SCFC Events
Destination: Catalina
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California, offers stunning Pacific island vistas, miles of hiking trails, and a tiny runway perched precariously on the top of a dynamited mountaintop. With the beautiful surroundings and scenery, pilots can easily get distracted from what’s below. To better understand the flight challenges associated with this airport, San
Meet the Piper Dakota
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:The Piper Dakota is the latest addition to the Flight Center fleet. It is a four-seat, fixed gear low wing plane powered by a Lycoming O-540 engine. How does this airplane compare to other airplanes in the Flight Center fleet? What missions would be ideal for the Dakota?. What is involved in upgrading your ride
SCFC Welcome Night
San Carlos Flight CenterIf you're recently joined the Club, you may have only met your instructor and one of our Front Desk agents. It's time to meet some other students and pilots. Join us on Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30pm for San Carlos Flight Center's Welcome Night to welcome in our newest members and hear about all the
Seabird Protection Network – How Pilots Can Help
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:As part of our commitment to sharing the air safely with our neighbors, SCFC has invited in Laura Velasco Mayock, a speaker from the Seabird Protection Network, which partners with pilots to protect seabird colonies along our coast. We've asked her to help our pilots understand the wildlife in the SF Bay Area, particularly along
Mountain Flying
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Flying in the mountains can be some of the most amazingly beautiful and satisfying flying you may ever accomplish. But it comes with increased risk, and thereby increased responsibility. Every day, GA pilots who fly in the mountains safely calculate and plan for such risks, and you can too. Spring weather brings cool temperatures,
EAA Chapter 20 Young Eagles @ SCFC
San Carlos Flight CenterSCFC is hosting EAA Chapter 20 for their Young Eagles event, with volunteer pilots sharing flights for young people. Learn more about Young Eagles from the EAA’s website.
Cessna 206 Systems
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Click here to learn more about online viewing You may also be interested in our “Transition to” series which highlights pilots’ transition to many different makes/models. These seminars are available to view in our Members Only Seminar Library which can be accessed by clicking here. The Cessna 206 is a six seat, high-performance airplane.
Women in Aviation @ SCFC, May Meeting
San Carlos Flight CenterThe women student pilots, pilots, and flight instructors of San Carlos Flight Center are coming together to begin forming a Women in Aviation chapter for San Carlos. You are invited to meet the group and share your love of aviation at a meeting on Saturday, May 17th at 10 AM. The activities for this first
Radio Communication 2: Enroute Radio Communications
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Flying through in the many airspaces of California requires a high degree of situational awareness and sophisticated radio skills. And yet, radio communication is rarely taught as a specific subject during private pilot training. Usually, new pilots just absorb what they hear on the frequency around them, both good and bad. Although some radio techniques
Truckee Airport Operations
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Interested in watching more of our presentations? View our growing library of over 500 recorded safety seminars available to view in our Members Only Seminar Library, available by clicking here. **For information, flyers, and handouts referenced during this presentation please click here.** Truckee Airport is the gateway to Lake Tahoe. The spectacular views of