SCFC Events
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IFR Alternates
IFR Alternates
It is a typical day in the Bay Area with low ceilings. You are instrument current and ready to depart. Filing your IFR flight plan you hesitate for a moment on the field for alternate airports. You ponder for a moment to remember when are pilots required to file an alternate airport? What constitutes an
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Prospective Pilot Workshop
Prospective Pilot Workshop
Are you interested in aviation but not sure where to begin? Are you looking to find out more about becoming a pilot with a group of others like yourself? San Carlos Flight Center invites all prospective pilots to attend this workshop to learn about what it takes to become a part of general aviation. This
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Global Flight Operations
Global Flight Operations
You may be familiar with planning and accomplishing VFR and IFR flights within the contiguous United States, but have you ever wondered how long, overwater international airline flights are planned and executed? How do you aviate, navigate, and communicate over remote areas of the world? What if something goes wrong half way across the ocean?
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Flying to Europe in a Cessna Mustang
Flying to Europe in a Cessna Mustang
We love hearing about flights to interesting places and hearing the experiences of the pilots along the way. What went well? What did you see? What was different about operating there compared to airport hops around the SF Bay Area? San Carlos Flight Center invites in Nick Pliam, ATP, to share the story of this
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Upwind Wine and Cheese Party and Silent Auction
Upwind Wine and Cheese Party and Silent Auction
It’s that time of year again! The Upwind Foundation and SCFC invite you to a fundraising Wine and Cheese Soiree on Friday, March 14th at 6:30 pm. All are welcome! We will celebrate the summer of fundraising, complete our silent auction, and as a special treat, we will meet the winners of the 2025 Upwind
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EAA Chapter 20 Young Eagles @ SCFC
EAA Chapter 20 Young Eagles @ SCFC
SCFC is hosting EAA Chapter 20 for their Young Eagles event on January 18th. Learn more about Young Eagles from the EAA’s website.
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2025-03 IMC Club SQL
2025-03 IMC Club SQL
NOTE: Since this event will involve active discussion, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on the day of the seminar to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. Most pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would
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A Mechanic Explains Runup Ignition System Checks
A Mechanic Explains Runup Ignition System Checks
Prior to takeoff, pilots run the engine to a high power setting and confirm various system operation levels, including the ignition system. Occasionally, a rough or underperforming engine would result in the pilot abandoning the flight and taxiing back to the parking area. San Carlos Flight Center checklists include shorthand references to guide pilots what
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Ground Effect Vehicles
Ground Effect Vehicles
Most people think of aircraft as things that fly high in the sky, well beyond the influence of ground effect. But interestingly, some heavy transport vehicles are designed to skim the surface of the earth or the water, buoyed by the extra lift that ground effect provides. You may have heard of ground effect as
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Recap: Coast-to-Coast Flight
Recap: Coast-to-Coast Flight
Description to be update shortly. SCFC Senior Instructor Derek Vejby will recap a flight he took from the East Coast of the United States all the way to the West Coast, and share the lessons he learned along the way. Expect to hear about routes, weather challenges, and how he assessed and mitigated flight risks.