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Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
ETD794 KLAX OMAA Enroute 1149
UAE37V KLAX OMDB Enroute 1147
DLH45D KLAX EDDM Enroute 1140
DAL41 KLAX YSSY Enroute 1911
DAL42 KLAX YSSY Enroute 2058
SWA4504 KLAX KSJC Enroute 0948
BAW4E KLAX EGLL Enroute 0135
QFA94 KLAX YMML Enroute 0826
AAL1779 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1600

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Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
AUA81 LOWW KLAX Enroute 1710
BOX619 RKSI KLAX Enroute 2009
FJI810 NFFN KLAX Enroute 1423
THY8MT LTFM KLAX Enroute 2341
FIN1 EFHK KLAX Enroute 0120
ANZ6 NZAA KLAX Enroute 1519
VIR8B EGLL KLAX Enroute 1007
KLM601 EHAM KLAX Enroute 0007
JBU535 KSFO KLAX Enroute 1600
AAL72 YSSY KLAX Departing
PAL102 RPLL KLAX Enroute 2144
FWI6730 LFPO KLAX Departing

Los Angeles (SoCal) 21

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FDX9900 KONT KGSO Enroute 0916
ASA661 KONT KSEA Enroute 2109

Empire (SoCal) 2

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BAW272 KSAN EGLL Enroute 1406
CMP850 KSAN MPTO Enroute 0846

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ASA898 PHNL KSAN Enroute 2202

San Diego (SoCal) 3

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Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
JBU1708 KLAS KFLL Enroute 0948
CFG2063 KLAS EDDF Enroute 1721
DAL735 KLAS KSEA Enroute 2039

Arrivals (4)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
UAL914 KSFO KLAS Enroute 1017
AAY79 KMRY KLAS Enroute 0300
CFG1692 RJOA KLAS Enroute 0913
AAL1779 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1600

Las Vegas 7

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Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
FDX1212 KVCV LSZH Enroute 1742

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    July 13th, 2025

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    How To Be a Good Test Pilot for Controllers in Training

    How to be a good test pilot
    • Ask the examiner
    • Have a heart
    • Tailor your activity to the student
    • Tailor your activity to the traffic
    • Be patient
    Ask the examiner
    When showing up for a session, ask the examiner what kind of traffic is needed. Some examiners will be very specific, and tell you what they want for every flight or clearance. "Give me a VFR departure South, no FF." "Now a TEC route, flight plan, wrong altitude." Others will be more general: "VFR please." A few will give you carte blanch: "Anything at all." However, anything at all does not mean you should ignore the student's knowledge level and the traffic level. See below.


    Have a heart

    You should not be flying to help the student fail, you should be flying to help the student succeed. If you delight in seeing the student fail or flounder, then find another hobby. It is not unusual for test pilots to, with the examiner's approval, set up situations that may result in a deal if the student does not handle things properly. However, any pleasure the pilot takes in it must be from a "job well done," and not in seeing the student get in trouble. If you get to see the student avert the deal, that should be your ultimate payoff.


    Tailor your activity to the student
    If the student talks slowly and hesitantly, then you should speak slowly and enunciate more clearly than normal. If the student is brand new, then file only perfect flight plans (unless requested or authorized by the examiner).


    Tailor your activity to the traffic

    For example, if the airport is getting slammed with traffic, do not request pattern work, unless requested or authorized by the examiner.


    Be patient

    When things get busy, let the examiner and/or student know that you will be happy for your clearance to go last. Volunteer to go to the end of the line when things get busy: The "paying customers" should go first, since they did not sign up to help train the controller
    The nastier or more out-of-norm a clearance or flight you are thinking of doing, the more you ought to clear it with the examiner The student's first session or two should focus on normal procedures and flight plans. If the student is doing really well, you can start with the abnormal stuff (wrong flight plans, or unusual procedures) early. Always ask the examiner if you are unsure Pre-OTS sessions are the right time to show the student everything unusual (TEC routes without flight plans, helicopter operations, even that cool military overhead break). Just not on the first session OTS sessions are not the right time to bring out the unusual stuff. The OTS is mostly about volume; that volume should be a mix of the kind of traffic that the controller will normally see from day to day. In other words, mostly IFR, mostly jets, with some VFR and some props, and precious little helicopter, military, and so on. Do not file any screwed up flight plans, and fly everything as perfectly as you know how. The out-of-town pilots will provide all the drama that is needed; if any additional drama is needed, the examiner will let you know.