On the flip side of this as a controller, I go into an FNO *knowing* that this kind of mistake is going to happen all night long, and regard my responsibility as a controller to adapt accordingly. Surely this mistake didn't just start happening during the event. Frequent controllers of this airspace must have known that this was a common mistake, and likely to be a problem. If that had been me, I perhaps would have been assigning headings off the IAF's as opposed to just giving cleared approach. (eg: instead of "At SEAVU, cleared ILS 25L" I might have done something like "Depart SEAVU heading 245 (or whatever it actually is, I don't have a protractor handy) cross <Whatever fix is appropriate> at or above <some altitude> cleared ILS 25L"). While I get that this does take a touch more time on frequency, and isn't what you would hear in real life; it takes the routing out of the pilots hands. Regardless of what they're flying or how their FMC is programmed, I know that the vast majority can twist a heading into the autopilot and engage heading hold. I know reasonably well at that point what they are going to do. Plus, this is easily followed by even the simplest of default aircraft with no navdata or even no RNAV at all. And yes, I know, there are still going to be pilots that don't actually know where SEAVU is or mess up the turn, but those pilots are going to mess it up no matter what I say, and at least (I hope) it will be a shorter list. Heck, this is why we seem to default to vectors to final in the first place, right? I'd bet the time taken on frequency to give slightly more verbose clearances is offset by the number of pilot mistakes I won't have to fix.

• Oversees and actively develops training program
• Understands and appropriately integrates VATSIM, VATUSA and ZLA policies into the training program
• Develops and supports the training staff, including recruiting and hiring mentors and instructors
• Reports directly to the ZLA Air Traffic Manager and VATUSA Training Director
• Maintains and implements training materials and documents
• Tracks the progress of student controllers
• Quickly and accurately responds to training-related inquiries from students, mentors and instructors
• Serves as a senior staff member assisting with making decisions for the ARTCC

• Be an active member of the VATSIM network in good standing with no previous derogatory marks
• Currently hold a rating of Controller (C1) or higher
• Have held a rating of I1 for at least 30 days at any given time prior to hiring date
• Capable of working well in a team-oriented environment
• Strong knowledge of the United States Airspace and Air Traffic Control systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Current I1 rating or higher
• Instructor/Mentor experience
• Previous or current ARTCC senior staff experience
• Supervisory or management experience
• Real world aviation experience

• Letter of Intent
• Resume (please include real world management experience if applicable)
• Letter of Recommendation from a current or previous ARTCC/VATUSA staff member (not required but highly encouraged)

Quote from: Gerald Thulbourn on May 24, 2020, 04:36:33 AM

Just wanted to say thanks to all for an amazing event yesterday; the controllers were spot on (and the chap handling Ground in KSFO was doing a great job under immense pressure :-) )

Is there anyway to sign up for notification of future Calscream events (once you've all recovered from this one  )?

Quote from: Nickolas Christopher on May 24, 2020, 01:07:53 PM

We're glad you enjoyed it!
CalScream takes place in May every year. There's not a formal notification. Just keep a lookout on the VATUSA events calendar. Or, check https://calscream.com.

Actually on the very website you refer to, only six of the nineteen(!!) dates listed were in May... ;-)

But if the intent is to hold them in May every year going forward, that's good news.  It was indeed a fantastic event!