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Departures (13)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
ANZ5 KLAX NZAA Enroute 1001
SWA3385 KLAX PHNL Enroute 0132
SWR41G KLAX LSZH Enroute 1523
AAL134 KLAX EGLL Enroute 1600
AAL2680 KLAX KCLT Enroute 1051
DAL2166 KLAX KSLC Enroute 1922
ANZ2 KLAX PHNL Enroute 1559
SAS932 KLAX EKCH Arriving
AAL1727 KLAX KSFO Enroute 1600
SWA1246 KLAX KTUS Enroute 1733
DAL41 KLAX YSSY Enroute 1600
DAL1194 KLAX KSLC Enroute 1914
KLM602 KLAX EHAM Enroute 1600

Arrivals (12)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
KLM603 EHAM KLAX Enroute 2340
CCA3470 ZBAA KLAX Departing
BOX500 VHHH KLAX Enroute 1825
AFR24U LFPG KLAX Enroute 0329
EVA622 RCTP KLAX Enroute 1823
DAL1876 MMSD KLAX Enroute 1703
BAW21B EGLL KLAX Enroute 0215
UAL1157 PHNL KLAX Enroute 0123
AAL808 KDVT KLAX Enroute 0907
BAW7D EGLL KLAX Departing
DAL753 KATL KLAX Enroute 2038
TAP247 LPPT KLAX Departing

Los Angeles (SoCal) 25

Arrivals (2)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
CST81 MMPR KONT Enroute 1803
SJX10 RCTP KONT Enroute 1947

Empire (SoCal) 2

Departures (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
SWA2277 KSAN KRNO Enroute 2151

San Diego (SoCal) 1

Departures (3)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
KLM636 KLAS EHAM Enroute 1753
SWA3265 KLAS KPHX Enroute 2353
PAC735 KLAS KPDX Enroute 1600

Arrivals (3)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
CFG2063 EDDF KLAS Enroute 0047
SPK923 PHNL KLAS Enroute 1840
WJA1624 CYYC KLAS Enroute 1600

Las Vegas 6
  • Flights To/From ZLA: 34
  • Flights in ZLA Airspace: 8
  • Controller Schedule

    August 8th, 2025

    Socal Approach (Del Rey Area)
    Brian Knight

    0600 - 0830 PDT / 1300 - 1530 Zulu

    Lindbergh Tower
    Charlie Wu

    Session with AK

    1800 - 1930 PDT / 0100 - 0230 Zulu

    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.