsign | DEP | ARR |
| ASV694 | KLAX | KSFO |
| CAX321 | KJFK | KSFO |
| PAL104 | RPLL | KSFO |
| UAL4098 | KSFO | PHNL |
Last Updated: 15:50:05z | ||
Schedule for Fri November 21st
Previous Day Next DayThere are no controllers currently scheduled for that date
November Top Controllers
| Name | Total Time |
| Pomdeila, Jake | 76:41 hours |
| Virgilio, Chris | 37:09 hours |
| Valdez, Gustavo | 30:52 hours |
| Bertsch, Adam | 27:17 hours |
| Dziesinski, Lucas | 23:31 hours |
Complete Stats Here | |
Stats as of August 1st, 2006
Latest News
Thursday September 18th
Instructors Needed!
The Oakland ARTCC is currently looking for qualified individuals to add to its staff of instructors! ZOA is a challenging and exciting airspace to learn, and teach and offers many procedures featured no where else on VATSIM. In addition to teaching some of the most challenging airspace and procedures on the network, you will also be a part of one of the best, most well respected training departments around.
To apply individuals should hold at least a C3 rating, have a minimum of 3 months experience as a mentor, previous instructor experience is desired, be able to speak and write english fluently and effectively, and have excellent communication skills. Also, real world aviation experience (pilots license, student in a CTI or commercial aviation program, etc.) is a huge plus.
Please send all applications to training (at) oakartcc.com. Included should be a history of your teaching experience (on or off vatsim), other qualifications you feel apply, what you think you would bring to our training department, and anything else you want to include.
Thursday December 13th
New Runway Operations Tool
The FAB at ZOA has released yet another online tool to help make flying in ZOA as realistic as possible to our pilots. The new runway information tool allows pilots to looks up what runways are in use at KSFO at any given time when no controllers online. However, if there is a controller online, it is his responsibility to determine the runways in use, so the page will inform you to contact the controller for current runways in use.
Runway Information Tool
Sunday April 15th
Pilot Feedback Form Available
Now available from the Feedback link on our home page; a quick and easy way to let us know your thoughts on our controllers.
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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