SCFC Events

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. Click here to learn more about the transition. Interested in watching more of our presentations? View our growing library of over 500 recorded safety seminars available to

Hayward airport presents a number of unique pilot challenges. Its proximity to the Oakland airport is only one of them. The overlying Bravo and Charlie airspace combine with some unique surface operations to catch the uninformed pilot off guard. San Carlos Flight Center welcomes Sean Mackey, the FAA’s Air Traffic Manager for Hayward Airport, to

NOTE: There will be no live stream on Wednesday, December 6th, due to a network maintenance in our area. We will still have in-person audience and a recording will be made available for Web Members later in the week. Seminar Description: Are you master of the systems in your aircraft? Do you understand the differences between

Congratulations, you’ve earned your Private Pilot Certificate. What are you going to do now? More pattern work? Boring! More slow flight? Enough of that! Need some fresh, new ideas? If so, you are in luck. There are so many reasons to fly and so many great flying challenges that await us, it's a shame some

Pursuing the instrument rating can be extremely challenging. It takes lots of training, studying, and commitment from the student and their instructor to master all the necessary skills and build the confidence to fly under IFR. What are some successful approaches to tackling this rating? What should you expect during the training and practical test?

What ATC services are available to a pilot? What resources, on the ground and installed in the aircraft, are required to provide those services? How does radar work? What can radar see and not see? How does ADS-B fit in? What is the correct radio technique pilots should use to request service?   These and other

NOTE: There will be no livestream on Wednesday, December 20th. Please join us in person for the Holiday Party and RSVP below so have a headcount for food and drink. Due to the nature of the event, there will be no livestream. A recording will be made available over the holidays covering announcements made at the

ForeFlight is a great tool that many pilots use while flying. It has a lot of features and functionality that is applicable to VFR pilots. If you are instrument rated, you may know some of the key features that are applicable under IFR. But do you know how to effectively use the route advisor? Do

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

Many young people have a passion for aviation and would be thrilled to get their first flight. One opportunity for them to do this is to participate in a Young Eagles event, where they can get to ride in a small plane, for free!. However, to fly as many children between 8-17 years of age