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Events / [12/13/2024] Sierras FNO
« on: October 25, 2024, 10:38:32 PM »


Airports: RNO/LAS/SLC
Date/Time: Friday, December 13, 2024, 5pm-9pm PT
Date/Time (zulu): Saturday, December 14, 0100z-0500z

Great scenery, great ATC? What more could you need for your Friday afternoon? Pick your aircraft of choice and fly across the beautiful Sierras, with full ATC coverage along the way.

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Events / Cross the Lake: Tahoe
« on: August 19, 2024, 05:31:46 PM »
Airports: RNO/TVL/TRK
Date/Time: February 16, 2025, 4-8pm PT

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Events / Opposite Day in the Bay 2025
« on: August 19, 2024, 05:28:34 PM »
Airports: SFO/OAK/SJC
Date/Time: January 25, 2025, 4-8pm PT

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Events / Trick or SJC
« on: July 08, 2024, 09:12:48 PM »

Calling all pilots and controllers alike, join us on this evening on a scary holloween night. We invite you to fly all planes big and small, but watch out you might be tricked and not land at all. File your flight to SJC if you wish, but be warned you may get vectored off to another airport at the controllers' bliss. We encourage you to fly your 73 and 74 alike, as PAO, which has a 2500 foot runway, might bring a haunted end to your night. Enjoy this fun evening that is sure to fright, hopefully your plane survives this holloween night.

How It'll Work:
Step 1:Pilots will file a flight plan to SJC.
Step 2:Pilots willing to be diverted to an airport of ATCs choosing, will add the words "Trick or SJC" to their remarks in their flight plan. (Those without these remarks will be assume intending to land at SJC with no reroutes)
Step 3:Have Fun and land your planes!

Airports: who knows
Date/Time: October 27, 2024, 4pm-8pm PT
Date/Time (zulu): October 27, 2024, 2300z - October 28, 2024, 0300z

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Events / TRACON Tuesday: NCT Area A
« on: June 16, 2024, 02:36:40 PM »

NCT (Northern California TRACON) is comprised of many Areas. One ZOA would like to highlight on this TRACON Tuesday is Area A. Area A's main airport is SJC, San José Mineta International Airport is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, just minutes away from these global technology giants. Conveniently serving a wealthy and diverse region approaching four million people and thousands of Silicon Valley companies, SJC is Silicon Valley's airport. Area A deals with all arrivals and departures for SJC, arrivals from the south into OAK, as well as covering some deltas in and around the bay, including PAO, NUQ, and RHV.  Area A also covers the southern most airports in NCT, with MRY and SNS.  ZOA can't wait for everyone to see what south bay has to offer!!!

Airports: SJC, PAO, NUQ, RHV, MRY SNS
Date/Time: July 16, 2024, 4pm-8pm PT
Date/Time (zulu): July 16, 2024, 2300z - July 17, 2024, 0300z

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Events / Matthew Chicoine "MC" Memorial Event
« on: May 23, 2024, 11:10:18 AM »

This event is in Memorial to Matthew Chicoine, who passed away in late April 2024, and has been a long time controller in ZOA. The vUSAF have agreed to do a Missing Man Formation during the event at SFO. Fly High MC

ARTCCs: ZOA and ZLA
Date/Time: June 1, 2024, 12pm-4pm PT
Date/Time (zulu): June 1, 2024, 1900z-2300z

A small message from those who knew him best:
Known as WJA720 for his birthday in July, or better known as the gentle voice of Oakland Center, Matt always found ways to bring calmness to the network. He had this distinct itch for aviation that was contagious, yet monumental for us youngsters that were passionate and novel to it. Being as radiant as he is, you can’t help, but look up to him to admire and be inspired. I feared this time will come, but despite his illness, I always regarded him as a warrior. He would log 7-8 hours at a time on position consistently, without weary. Even after losing mobility in his arm he was determined to learn new software both on the flying and controlling side and I was honored to have helped push him in doing so. Matt, you knew how to stay out of the nonsense and kept trudging on with composure to achieve many things others wouldn’t and inspired us all to pursue our passion in this industry, and I’m forever so grateful. Your legacy will pass on and I will make sure of that.

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Events / Lion's Gate to Golden Gate Crossfire (SFO-YVR)
« on: January 15, 2024, 08:38:25 PM »

Airports: SFO, YVR
Date/Time: Feburary 3, 2024, 5PM PT - 9PM PT
Date/Time (zulu): Feburary 4, 2024, 0100z - 0500z

This Sunday, give yourself a treat! Whether you miss summer (or strangely) miss winter, fly between the two mythical bridges : Golden Gate and Lion's Gate during this CYVR-KSFO crossfire. Expect full ATC along the route between the two airports.

Disclaimer : All aircrafts flying to these two airports and are not on the event route shall expect delays.

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Events / Re: NCT SUPER Staff Up FNO
« on: January 14, 2024, 09:45:41 PM »
Quote from: Nathan Cox on January 14, 2024, 04:51:10 PM
This is an absolute banger of a banner

Shoutout our very own WM, Ken G.

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Events / Late Night at ZOA
« on: January 14, 2024, 09:44:48 PM »

It's late in the evening on a weeknight in the U.S. and you ask yourself, "where can I get guaranteed ATC service for the next three hours?" You look at your monitor and notice a neon sign: "Oakland - Late Night." And then it hits you... 🌛

The Oakland ARTCC is proud to present its experimental event series, Late Night at ZOA. Each week, we will be staffing a series of airports during the time when most people on the East Coast have already gotten in bed. Unlike most weekly staff-ups, this weekly event will occur on a different day (almost) every week.

On Thursday, January 25, 2024 7:00 PM PT (Jan. 26, 0300z), ZOA will staff SJC, FAT, and APC until January 25, 2024 10PM PT (Jan. 26, 0600z)

Late Night at ZOA will occur on the first Monday, second Tuesday, third Wednesday, fourth Thursday, and (sometimes) fifth Monday of every month for the foreseeable future. Come join us for some late night shenanigans.

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Events / Late Night at ZOA
« on: December 28, 2023, 12:51:53 PM »

It's late in the evening on a weeknight in the U.S. and you ask yourself, "where can I get guaranteed ATC service for the next three hours?" You look at your monitor and notice a neon sign: "Oakland - Late Night." And then it hits you... 🌛

The Oakland ARTCC is proud to present its experimental event series, Late Night at ZOA. Each week, we will be staffing a series of airports during the time when most people on the East Coast have already gotten in bed. Unlike most weekly staff-ups, this weekly event will occur on a different day (almost) every week.

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 7:00 PM PT (Jan. 18, 0300z), ZOA will staff OAK, FAT, and MRY until January 17, 2024 10PM PT (Jan. 18, 0600z)

Late Night at ZOA will occur on the first Monday, second Tuesday, third Wednesday, fourth Thursday, and (sometimes) fifth Monday of every month for the foreseeable future. Come join us for some late night shenanigans.


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Events / NCT SUPER Staff Up FNO
« on: December 21, 2023, 01:38:47 PM »

Come one come all, ZOA's been here VATUSA is in need of some SUPER events.  Well we've got one for you, "Honey...where's my super suit"  You'll be needing yours, flying high in the sky right alongside superheroes. We've sent an SOS for superheroes to meet at NCT (Northern California Tracon).  Our Supers will be covering the borders from SMF, to MRY to MOD to SFO, an airspace, filled with enormous challenges, whether it be flying 750 feet apart from traffing into SMF, cruising the Santa Cruz Mountains, dodging MVAs, into a left downwind at SJC, or maybe military is more you're thing with T38 practicing overheads at BAB and SMF. There's tons of airspace near MER, where you have the open landscape to yourself, perfect for some VFR flying.  We can't wait to see out great TRACON, house some of the greatest supers the VATSIM network has to offer. Cya there!!

Airports: SFO, OAK, SJC, MRY, SMF, RNO
Date/Time: Jan 19, 2024 4pm-8pm PT
Date/Time (zulu): Jan 20, 2024 0000z-0400z

(pilots are encouraged to fly within the NCT tracon, due to staffing focus in the TRACON as opposed to the center. A diagram of the airspace with reference points is attached below)

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Events / Late Nights at ZOA
« on: December 21, 2023, 10:57:43 AM »

It's late in the evening on a weeknight in the U.S. and you ask yourself, "where can I get guaranteed ATC service for the next three hours?" You look at your monitor and notice a neon sign: "Oakland - Late Night." And then it hits you... 🌛

The Oakland ARTCC is proud to present its experimental event series, Late Night at ZOA. Each week, we will be staffing a series of airports during the time when most people on the East Coast have already gotten in bed. Unlike most weekly staff-ups, this weekly event will occur on a different day (almost) every week.

On Monday, January 1, 2024 7:00 PM PT, ZOA will staff SFO, OAK, and SJC until January 1, 2024 10:00 PM PT!

Late Night at ZOA will occur on the first Monday, second Tuesday, third Wednesday, fourth Thursday, and (sometimes) fifth Monday of every month for the foreseeable future. Come join us for some late night shenanigans.

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Events / Late Nights at ZOA
« on: December 21, 2023, 10:56:37 AM »

It's late in the evening on a weeknight in the U.S. and you ask yourself, "where can I get guaranteed ATC service for the next three hours?" You look at your monitor and notice a neon sign: "Oakland - Late Night." And then it hits you... 🌛

The Oakland ARTCC is proud to present its experimental event series, Late Night at ZOA. Each week, we will be staffing a series of airports during the time when most people on the East Coast have already gotten in bed. Unlike most weekly staff-ups, this weekly event will occur on a different day (almost) every week.

On Monday, January 9, 2024 7:00 PM PT, ZOA will staff FAT, SMF, and RNO until January 9, 2024 10:00 PM PT!

Late Night at ZOA will occur on the first Monday, second Tuesday, third Wednesday, fourth Thursday, and (sometimes) fifth Monday of every month for the foreseeable future. Come join us for some late night shenanigans.

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Events / ZOA LIVE 2024: Hot Plane Summer
« on: December 06, 2023, 01:57:16 PM »


It's summer, there's planes, and there's a lot of hot places right now. Join ZOA in putting all 3 together in our biggest event of the year, ZOA LIVE!  Our controllers will be congregating at the stellar San Francisco International Airport, Grand Hyatt Hotel, with an amazing view of the ramp area at SFO, while controlling planes on VATSIM. We're all extremely excited for this event and we can't wait to see you there!!!

Airports: SFO, OAK, SJC, SMF, MRY, RNO
Date/Time: August 3, 2024, 4pm-8pm PT
Date/Time (zulu): August 3, 2024, 2300z - August 4, 2024, 0300z

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Events / Re: Have Yourself a Merry Little...Go Around
« on: November 26, 2023, 10:04:55 PM »
rip thanks Don, should be fixed now

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