Emergency Signaling: ELT’s and PLB’s
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. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are becoming cheaper and more reliable. Why would a pilot need a PLB if they already have an onboard ELT? How
American Flight 587 and the Importance of VA
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. Sometimes we think certain things would never happen, until they do. For the majority of us pilots, we try to always prepare for the
Flying the SF Bay Tour
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. Flying in the San Francisco Bay area is spectacular, a real privilege for local pilots. The Pacific Ocean, a dramatic coastline, beautiful hills,
Weather Theory Refresher
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. Weather can play a huge factor in any pilots pre-flight planning and actual flight. Weather is a complex subject that can affect an
Radio Communication Basics
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. Flying through SF Bay Area airspace requires a high degree of situational awareness and sophisticated radio skills. And yet, radio communication is rarely
Destination: American Southwest & the Tucson “Boneyard”
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Are you considering venturing to the American Southwest for an adventure of a lifetime? Along with expanding your flight planning knowledge, experience the joyous southwestern sights throughout the beautiful spring months, and experience a blast from the past touring the “Airplane Boneyard” in Tucson, AZ. Long cross-country flights require plenty of planning all of
Adventures in Crosswinds
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Adventures in Crosswinds Handout Do you remember in your training when you feared the crosswind landing? Perhaps at some level you still do. Did you find yourself preferring to land at Haward instead of San Carlos? Do you feel there are normal landings and crosswind landings? Dan Dyer and San Carlos Flight Center, the only
Mountain Flying
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. Flying in the mountains can be some of the most amazingly beautiful and satisfying flying you may ever accomplish. But it comes with increased risk,
How Flight Sim Training Improved my Radio as a Pilot
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. Speaking on the radio with ATC embodies a lot of a pilots workload. Sometimes pilots like to speak too much while transmitting on frequency,