Airport of the Month: Kern Valley
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This month, venture into the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas to Kern Valley Airport (L05), which resides near Lake Isabella, 2600 feet above the city of Bakersfield. Kern Valley is surrounded by mountain peaks on all sides, so make sure you examine the surrounding terrain before departure and plan a safe descent from cruising altitude
Overfly Yosemite National Park
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Yosemite National Park is one of America’s greatest treasures, with stunning glacier-carved cliffs, giant trees, and towering mountain peaks. Many of us have experienced this majestic place from the ground, but not many people have seen the park from the air. While one cannot land in Yosemite Valley (the closest airport is Mariposa on the
Destination – French Valley Airport, Staying Safe at a Busy Non-Towered Airport
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. French Valley Airport (F70) is a busy non-towered airport located just a short flight from Los Angeles. With hundreds of operations a day, operating at
Transition to Multi-Engine
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. One engine is good. Two are better. A multi-engine rating opens up a whole new set of aviation opportunities. Have you ever wondered what it
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
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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