Anthony Polomaine 1421523 Posted October 11, 2018 at 11:05 PM Posted October 11, 2018 at 11:05 PM I'm flying to KOAK, Oakland Intl. It's in the range of KSFOs Approach. Should I contact him for my approach? I'm sorry I'm a newbie to vatsim. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Nicholas Cavacini Posted October 11, 2018 at 11:12 PM Board of Governors Posted October 11, 2018 at 11:12 PM Yes Oakland is covered by NorCal Consolidated TRACON. NickVice President - SupervisorsVATSIM Board of Governors Contact the Supervisor Team | Could you be a Supervisor? Unless otherwise stated, opinions are my own and not representative of the official opinion of the VATSIM Board of Governors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Polomaine 1421523 Posted October 11, 2018 at 11:21 PM Author Posted October 11, 2018 at 11:21 PM Yes Oakland is covered by NorCal Consolidated TRACON. Thanks for the quick reply. Just another question. What exactly is tracon? Thanks - Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Long Posted October 12, 2018 at 12:43 AM Posted October 12, 2018 at 12:43 AM Yes Oakland is covered by NorCal Consolidated TRACON. Thanks for the quick reply. Just another question. What exactly is tracon? Thanks - Anthony TRACON stands for Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol. You'll find almost every TRACON, or approach control facility has secondary airports it serves and that fall under the control of the single approach control facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Glottmann Posted October 12, 2018 at 12:52 AM Posted October 12, 2018 at 12:52 AM Big picture of approach facilities in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted October 12, 2018 at 10:17 AM Posted October 12, 2018 at 10:17 AM Hey Anthony, check out one of those fantastic "viewing programs" that show you who's online where and what they are responsible for. They may not be 100% accurate, but they are quite good. If you click on one of those controllers icons/entries in the lists, you'll get the information that they provide, e.g. "handling KSFO KOAK"... you get the idea, right? Start with the latest development, Accomeap: http://www.accomeap-project.com/ Other great programs are: - Qutescoop: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qutescoop/ - VatSpy: http://www1.metacraft.com/VATSpy/ Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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