SCFC Events
Workshop: Cross-Country Planning
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:As pilots, we must know how to accurately plan for a cross-country flight. Join us for this in-person workshop at San Carlos Flight Center for a hands-on and scenario based learning experience. Senior CFI Herb Patten will show attendees the important elements of successful cross-country flight planning and walk you through your planning of a
Young Aviators Workshop
Are you a teenager interested in aviation but not sure where to begin? Are you looking to share your passion with aviation with other like minded young people? The Flight Center invites all high school students to attend this workshop to learn about aviation. This event provides you the opportunity to discover the steps of
IFR TEC Routes
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Many local flights begin and end entirely within approach/departure control airspace. These are otherwise known as Tower Enroute Control (TEC) routing. You can fly a local IFR flight without ever getting handed off to the Center. This is because Air Route Traffic Control Centers are often very busy handling enroute traffic and short flights like
Down and Dirty Logging: A Deep Dive into 14 CFR 61.51
San Carlos Flight CenterIt seems so simple, right? Make a record of your flights so that you can prove you meet the FAA experience requirements for certificates and ratings and to you have recent flight experience for carrying passengers. Of course, any new pilot quickly learns that there are many confusing details encountered flight logging. Are logbooks different
Right Seat Workshop #2 Flight Instruments and Controls
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Does the inside of the cockpit start to look like the control room for a nuclear power plant? Seriously, do they need all those instruments and gadgets? Which one are you supposed to watch? Will there be some warning if something is not right? Pilots are given extensive training in how to read flight instruments