5-Day Colorado Trip Exploring the Great Basin and Continental Divide From the Bonneville Salt Flats to Leadville to the Grand Canyon and everything in between. This year FOG travels across the Great Basin of Nevada & Utah to the highest elevation airport of Leadville in the Colorado Rockies and then on to Monument Valley, the
The Sport Pilot rating last year underwent a major overhaul under the MOSAIC regulatory update. This update made many significant changes in the types of aircraft a Sport Pilot can fly as well as increased the privileges that a Sport Pilot has. Join us to learn about the details of the Sport Pilot rating including
Are 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? If you are a student pilot or recent pilot trying to better understand options for accessing
Join SCFC Women in Aviation for a presentation on how to develop the skills to speak up with confidence. The SCFC Women in Aviation has invited Charlene Platon to speak about what she has learned about developing the confidence, self-awareness, and courage to lead with authenticity, especially in complex, high-pressure environments. Charlene works as a
Pilots must pass two standardized tests to obtain a Private Pilot certificate - a test of knowledge on a computer, and a test of flight skills in the aircraft. In preparing for the flight skills test, students can refer to the Airman Certification Standards document which specifies in great detail the nature of the flight
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
Modern pilots know airspace in terms of the alphabet system: class A, B, C, D, E, and G. Those labels are a relatively recent facade on a beast whose unnatural evolution was written in blood and bitterly contested. CFI/CFII Sal Valdes will reconstruct the National Airspace from cloud clearances in the forties to the “all-weather
This month, join us on Sunday, October 25th, for dinner at Woody's in the terminal building. Whether you take the coastal route or over Highway 17, the flight down is an easy one from the Bay Area. Monterey Airport doesn’t have a transient parking ramp, but we will park at the Del Monte Aviation FBO.
On November 1st, 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.
Join us for our October WAI meeting where we will be celebrating Halloween! There will be pumpkin painting as well as a costume contest, with a prize for the winner! Costumes encouraged, pumpkins and snacks will be provided. All are welcome Any and all are welcome!
