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Departures (13)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
UAL168 KLAX VHHH Enroute 1918
AFR3363 KLAX NTAA Enroute 1218
DLH778 KLAX EDDF Enroute 1910
CKK341 KLAX PANC Enroute 0118
DLH457 KLAX EDDF Enroute 1959
SCX430 KLAX KMSP Enroute 1300
DAL3345 KLAX KMSP Enroute 1310
THY10 KLAX LTFM Enroute 1600
DAL547 KLAX KMCO Enroute 1138
AFR026 KLAX NTAA Enroute 1616
AAL1572 KLAX KPHL Enroute 1613
AAL315 KLAX KMIA Enroute 1600
DLH451 KLAX EDDF Enroute 1138

Arrivals (14)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
THY3F LTFM KLAX Enroute 2119
DLH452 EDDM KLAX Enroute 1600
SIA12 RJAA KLAX Enroute 2040
ANA106 RJTT KLAX Enroute 2301
VIR7G EGLL KLAX Enroute 2332
AIC654 VABB KLAX Enroute 0328
VIR7B EGLL KLAX Enroute 0330
TAM8086 SBGR KLAX Enroute 1933
UAL199 ZSPD KLAX Enroute 0040
UAL564 KDEN KLAX Enroute 2139
AAL1 KJFK KLAX Departing
QTR52X OTHH KLAX Enroute 0357
WJA1102 CYYZ KLAX Departing
BOX472 EDDF KLAX Departing

Los Angeles (SoCal) 27

Departures (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
CAL023 KONT RCTP Enroute 1521

Empire (SoCal) 1

Departures (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
BAW9SW KSAN EGLL Enroute 1238

Arrivals (3)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
BAW265 EGLL KSAN Enroute 0351
DLH5Y EDDM KSAN Enroute 0505
N777LG KNTD KNZY Enroute 0436

San Diego (SoCal) 4

Arrivals (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
EJA528 PHNL KVNY Enroute 2034

Burbank (SoCal) 1

Departures (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
AAL2206 KLAS KDFW Enroute 1141

Arrivals (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
BAW2277 EGKK KLAS Enroute 0308

Las Vegas 2

Departures (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
N777LG KNTD KNZY Enroute 0436

Point Mugu 1
  • Flights To/From ZLA: 36
  • Flights in ZLA Airspace: 8
  • Controller Schedule

    June 1st, 2025

    Los Angeles Tower
    Jerome Sudhakar

    Session with CH

    1630 - 1800 PDT / 2330 - 0100 Zulu

    Los Angeles Tower
    Matthew Goldsmith

    1730 - 1800 PDT / 0030 - 0100 Zulu

    Los Angeles Tower
    Matthew Goldsmith

    OTS with BY

    1800 - 1930 PDT / 0100 - 0230 Zulu

    Los Angeles Tower
    Jerome Sudhakar

    2000 - 2230 PDT / 0300 - 0530 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.