Originally Posted by
MemberBerry
It seems that controller was not trained for the northern area near the mountains so she didn't know the minimum altitudes in that area. So initially she kept telling them to stop climbing. The controller responsible for that northern area had to yell at her to watch the MVAs, when he realized the aircraft is too low and she's doing nothing about it.
Along with the GPWS, that's probably what saved the aircraft.
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MVAs for Los Angeles area airspace overlaid on Los Angeles TAC. Mt. Wilson is in the 7,700' area.
