SCFC Events
A Perspective on Night Flying from a Human Factors Specialist
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing On November 6th, Daylight Savings Time will be ending, and will bring early nightfall. For those of us who work a regular 9-5 schedule, early nightfall means an increase in night
Extreme Cold, Hypoxia, and Other Challenges of Flight at High Altitudes
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing Most GA pilots fly piston airplanes that cruise at lower altitudes, but what is different about flying higher, at 15,000’ or 20,000’ or higher? What should be known about human bodies
Self-Managing Your Airplane
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing Flying an airplane is fun, but what about managing it? Some aircraft owners choose to have professional managers for their aircraft, but what does that really mean? Managing your aircraft requires
NO SAFETY SEMINAR on November 23
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:There will be no safety seminar on Wednesday, November 23 at 7 PM because of Thanksgiving. Please join us for our next seminar on Saturday, November 26 at 12 PM. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. -SCFC Seminar Team
Ground School Refresher: Pressure and Density Altitude
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing Pressure what? Density what? As pilots, we love altitude. So much that we've created a bunch of different kinds of altitude: true altitude, absolute altitude, indicated altitude, assigned altitude, and two
Beyond the POH, Cessna 172 Systems Revealed
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing An aircraft’s Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) contains all the required information for pilots to operate an aircraft safely. Here you will find the operating limitations, aircraft information, and an overview of
Student Challenges for Instructors
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing Instructors provide training to pilots to take them from zero time to ready for the practical test. One thing instructors realize after teaching for a few years is that every student
Skills Involved in Crosswind Landings
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. Click here to learn more about online viewing Crosswind landings represent the height of a pilot’s ability to manage four controls at the same time, often in challenging weather conditions. At San Carlos Airport, the prevailing winds often include a crosswind component, so pilots learning
Interpreting NOTAMs
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. Click here to learn more about online viewing Notice To Air Missions (NOTAMs) are extremely important to the safety of flight. NOTAMs carry information of an immediate or transitory nature that has not yet made it into an aeronautical chart. The FAA has made multiple
Electricity for Pilots
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. Click here to learn more about online viewing As pilots, we study electrical systems in depth during primary flight training and each time we transition into flying a new aircraft. How much of that do you remember? Would you know what to do in the