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SUMMARY:Under the Cowling Workshop (July)
DESCRIPTION:A&P Charles Rudolf will share a unique perspective on airplane engines and systems\, including details of the fuel\, ignition\, induction and more in this in-person workshop. \nAs a pilot\, you learn about airplane engines and systems from the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. That information is supplemented by details from your specific Airplane Flight Manual. So what more do you need to know? You crank the starter and everything works. But how does it work and how do the various systems such as the fuel\, induction\, and ignition work together to keep the engine flying? Ever wonder how the fuel flows from the tank to the cylinders? Or what happens when the air intake filter becomes blocked? Or what are the purposes of those tubes coming out of the bottom of the engine? \nAre you ready to take your airplane systems knowledge to the next step? San Carlos Flight Center invites A&P Charles Rudolf for a unique perspective on airplane engines and systems. In this in-person seminar\, you will learn the details of the fuel\, ignition\, induction and more. \nThis in-person seminar will be conducted using a Cessna 172 with the engine cowling removed so you can get an up-close appreciation of the components of a typical\, small single-engine airplane. Space is limited so don’t delay in signing up for this unique experience. You will walk away with a new depth of knowledge that most pilots don’t have.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/under-the-cowling-workshop-2/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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SUMMARY:San Carlos Tower Tour - Saturday\, August 3rd 9:30
DESCRIPTION:This is the sign up page for the 9:30 San Carlos Tower Tour for pre-approved non-US Citizens. This is 1 of 2 sign up pages.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/san-carlos-tower-tour-saturday-august-3rd-930/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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SUMMARY:San Carlos Tower Tour – Saturday\, August 3rd 10:15
DESCRIPTION:This is the sign up page for the 10:16 San Carlos Tower Tour for pre-approved non-US Citizens. This is 2 of 2 sign up pages.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/san-carlos-tower-tour-saturday-august-3rd-1015/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
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SUMMARY:2024-08 IMC Club SQL
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Since thils event will involve active discussion\, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on Aug 21 to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. \n  \nMost pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would I do in that situation? Imagine if you could also hear the opinions of other pilots or get feedback on your approach to a situation. Well\, that is exactly what the IMC Club provides. \nJoin the local EAA Chapter 20 IMC Club meeting to review a scenario and share in the discussions with fellow pilots. You will get an opportunity to hear other pilots’ analysis as well as the group critique of various solutions. \nWhether you are a newly minted instrument rated pilot and anxious to learn from others or you are a seasoned pilot with experience to share\, the IMC Club is a welcome home for both. \nLearn more about IMC Club at http://www.eaa20.org/about.html \n  \nBrian Eliot is San Carlos Flight Center’s Assistant Chief Pilot and resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \n  \nAbout San Carlos Flight Center: \n\n\n\nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \n\n\n\n\nSCFC is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/2024-08-imc-club-sql/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T200000
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SUMMARY:Upwind End of Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the Upwind Celebration party on Friday\, August 30. Thanks to the generous support from SQL community\, the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program completed its 10th year of providing ground and flight training to high-school pilots. Join us to celebrate the continuing accomplishment of the Upwind Program! \nJoin us to celebrate this year’s amazing recipients. Please RSVP below so we can get a headcount for food and drinks.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/upwind-end-of-year-celebration/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T190000
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SUMMARY:2024-09 IMC Club SQL
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Since thils event will involve active discussion\, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on Sep 18 to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. \n  \nMost pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would I do in that situation? Imagine if you could also hear the opinions of other pilots or get feedback on your approach to a situation. Well\, that is exactly what the IMC Club provides. \nJoin the local EAA Chapter 20 IMC Club meeting to review a scenario and share in the discussions with fellow pilots. You will get an opportunity to hear other pilots’ analysis as well as the group critique of various solutions. \nWhether you are a newly minted instrument rated pilot and anxious to learn from others or you are a seasoned pilot with experience to share\, the IMC Club is a welcome home for both. \nLearn more about IMC Club at http://www.eaa20.org/about.html \n  \nBrian Eliot is San Carlos Flight Center’s Assistant Chief Pilot and resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \n  \nAbout San Carlos Flight Center: \n\n\n\nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \n\n\n\n\nSCFC is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/2024-09-imc-club-sql/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
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SUMMARY:SCFC Open Hangar and BBQ
DESCRIPTION:Recently\, Team SCFC completed our move into the hangar next door\, centralizing all of our maintenance operations. On Sep. 28\, come check out our new hangar and join us for a BBQ! \nWe invite everyone for an afternoon filled with food\, drinks\, and fun! The BBQ will be at our hangar\, but you can come in through our main office at 795 Skyway Road\, Ste. A. \nDon’t forget to RSVP so we have an accurate headcount! See you on Sep. 28 at 12 noon!
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/scfc-open-hangar-and-bbq/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T203000
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CREATED:20240923T162935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T163118Z
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SUMMARY:Colorado Mountain Flying - Lessons Learned
DESCRIPTION:The Colorado mountains are filled with countless picturesque sights and landmarks\, and the Bay Area Fly Out Group (FOG) recently experienced that on an amazing flying trip throughout the rocky mountains. Colorado brings pilots some of the most challenging terrains to fly around\, and toughest airports to land at; and during this seminar you’ll learn from our pilots first hand experience of how to navigate this process. \nSan Carlos Flight Center invites pilots Jerry Birn\, Bob Turcott\, Frank Farrell and Stanislav Vitko\, along with CFI Herb Patten and Sid Basu to discuss some of the highlights from the trip which include mountain flying operations\, high density altitude awareness\, positive aircraft control\, and the application of true cross-country flight planning. Any pilot can benefit learning from their experience. \nPlease join us for a recap of this trip with picture and video highlights\, and insights from the pilots that attended.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/colorado-mountain-flying-lessons-learned/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T130000
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SUMMARY:Prospective Pilot Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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? \nSan 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 event will explain the steps needed to become a pilot\, show you how to read and interpret aviation charts used by pilots\, and will provide a hands-on opportunity to see a training airplane and engine up close. \nIf you have a pilot passion burning inside of you\, we welcome you to join us. Admission is free (with prior registration). Lunch is provided. \n(This event is a workshop for adults interested in becoming a pilot. Young people are encouraged to join us for a similar event targeted to youth in January.)
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/prospective-pilot-workshop-2024/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20240927T181736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241013T210615Z
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SUMMARY:2024-10 IMC Club SQL
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Since this event will involve active discussion\, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on Oct 16th to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. \n  \nMost pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would I do in that situation? Imagine if you could also hear the opinions of other pilots or get feedback on your approach to a situation. Well\, that is exactly what the IMC Club provides. \nJoin the local EAA Chapter 20 IMC Club meeting to review a scenario and share in the discussions with fellow pilots. You will get an opportunity to hear other pilots’ analysis as well as the group critique of various solutions. \nWhether you are a newly minted instrument rated pilot and anxious to learn from others or you are a seasoned pilot with experience to share\, the IMC Club is a welcome home for both. \nLearn more about IMC Club at http://www.eaa20.org/about.html \n  \nBrian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \n  \nAbout San Carlos Flight Center: \n\n\n\nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \n\n\n\n\nSCFC is committed to promoting safety\, community\, and adventure in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/2024-10-imc-club-sql/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20240927T184210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T203105Z
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SUMMARY:I Just Got ForeFlight\, Now What? A Beginners Guide to ForeFlight
DESCRIPTION:Students and new pilots are increasingly flying with computer tablets\, and using software that replaces paper charts and documents with the digital equivalents. These applications\, such as ForeFlight\, are extremely powerful and have a plethora of features. For a pilot just beginning to use ForeFlight\, the choices and options seem overwhelming. Valuable features and capabilities can go undiscovered. \nJoin SCFC CFII Travis Bender to highlight some of the important first steps to take after downloading ForeFlight\, and how to get started. In this seminar\, he will cover a basic introduction to the application including the most efficient ways to use the software. With so many different customizations\, subscription plans\, and ways to do the same thing\, it can be overwhelming for many. Some of these include how to set up performance profiles\, weight and balance\, how to use geo referenced charts\, and set up your electronic logbook. After this seminar you will feel confident in your basic abilities to navigate the application and have the resources to continue to learn from. \nForeFlight can be quite overwhelming with features\, however\, due to time constraints we are unable to provide technical support to individual audience members. \nIf you are just beginning to explore the features of ForeFlight and want to deepen your understanding on how to effectively use these great tools\, you will want to attend this seminar. Have your tablet handy and discover this powerful tool available for pilots. \n\nTravis Bender is a flight instructor at San Carlos Flight Center who teaches private\, commercial\, and instrument training. Travis completed all of his primary training at SCFC\, and previously worked for a major software company before transitioning to aviation full-time. \nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2024 as a Distinguished Flight School for the fourth year in a row. \nSCFC is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/i-just-got-foreflight-now-what-a-beginners-guide-to-foreflight-3/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20240927T201603Z
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SUMMARY:Approach Plate Analysis - Salem\, OR
DESCRIPTION:It’s always amazing to see how much variety can come from only a handful of instrument approach navigation systems. This month’s IFR Approach Plate Lunch approaches into Salem\, OR are a geometrical seesaw. There’s an ILS approach on one runway and a localizer backcourse approach on the opposing runway\, and it looks as though you could just fly back and forth between the two like a seesaw. The missed approach on one is the front course on the other. Not only that\, the localizer has a backcourse marker beacon – something we don’t see very often. \nOn Saturday\, October 26th\, CFII Brian Eliot will analyze the various approaches into Salem\, OR (KSLE) and discuss what is unique or challenging about the approach\, along with potential gotchas. Switching from front course ILS to backcourse when going missed can be a real challenge if you aren’t paying attention. The charting and geometry of these approaches make for a fascinating discussion. Join us for the discussion and deepen your understanding of the variety of ILS approaches. \nBring your charts or ForeFlight for reference during the presentation: \nIAPs – Instrument Approach Procedures\nILS OR LOC Z RWY 31\nLOC Y RWY 31\nLOC BC RWY 13 \nBring your bag lunch\, stop at In-N-Out\, or just listen and enjoy the discussion. We hope you can join us. \nBrian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \nSCFC is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/approach-plate-analysis-salem-or/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241005T185706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T212806Z
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SUMMARY:Right Seat Workshop - Radios and ATC
DESCRIPTION:The Flight Center will be hosting a Right Seat Workshop for non-pilot friends\, spouses\, and significant others who often fly right seat SCFC pilots. Now is the time to alert the people in your life to sign up for this special workshop. \nRight Seat Workshops are introductory and intended to demystify aspects of flight for people that fly often as passengers with other pilots. The more they can understand about what is going on in the cockpit\, the more enjoyable the flight will be\, and the greater your ability to impact the safety of the flight. \nThe first workshop in the series covers Radio Communication and Air Traffic Control basics from the perspective of non-pilots. The workshop includes group breakout sessions and exercises designed to help you become more familiar with radio procedures and terms. The workshop runs 10:00am to 2:00pm and the cost is $80 for right-seaters sponsored by SCFC members\, or $100 for non-members\, and lunch is included. Contact the front desk to sign up (650) 946-1700.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/right-seat-workshop-radios-and-atc/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241018T154551Z
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SUMMARY:Flying Safely At Night
DESCRIPTION:On November 3rd\, Daylight Savings Time will end\, and with it comes early nightfall.  For those of us who work a regular 9-5 schedule\, early nightfall means an increase in night flying time.  How current are your night skills? Maybe it’s time to focus on what is different between day VFR and night VFR flight. \nObviously\, less ambient light adds challenges for anything requiring eyesight.  This includes preflight inspection\, taxi safety\, obstruction avoidance\, IMC recognition and avoidance\, cockpit resource management\, and a number of other things.  Most familiar to pilots is probably the differences in landing. The sight picture of a normal approach to a runway is very different with reduced external visual cues from night.  Flashing lights can help or hurt pilot attention and recognition. \nSo should night flight be avoided?  Not necessarily.  Night flight brings with it reduced ATC workloads\, often calmer winds\, cooler temperatures that help performance\, and the ability to spot traffic from farther off.  Your decision about flying at night can be aided by attending a Night Flying Refresher seminar like this one. \n  \n\nHerb Patten is a Senior CFI at the San Carlos Flight Center\, a CFI and an FAA certificated advanced and instrument ground instructor who teaches private pilot ground school at San Carlos Flight Center.  He is a commercial pilot with an instrument rating\, has flown over 3\,500 hours in more than 150 different California airports.  He is the current chairman of the Upwind Foundation\, famous for its Upwind Summer Scholarship Program. In 2023\, Herb was named a Distinguished Flight Instructor by AOPA. \n  \nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \nSCFC is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/flying-safely-at-night-2/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241022T193241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T193241Z
UID:10002329-1731153600-1731157200@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:How to Ace your Flight Review
DESCRIPTION:Is it that time again? Need to do a Flight Review but don’t want to sweat through the details? Do you really need to remember how the E6B works? Perform flight calculations by hand? State FAR verbiage from memory? Can you name the various VFR weather minimums? \nIn this seminar we will unravel what it takes to make your next Flight Review a walk in the park! This seminar will cover how to prepare for your Flight Review\, the three ways to meet legal requirements for completing a flight review\, when a Flight Review is required\, and the standards you must demonstrate for the knowledge\, risks and skills to complete a Flight Review. \nThe majority of pilots will need to do a Flight Review many times over the course of a lifetime of flying. Join us and be ready to tackle your next Flight Review.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/how-to-ace-your-flight-review-2/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241102T043911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T163216Z
UID:10002333-1731522600-1731526200@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:SCFC Welcome Night
DESCRIPTION:If 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. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, November 13th at 6:30pm for San Carlos Flight Center’s Welcome Night.  Every few months\, we’ll welcome in our newest members and give you a chance to hear about all the other activities and events going on at the Club. It’s a casual event with food and some activities.  The vibe is mostly welcome and get to know each other\, and less like a formal classroom presentation (even though we have plenty of those on other nights!).  Find out what other students are doing for their training path.  Put faces to names of people you see taking up your CFI’s Friday afternoon when you wanted to book. \nThe event is hosted and run by CFI Travis Bender\, who has been a part of SCFC for almost 10 years\, starting as a high school kid with a dream\, and ending up working the front desk and now teaching.  No one better captures the fun and spirit of the Flight Center. \nTo join us\, just register for the event so we can have enough food and drink. Feel free to also bring friends or family who are interested in meeting Club members and finding out why SCFC is such a great place for flying.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/scfc-welcome-night/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241112T201255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T201255Z
UID:10002336-1732129200-1732134600@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:2024-11 IMC Club SQL
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Since this event will involve active discussion\, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on Nov 20th to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. \n  \nMost pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would I do in that situation? Imagine if you could also hear the opinions of other pilots or get feedback on your approach to a situation. Well\, that is exactly what the IMC Club provides. \nJoin the local EAA Chapter 20 IMC Club meeting to review a scenario and share in the discussions with fellow pilots. You will get an opportunity to hear other pilots’ analysis as well as the group critique of various solutions. \nWhether you are a newly minted instrument rated pilot and anxious to learn from others or you are a seasoned pilot with experience to share\, the IMC Club is a welcome home for both. \nLearn more about IMC Club at http://www.eaa20.org/about.html \n  \nBrian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \n  \nAbout San Carlos Flight Center: \n\n\n\nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \n\n\n\n\nSCFC is committed to promoting safety\, community\, and adventure in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/2024-11-imc-club-sql/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241023T140634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T214141Z
UID:10002330-1732363200-1732368600@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:XC Flight to Taos: Planning\, Challenges\, and Observations
DESCRIPTION:Pilots tell flight stories as a way to share knowledge from the trips with other pilots. Sometimes critical safety information can be learned from hearing the flight story of another pilot\, preventing you from getting yourself into trouble. \nIn spring of 2024\, SCFC member Richard Parry embarked on a cross-country flight from San Carlos to Taos\, New Mexico\, hoping to include overflights of Lake Tahoe\, Bryce Canyon in Utah\, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona.  A trip like this takes advance planning and included a number of safety considerations that get evaluated both ahead of time and throughout the flight.  Weather is always a factor to consider and this trip proved that point with some required deviations from the plan due to rain and storms. \nWe have invited Richard to share the story of the flight planning\, the challenges he faced on the flight\, necessary changes to the itinerary\, and the observations he made about this flight and other long cross-country flight.  Join us on Wednesday\, November 23rd as he recaps this trip and shares photos\, route diagrams\, and weather reports from the flight. \nIf you are hoping to see Taos from the air\, or just preparing for your own long cross-country adventure\, you’ll want to hear this flight story.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/xc-flight-to-taos-planning-challenges-and-observations/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241112T201620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T201620Z
UID:10002338-1732968000-1732971600@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:ForeFlight 101 Planning a Cross-Country Flight
DESCRIPTION:ForeFlight is a useful application that allows pilots to perform many flight planning tasks such as course planning\, calculating flight time and fuel consumption\, and obtaining a weather briefing. In a digital age\, pilots should learn to use tools like this to enhance their overall flight planning process. \nSan Carlos Flight Center invites Travis Bender\, CFI/CFII\, to walk through how to use ForeFlight to plan a cross-country flight. Travis will demonstrate how to accurately plot checkpoints\, determine airplane performance values\, and show how pilots can use ForeFLight to meet the requirement to be familiar with “all available information concerning a flight.” The seminar will start with a sample flight mission so that participants can follow along in real-time using ForeFlight on their own devices. \nIf you are just beginning to explore the features of ForeFlight and want to deepen your understanding on how to effectively use these great tools\, you will want to attend this seminar. Have your tablet handy and discover this powerful tool available for pilots. \nTravis Bender is a CFI and CFII who learned to fly at San Carlos Flight Center.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/foreflight-101-planning-a-cross-country-flight/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241112T202121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T011615Z
UID:10002339-1733338800-1733342400@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:IFR Departure Procedures
DESCRIPTION:IFR departures are one of the most poorly-understood and under-taught topics in IFR flight. The process of getting safely from the surface\, avoiding surrounding obstacles\, to the safety of the en route IFR  structure\, all while operating at maximum performance configuration\, lower speeds\, and high pitch attitudes can be daunting. IFR airports can have many different departure procedures. Do you know which one you can expect? \n  \nIn this safety seminar\, CFI Herb Patten will review the selection of instrument departure procedures. He will provide a publication roadmap to these procedures and review the critical safety items\, as well as what to typically expect in common practice. This program is a must for pilots working on their instrument rating\, or working to stay current with instrument departures.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/ifr-departure-procedures-3/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241107T003418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T003418Z
UID:10002335-1733572800-1733580000@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:Weather Services Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will be held in person at SCFC\, attendance is free and open to all. Web Members will still be able to access our seminars online\, both live and recorded. \nInterested 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. \nAre you checking the weather before your flight simply by looking at METARs? Have you struggled with trying to get a comprehensive view of weather? Are you looking to get an understanding of ways to conduct a weather briefing? \nIf you are a student pilot or recent pilot trying to better understand options for accessing weather for a flight then join us for this workshop to learn more about weather briefings. We will use a cross-country flight scenario and walk through the process of gathering relevant weather for a flight. We will show you how to get aviation weather information from www.aviationweather.gov\, ForeFlight\, 1800wxbrief.com and by speaking to a flight service station weather briefer. \nIf you want to better understand how all these sources of weather fit in a briefing\, join us for this interactive session. \nHerb Patten is a Senior CFI/CFII at the San Carlos Flight Center\, a CFI and an FAA certificated advanced and instrument ground instructor who teaches private pilot ground school at San Carlos Flight Center.  He is a commercial pilot with an instrument rating\, has flown over 2\,500 hours in more than 130 different California airports.  He is the current chairman of the Upwind Foundation\, famous for its Upwind Summer Scholarship Program. In 2023\, Herb was named a Distinguished Flight Instructor by AOPA. \nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \nSCFC is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/weather-services-workshop-2/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241112T201446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T201446Z
UID:10002337-1733943600-1733949000@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:2024-12 IMC Club SQL
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Since this event will involve active discussion\, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on Dec 11th to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. \n  \nMost pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would I do in that situation? Imagine if you could also hear the opinions of other pilots or get feedback on your approach to a situation. Well\, that is exactly what the IMC Club provides. \nJoin the local EAA Chapter 20 IMC Club meeting to review a scenario and share in the discussions with fellow pilots. You will get an opportunity to hear other pilots’ analysis as well as the group critique of various solutions. \nWhether you are a newly minted instrument rated pilot and anxious to learn from others or you are a seasoned pilot with experience to share\, the IMC Club is a welcome home for both. \nLearn more about IMC Club at http://www.eaa20.org/about.html \n  \nBrian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \n  \nAbout San Carlos Flight Center: \n\n\n\nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \n\n\n\n\nSCFC is committed to promoting safety\, community\, and adventure in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/2024-12-imc-club-sql/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241125T183050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T183050Z
UID:10002344-1734177600-1734181200@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:Aviation Colleges Panel
DESCRIPTION:There are many great options for students looking for a college aviation program. Many colleges offer programs designed to prepare students to join the aviation industry by providing training to become pilots or air traffic controllers. These colleges operate under FAR Part 141 and provide an FAA-approved curriculum. \nTo aid local high school students\, SCFC will be hosting a panel discussion on collegiate aviation programs. We have invited in pilots from a handful of the most prominent aviation college programs in the country to share their experiences. How do the programs differ? What should a new student know when evaluating these programs? Come and ask our panelists about their reasons for selecting the school they chose and how their experience lived up to the expectations.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/aviation-colleges-panel/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241119T224522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T191419Z
UID:10002341-1734546600-1734552000@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:2024 Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:The SCFC pilot community\, a tight-knit group of adventurers and achievers\, will gather annually to celebrate our shared experiences and accomplishments. Mark your calendars for Wednesday\, December 18th at 6:30 PM\, as we host our annual Holiday Party and Member Appreciation Night! \n\n\nThis is an excellent opportunity for you to meet and greet fellow members\, staff\, and instructors. Whether you’re a seasoned pilot who’s been with the Flight Center for years or a newcomer\, this event is for everyone. It’s a fantastic way to kick off the new year and strengthen the bonds within our community. \n\n\nEveryone is welcome\, regardless of whether you train at the Flight Center or fly your own plane. We’re thrilled to have you join us and learn more about how the Flight Center can be an integral part of your flying journey. \n\n\nFood and drinks will be provided\, and you’re more than welcome to bring guests along. Embrace the festive spirit by donning your favorite holiday attire. Let’s raise a toast to the incredible flying we accomplished in 2024 and eagerly anticipate the exciting adventures that await us in 2025! \n\n\nTo ensure there’s enough food and drinks for everyone\, please RSVP below. Your presence will make this event even more special and memorable.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/2024-holiday-party/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241112T204012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T204012Z
UID:10002340-1734782400-1734786000@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:Getting Your Instrument Rating
DESCRIPTION:Instrument rating refers to the qualifications that a pilot must have in order to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR). It requires additional training and instruction beyond what is required for a private pilot certificate or commercial pilot certificate\, including rules and procedures specific to instrument flying\, additional instruction in meteorology\, and more intensive training in flight solely by reference to instruments. For most private pilots\, the most significant value of flying under IFR is the ability to fly in instrument meteorological conditions enhancing flexibility. Additionally\, all flights operating in Class A airspace\, must be conducted under IFR\, and an instrument rating is required when operating under special visual flight rules (SVFR) at night. Being able to accomplish all this will make you a safer pilot by thinking in terms of safe altitudes\, fine tuning you flying skills\, expanding your options\, enhancing your flow and checklist skills\, and maximizing you cockpit resource skills. Join Flight Center Senior Instructor Derek Vejby in this timely discussion of how and why to get your instrument rating
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/getting-your-instrument-rating/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241229T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241229T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105757
CREATED:20241217T172042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T172042Z
UID:10002347-1735466400-1735473600@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:Workshop: Cross-Country Planning
DESCRIPTION: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 flight. Throughout the workshop Herb will incorporate various situations and challenges\, and provide direct support. \nWe encourage any student pilot working on their cross-country flight planning or rusty pilot to attend this workshop.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/workshop-cross-country-planning-2/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105758
CREATED:20240923T151714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T175040Z
UID:10002315-1735981200-1735995600@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:Young Aviators Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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? \nThe 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 becoming a pilot and career options\, how to read and interpret aviation charts used by pilots\, hands-on experience with aircraft engines and systems\, as well as aviation scholarship opportunities. \nIf you are a budding young aviator we welcome you to participate in this event. Lunch is provided. \nThis event is a workshop for high school students and not eligible for the Seminar Engagement Program.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/young-aviators-workshop-2024/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105758
CREATED:20241125T230418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T230418Z
UID:10002345-1736362800-1736368200@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:IFR TEC Routes
DESCRIPTION: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 this are not a good use of their time. TEC routes can be extremely useful tools for the IFR pilot looking to fly a local IFR flight and get their clearance faster. \nSan Carlos Flight Center Senior Instructor Herb Patten will discuss the benefits of tower enroute control. In this seminar\, he will review what TEC routing is\, how to find the appropriate route\, how to file it\, and how to fly it safely and effectively. TEC Routes have been available for a long time\, often used in Southern California and have often been underused. By attending this seminar you will realize the benefits of using this type of routing\, and impress your friends on your next IFR flight. \nIf you want to get on the ground at your destination faster\, you won’t want to miss out on this seminar. Herb Patten is a Senior Instructor at the San Carlos Flight Center\, a CFII\, an FAA certificated advanced and instrument ground instructor\, and past SCFC Chief Pilot. He is a instrument-rated commercial pilot that has flown over 2\,500 hours to more than 130 different California airports. He teaches private pilot ground school at San Carlos Flight Center\, and is the current chairman of the Upwind Foundation\, famous for its Upwind Summer Scholarship Program. In 2023\, Herb was named a Distinguished Flight Instructor by AOPA.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/ifr-tec-routes/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250111T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105758
CREATED:20241125T231451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T231911Z
UID:10002346-1736596800-1736602200@sancarlosflight.com
SUMMARY:Down and Dirty Logging: A Deep Dive into 14 CFR 61.51
DESCRIPTION:It 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 for private pilots vs commercial pilots?  Do I log takeoffs as well as landings\, or can I just assume the takeoffs?  What exactly is night?  What is cross-country? \nSCFC Senior Instructor Brian Eliot has pulled together a rich presentation that will answer the various pilot logbook issues using FAA regulations and other FAA interpretation sources.  He will discuss the variations between logbook types\, and how electronic flight logbooks differ from paper logbooks. He’ll look at some of the latest pilot tools for automatic flight logging and share whether that is a good idea for you. He will introduce you to the most common columns to include in your logbook for flight training\, and how to log simulator time. Finally\, he’ll talk about the requirements pilots must meet with regard to preserving past logbooks and flight records. \nPlease feel free to bring your logbooks and the questions you’ve encountered in logging your own flights for the Deep Dive into CFR 14 Part 61.51. \nBrian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/down-and-dirty-logging-a-deep-dive-into-14-cfr-61-51/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Carlos Flight Center":MAILTO:info@sancarlosflight.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T203000
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SUMMARY:2025-01 IMC Club SQL
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Since this event will involve active discussion\, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on Jan 15th to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. \n  \nMost pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would I do in that situation? Imagine if you could also hear the opinions of other pilots or get feedback on your approach to a situation. Well\, that is exactly what the IMC Club provides. \nJoin the local EAA Chapter 20 IMC Club meeting to review a scenario and share in the discussions with fellow pilots. You will get an opportunity to hear other pilots’ analysis as well as the group critique of various solutions. \nWhether you are a newly minted instrument rated pilot and anxious to learn from others or you are a seasoned pilot with experience to share\, the IMC Club is a welcome home for both. \nLearn more about IMC Club at http://www.eaa20.org/about.html \n  \nBrian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \n  \nAbout San Carlos Flight Center: \n\n\n\nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \n\n\n\n\nSCFC is committed to promoting safety\, community\, and adventure in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
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