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  • Ground School Refresher: Tips for Understanding VORs

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, this seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing.   For decades, pilots navigated the skies accurately through all kinds of weather by "flying the needle" on a VOR.  The VHF-based ground facilities formed

  • An Insight into the Operations at Oakland Center

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, this seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing. Oakland Center is unique in that it has two distinctly different air traffic control functions. There is the normal en route air traffic control as

  • Adventures in Crosswinds

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, this seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing. Do you remember as a student pilot fearing crosswind landings?  Perhaps at some level you still do. Did you find yourself avoiding great airport destinations

  • Unique IFR Approaches

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, this seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing. Instrument pilots develop familiarity with instrument approaches based on a review of the approaches they typically fly. There is a lot of similarity among the

  • Flying in the Midwest

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, this seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing. The United States has a wide variety of natural beauty. Pilots in different parts of the country experience very different weather, terrain, and flight processes.

  • Going Vertical with the G1000

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, this seminar will only be available for online viewing. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.** Click here to learn more about online viewing. The G1000 was introduced in 2004 and was part of the age of the glass cockpit. It transformed the traditional 6-pack into a multi-screen display

  • May The Fourth Be With You: Skywalker Ranch Fly By

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Did you know Skywalker Ranch is located in Marin County at 5858 Lucas Valley Road? And, since we are pilots, we can fly over it. So if you want to have some fun and take a scenic flight up the coast, check out Skywalker Ranch in May. The principal operation of the facility is as

  • Airport of the Month: Garberville

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    One of the more remote airports in the state, Garberville Airport (O16) is known for the steep terrain on all sides of the field, making it a challenge to plan a proper descent from pattern altitude to the runway. Pilots should plan on circling over Garberville as part of their descent, taking note of the

  • FOG Lunch: Auburn

    San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:

    Located at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Auburn Airport (AUN) displays a change of scenery from its Central Valley counterparts, with rolling hills and beautiful pine trees lining the field. Take advantage of the warming temperatures this May to visit this airport and sample the delicious cafe serving both breakfast and lunch during