Skills Involved in Crosswind Landings
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , 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
Full Moon Flyers: Willows
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , Select a Country:Want delicious food and some cross-country time? Join FOG on December 7th as we head north to Willows (WLW), where we’ll break for dinner at Nancy’s Airport Cafe. Willows can be found in the northwest side of the Central Valley, and is located between Nut Tree and Redding. Flying in the winter time will hopefully
Interpreting NOTAMs
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , 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
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , 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
Candid Radio, San Carlos Edition
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. Click here to learn more about online viewing When you least expect it, you’re elected. You’re the star today. Smile you’re on Candid Radio, San Carlos Flight Center’s celebration of the best and the worst in local radio calls. When you press that button, we’re
FOG Lunch: Concord
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , Select a Country:This month, let’s explore our own backyard and head over to the nearby Concord Buchanan Field (CCR) for lunch. Across the street lies The Habit, a great burger restaurant with some unique spins on classic lunch options. This is an excellent flight if you are a student pilot doing training and want a simple flight
The Leidos Flight Service Approach to Aviation Weather
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. Click here to learn more about online viewing “Thanks for calling Leidos Flight Service. Stand by as we connect you to a Weather Briefer”. If this sounds familiar to you, it’s because Leidos Flight Service is the leading source of weather briefing tools helping pilots
No Safety Seminars on December 24, 28, 31
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , Select a Country:The SCFC Safety Seminar program will be taking a break from normal programming on December 24, 28, and 31st for the holiday season. We hope you enjoyed watching our seminars throughout 2022, and we are looking forward to welcoming you back in 2023. The seminar team is working diligently to bring in new speakers, expand
RESCHEDULED – Destination Las Vegas
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , Select a Country:This seminar will only be available for online viewing. Click here to learn more about online viewing **THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 AT 12PM** Due to the storm affecting the Bay Area this evening, Destination: Las Vegas is being rescheduled to Saturday, January 28th at 12 PM, in the interest of
Full Moon Flyers: Watsonville
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum , Select a Country:Come join the FlyOutGroup (FOG) on Friday, January 6th, with a scenic flight to Watsonville (WVI)! An easy location to get to from the Bay Area, enjoy a quick hop over the Santa Cruz Mountains, and then descend over Monterey Bay. Park in Transient Parking, and we’ll all meet at the Beer Mule for dinner.