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SUMMARY:Right Seat Workshop - Radios and ATC
DESCRIPTION:The Flight Center will be hosting a Right Seat Workshop for non-pilot friends\, spouses\, and significant others who often fly right seat SCFC pilots. Now is the time to alert the people in your life to sign up for this special workshop. \nRight Seat Workshops are introductory and intended to demystify aspects of flight for people that fly often as passengers with other pilots. The more they can understand about what is going on in the cockpit\, the more enjoyable the flight will be\, and the greater your ability to impact the safety of the flight. \nThe first workshop in the series covers Radio Communication and Air Traffic Control basics from the perspective of non-pilots. The workshop includes group breakout sessions and exercises designed to help you become more familiar with radio procedures and terms. The workshop runs 10:00am to 2:00pm and the cost is $80 for right-seaters sponsored by SCFC members\, or $100 for non-members\, and lunch is included. Contact the front desk to sign up (650) 946-1700.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/right-seat-workshop-radios-and-atc/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T190000
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SUMMARY:Flying Safely At Night
DESCRIPTION:On November 3rd\, 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. \nObviously\, less ambient light adds challenges for anything requiring eyesight.  This includes preflight inspection\, taxi safety\, obstruction avoidance\, IMC recognition and avoidance\, cockpit resource management\, and a number of other things.  Most familiar to pilots is probably the differences in landing. The sight picture of a normal approach to a runway is very different with reduced external visual cues from night.  Flashing lights can help or hurt pilot attention and recognition. \nSo should night flight be avoided?  Not necessarily.  Night flight brings with it reduced ATC workloads\, often calmer winds\, cooler temperatures that help performance\, and the ability to spot traffic from farther off.  Your decision about flying at night can be aided by attending a Night Flying Refresher seminar like this one. \n  \n\nHerb Patten is a Senior CFI at the San Carlos Flight Center\, a CFI and an FAA certificated advanced and instrument ground instructor who teaches private pilot ground school at San Carlos Flight Center.  He is a commercial pilot with an instrument rating\, has flown over 3\,500 hours in more than 150 different California airports.  He is the current chairman of the Upwind Foundation\, famous for its Upwind Summer Scholarship Program. In 2023\, Herb was named a Distinguished Flight Instructor by AOPA. \n  \nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \nSCFC is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/flying-safely-at-night-2/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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SUMMARY:SQL Tower Tour (1 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about what happens in the tower at an airport? Would you like to increase your knowledge of how air traffic is managed at the San Carlos airport? \nThe KSQL Air Traffic Manager has offered to host small groups of pilots to meet the tower controllers and take a tour of the San Carlos tower. During the tour you will get to see firsthand how the tower controllers update the ATIS\, keep track of planes arriving and departing\, as well as use radar to help manage the flow of traffic around San Carlos class Delta airspace. \nThe tours are approximately 20-25 minutes in length. Registration is required. US Citizenship is required due to FAA restriction.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/sql-tower-tour-1-of-3/
CATEGORIES:Any Event
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SUMMARY:SQL Tower Tour (2 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about what happens in the tower at an airport? Would you like to increase your knowledge of how air traffic is managed at the San Carlos airport? \nThe KSQL Air Traffic Manager has offered to host small groups of pilots to meet the tower controllers and take a tour of the San Carlos tower. During the tour you will get to see firsthand how the tower controllers update the ATIS\, keep track of planes arriving and departing\, as well as use radar to help manage the flow of traffic around San Carlos class Delta airspace. \nThe tours are approximately 20-25 minutes in length. Registration is required. US Citizenship is required due to FAA restriction.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/sql-tower-tour-2-of-3/
CATEGORIES:Any Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T103000
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SUMMARY:SQL Tower Tour (3 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about what happens in the tower at an airport? Would you like to increase your knowledge of how air traffic is managed at the San Carlos airport? \nThe KSQL Air Traffic Manager has offered to host small groups of pilots to meet the tower controllers and take a tour of the San Carlos tower. During the tour you will get to see firsthand how the tower controllers update the ATIS\, keep track of planes arriving and departing\, as well as use radar to help manage the flow of traffic around San Carlos class Delta airspace. \nThe tours are approximately 20-25 minutes in length. Registration is required. US Citizenship is required due to FAA restriction.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/sql-tower-tour-3-of-3-2/
CATEGORIES:Any Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T120000
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SUMMARY:How to Ace your Flight Review
DESCRIPTION:Is it that time again? Need to do a Flight Review but don’t want to sweat through the details? Do you really need to remember how the E6B works? Perform flight calculations by hand? State FAR verbiage from memory? Can you name the various VFR weather minimums? \nIn this seminar we will unravel what it takes to make your next Flight Review a walk in the park! This seminar will cover how to prepare for your Flight Review\, the three ways to meet legal requirements for completing a flight review\, when a Flight Review is required\, and the standards you must demonstrate for the knowledge\, risks and skills to complete a Flight Review. \nThe majority of pilots will need to do a Flight Review many times over the course of a lifetime of flying. Join us and be ready to tackle your next Flight Review.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/how-to-ace-your-flight-review-2/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T193000
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SUMMARY:SCFC Welcome Night
DESCRIPTION:If you’re recently joined the Club\, you may have only met your instructor and one of our Front Desk agents. It’s time to meet some other students and pilots. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, November 13th at 6:30pm for San Carlos Flight Center’s Welcome Night.  Every few months\, we’ll welcome in our newest members and give you a chance to hear about all the other activities and events going on at the Club. It’s a casual event with food and some activities.  The vibe is mostly welcome and get to know each other\, and less like a formal classroom presentation (even though we have plenty of those on other nights!).  Find out what other students are doing for their training path.  Put faces to names of people you see taking up your CFI’s Friday afternoon when you wanted to book. \nThe event is hosted and run by CFI Travis Bender\, who has been a part of SCFC for almost 10 years\, starting as a high school kid with a dream\, and ending up working the front desk and now teaching.  No one better captures the fun and spirit of the Flight Center. \nTo join us\, just register for the event so we can have enough food and drink. Feel free to also bring friends or family who are interested in meeting Club members and finding out why SCFC is such a great place for flying.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/scfc-welcome-night/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063304
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Flyers: Willows
DESCRIPTION:This month\, join our Full Moon Flyers as we head north to Willows (WLW) and dine at Nancy’s Airport Café. Located in the Central Valley just next to I-5\, Willows is an easy airport to reach and a perfect cross country destination. At 100 NM away\, it is a great destination for commercial students looking to fulfill their cross country requirements! \nNancy’s Airport Café is a small airport diner\, but is known for its all-day breakfast\, American fare\, and best of all\, their pies! Make sure to grab a slice before heading home\, as they’re known for keeping pilots coming back for more. To access the restaurant\, please park on the ramp alongside the hangers and self-serve fuel depot\, and walk through the gate. \nIf you plan on joining us\, make sure to RSVP below! Please arrive and be at the restaurant by 7PM. See you on November 15!
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/full-moon-flyers-willows-2/
CATEGORIES:FOG Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T203000
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SUMMARY:2024-11 IMC Club SQL
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Since this event will involve active discussion\, it will be held over Zoom and not broadcast via Livestream. Please RSVP by 12pm on Nov 20th to receive Zoom meeting info via email before the event starts. \n  \nMost pilots like analyzing scenarios and trying to answer the age old question of what would I do in that situation? Imagine if you could also hear the opinions of other pilots or get feedback on your approach to a situation. Well\, that is exactly what the IMC Club provides. \nJoin the local EAA Chapter 20 IMC Club meeting to review a scenario and share in the discussions with fellow pilots. You will get an opportunity to hear other pilots’ analysis as well as the group critique of various solutions. \nWhether you are a newly minted instrument rated pilot and anxious to learn from others or you are a seasoned pilot with experience to share\, the IMC Club is a welcome home for both. \nLearn more about IMC Club at http://www.eaa20.org/about.html \n  \nBrian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer\, a software developer\, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. \n  \nAbout San Carlos Flight Center: \n\n\n\nSan Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) is the SF Bay Area’s most dynamic flying club\, committed to building general aviation through safety\, community\, and adventure. AOPA has consistently recognized SCFC in their Best Flight School survey\, most recently in 2023 as a Distinguished Flight School for the third year in a row. \n\n\n\n\nSCFC is committed to promoting safety\, community\, and adventure in general aviation through our regular safety seminars and guest speaker programs. Our seminars are free to watch when attended in person at our facility in San Carlos but live streaming and viewing recorded seminars are exclusively available to members. Click here or contact an SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 for more information about online access to our web library of over 500 recorded safety seminars and live-streamed content.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/2024-11-imc-club-sql/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T120000
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CREATED:20241023T140634Z
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SUMMARY:XC Flight to Taos: Planning\, Challenges\, and Observations
DESCRIPTION:Pilots tell flight stories as a way to share knowledge from the trips with other pilots. Sometimes critical safety information can be learned from hearing the flight story of another pilot\, preventing you from getting yourself into trouble. \nIn spring of 2024\, SCFC member Richard Parry embarked on a cross-country flight from San Carlos to Taos\, New Mexico\, hoping to include overflights of Lake Tahoe\, Bryce Canyon in Utah\, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona.  A trip like this takes advance planning and included a number of safety considerations that get evaluated both ahead of time and throughout the flight.  Weather is always a factor to consider and this trip proved that point with some required deviations from the plan due to rain and storms. \nWe have invited Richard to share the story of the flight planning\, the challenges he faced on the flight\, necessary changes to the itinerary\, and the observations he made about this flight and other long cross-country flight.  Join us on Wednesday\, November 23rd as he recaps this trip and shares photos\, route diagrams\, and weather reports from the flight. \nIf you are hoping to see Taos from the air\, or just preparing for your own long cross-country adventure\, you’ll want to hear this flight story.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/xc-flight-to-taos-planning-challenges-and-observations/
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T140000
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SUMMARY:FOG Lunch: Petaluma
DESCRIPTION:This month\, join us as we head north to Petaluma! Located right on the field\, Two Niner Diner recently reopened serving a wide variety of breakfast\, brunch\, and lunch options. This event will be on Saturday\, November 23. \nEnjoy the views of San Francisco and Marin Headlands on the way up. You can even do a Bay Tour! This is a great and exciting way for student pilots to gain valuable experience and hours. You can even land at nearby airports to practice your skills! Looking for some cross country time? Fly north just a bit more and land in Santa Rosa before heading into Petaluma. \nAfter landing in Petaluma\, we will park in transient parking near the airport terminal building. Please plan to meet at the Two Niner Diner by 12 noon. \nEveryone is welcome to join us\, please RSVP and we will see you there!
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/fog-lunch-petaluma-3/
CATEGORIES:FOG Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T130000
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SUMMARY:ForeFlight 101 Planning a Cross-Country Flight
DESCRIPTION:ForeFlight is a useful application that allows pilots to perform many flight planning tasks such as course planning\, calculating flight time and fuel consumption\, and obtaining a weather briefing. In a digital age\, pilots should learn to use tools like this to enhance their overall flight planning process. \nSan Carlos Flight Center invites Travis Bender\, CFI/CFII\, to walk through how to use ForeFlight to plan a cross-country flight. Travis will demonstrate how to accurately plot checkpoints\, determine airplane performance values\, and show how pilots can use ForeFLight to meet the requirement to be familiar with “all available information concerning a flight.” The seminar will start with a sample flight mission so that participants can follow along in real-time using ForeFlight on their own devices. \nIf you are just beginning to explore the features of ForeFlight and want to deepen your understanding on how to effectively use these great tools\, you will want to attend this seminar. Have your tablet handy and discover this powerful tool available for pilots. \nTravis Bender is a CFI and CFII who learned to fly at San Carlos Flight Center.
URL:https://sancarlosflight.com/event/foreflight-101-planning-a-cross-country-flight/
LOCATION:San Carlos Flight Center\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:SCFC Events
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