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VATUSA conducts training and certification for, and administers Oakland Oceanic, in agreement with the Pacific Oceanic Partnership, which maintains a roster of those certified.
Any C1 controller wishing to control the Guam FIR can contact me.
I've done it from further out... aka, before the aircraft even got onto the arrival.
"Cleared direct SMFIX. Pilots discretion, descend to cross SMFIX at or above 6000, then cleared (approach) runway (runway)." There is technically nothing wrong with it. It's especially useful if you're really busy, they're RNAV equipped, and they are going to a semi-satellite field.
There are more important things to be "upset" about versus a controller's technique of pulling you off a STAR early.
In a rapid response to the U.S. announcement, DGAC, the French Civil Aviation Authority announced that it was in direct opposition to the new U.S. policy, primarily because they are the French and are basically against everything. DGAC went on to say that all commercial pilots who believed it was their given right to crash would be welcome to fly under French authority. No experience necessary, and Airbus pilots are especially preferred.
