jaybhansen
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Can someone walk me through using this transition north to south? It's been a long time.
Mini route is almost always closed these days due to "staffing" FYI.
Couldn’t be further from the truth
Not in my recent experience. I also haven't had luck getting the mini route lately. I hope the OP's results are better than mine though! So my cautious advice would be to make the mini route "Plan A", but definitely have a "Plan B" in the hip pocket. This isn't the kind of airspace where a non-local pilot can be told "mini route is closed" and not have an alternate route already figured out. It can get messy in a hurry.
Just get VFR flight following as you approach LAX airspace. ATC will ask you how you want to transition the Bravo. If you say the Special Flight Rules corridor, they will tell you when to squawk 1201 and then you just follow the procedure (altitude, heading, frequency and speed). If I want to stay higher, then ask for the Coliseum, Coastal or Hollywood Park Routes. I've always been given them when asked for.
Bruce, if taking the costal route, will ATC give you a vector to break off the costal route and dive down to Hawthorne, or do you end up having to exit the side of the bravo shelf and come back around?
When I was based at HHR we exited and headed to alondra park to report inbound. It is triangle in shape, can’t miss it