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California Screamin' 13 - August 22, 2010
ZLA and ZOA to Host VATUSA's Largest Event of the year
July 17, 2010 (Los Angeles, California): Representatives from
the Los Angeles ARTCC and the Oakland ARTCC today announced plans for their
latest installment of California Screamin', to be held on Sunday, August 22,
2010 from 1700z to 2200z.
This, the thirteenth in a long and successful series of large scale
events is the product of support from not only the staffs of ZLA and ZOA, but
also the members of supporting ARTCC's bordering the two west coast centers,
including Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver and Albuquerque ARTCC's.
Airports serviced in the participating regions include some of the
largest in the nation. "We're excited to feature the most realistic air traffic
management offered online by linking airports such as Los Angeles
International, Las Vegas McCarren International, San Francisco International
and Oakland International," said ZLA ARTCC ATM Ian Elchitz. "This
event benefits both the participating pilots and controllers in that it
provides real-time traffic simulation as if it were the real thing."
Pilots are encouraged to reserve times slots from the CalScream.com
website made available by 11th Street Technologies. "We've put together a
database of over 800 flights available within the sectors covered by the event,"
said newly appointed Oakland Chief, Michael Mund-Hoym. "This isn't just a 'big
airport' flyin. We also like to highlight the smaller fields that don't
normally receive traffic on a regular basis - and that's what makes this event
so special."
Unlike most other flyins, California Screamin' isn't a
'follow-the-leader' type of event. It is commonplace for pilots to see other
traffic going many different directions all in some of the most complex
airspace in the nation. Traffic advisories, altitude restrictions and other
commonly unused online air traffic management techniques are called into play
for CalScream.
"We just like to make sure everyone has a chance to experience the
real-life situations professional controllers and pilots deal with day in and
day out," Elchitz said. "The flightboard enables pilots to be pushing
back from their gates approximately at the same time the real flights are
starting up their engines."
For more information about the California Screamin' event, please visit the
OFFICIAL PAGE at http://www.CalScream.com
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