Pilots are human, and humans make mistakes. It’s a part of life. But pilots sharing stories of the things they messed up in the past can be powerful way to help others think about the error chain and maybe prevent themselves from making that same mistake. In this way, hangar talk can save lives.
San Carlos Flight Center invites all human pilots to join us at this Pilot Confessional. Bring stores of mistakes you made, what you did to understand it afterward, and how you can help others learn to avoid doing the same thing. The group discussion will be facilitated by SCFC Chief Pilot Dan Dyer, with about 4,000 thousands of hours of flight experience. It’s fair to say that over a career that long, he’s made a few mistakes. Like everyone, we all learn from our mistakes; and in this seminar, Dan will start of the sharing session by recounting some of his worst flying mistakes and walk participants through the lessons he learned from them. Learn about how to prevent them from happening to you, but also how to grow and become a better pilot as a result.
A good pilot is always learning, and it’s best if you can learn from the mistakes of others. Join us for this frank open dialog about mistakes that pilots can make and what we can all do to learn from them and prevent them.
| Dan Dyer is the founder of the San Carlos Flight Center and currently the Chief Pilot. He founded the Flight Center on the motto of Safety, Community, and Adventure. Dan was an instructor for 15 years, accumulated over 4,000 flight hours, and is the Bay Area’s local expert in crosswind landing instruction. He is known for finding simple and innovative ways to explain complex topics and regularly speaks on advanced ground school topics. Find out more about Dan at www.sancarlosflight.com or contact him at [email protected] | |||
| San 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.SCFC 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. |
