NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen)

2007-01 issued January 6, 2007
KSJC Taxiway Y Reopened
Taxiway Y is reopened at San Jose Int'l meaning Runway 30R is now back in use as the departing runway

2006-06 issued August 31, 2006
TPP Cycle 0609 now in effect

The U.S. Terminal Procedures Publication cycle 0609 is in effect as of 31 AUGUST 2006. All links to charted procedures on the vZOA website have been updated. No significant changes have been implemented that affect our flight simulation.

2006-05 issued June 8, 2006
KSJC Taxiway Yankee Closed UFN

To mimick the real world construction at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC), no vZOA Controller will give clearance to land or depart on RWY 30R/12L, nor taxi instructions for the use of Taxiway Yankee Until Further Notice. KSJC RWY 30R/10L shall be used as a taxiway, only. Landing and departing on RWY 30L/10R, 29/11.

Description of Taxiway Improvement Project

2006-04 issued March 13, 2006
New VATUSA Voice Regulations
On March 13th, VATUSA is eliminating restrictions on controller voice usage, as well as the _V_ callsign. All ZOA positions will now use standard position names such as SFO_TWR, SMF_APP and OAK_CTR.

2006-03 issued March 5, 2006
San Francisco Bay Area "East Ops"

It's that time of year again! Winter storms are hitting the Bay Area bringing with them low visibility, rain, the occasional thunderstorm, and strong winds from the south-southwest. Those strong winds force SFO to change their active runway configuration to the runways that best face into the wind, which will affect the route you filed in your flightplan, both with SIDs (if you're departing) and STARs (if you're arriving). Also keep in mind that San Francisco Int'l (KSFO), Metro-Oakland Int'l (KOAK) and San Jose Int'l (KSJC) airports are so close geographically that if one is using an east operations runway configuration, so then must the other two.

So what exactly constitutes ATC changing the runway configurations, SIDs and STARs of the three major Bay Area airports to East Ops? Well, the winds must be from the south (they are normally from the northwest), and greater than 10 knots (ATC has specific headwind/tailwind and crosswind component restrictions they use in choosing the best runway for your use). ATC may also use East Ops at their discreation when the winds are slightly less than 10 knots, if they have reason to believe the winds will be continually prevalent from the south (say if it's been windy from the south all day but just died down for several minutes). If you're planning a flightplan that arrives at a Bay Area airport and recognize strong wind conditions from the south when checking your destination airport weather, you can expect a different STAR than what is indicated in the Flight Planner (Unless it says "East Ops"). Likewise, departures can expect a different SID.

Aircraft arriving the San Francisco Bay Area should plan on the following STARs during East Ops:

KSFO

Arrivals from the North - STINS1 instead of GOLDN4 or PYE1.

Arrivals from the East - LOCKE1 instead of MOD3, YOSEM1 or RISTI4.

Arrivals from the South - HADLY2 instead of BSR2.

Oceanic Arrivals - Expect direct SAU, direct KSFO, instead of CINNY.HADLY.OSI.

KOAK

Arrivals from the North - Can still expect the RAIDR2 (if RNAV equipped) or direct SAU, direct KOAK.

Arrivals from the East - ECA1 instead of MADN4.

Arrivals from the South - COMMO1 instead of PXN2.

KSJC

Arrivals from the North - BRINY1 instead of GOLDN4.

Arrivals from the East & South - JAWWS2 instead of the HYP5, CAPO3 and ROBIE2.

Thank you for taking the time to review these procedures. Our ARTCC strives for realism and by filing, or at least expecting these STARs during East Ops, you help us spend less time on re-routing aircraft, and thus improve our quality of service both to you and other pilots.

Keep the blue side up!

Inigo Markle-Allen
Training Administrator
Oakland ARTCC

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