San Carlos Flight Center
Aviation as Portrayed in TV and Film
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Watching airplanes and helicopters as shown in TV shows and movies, is a mixed bag for a pilot. Sometimes, the joy of flying and the procedural integrity is high, and
Under the Cowling Workshop
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:CFI Herb Patten and Aviation Mechanic Charles Rudolf invite pilots and student pilots into the SCFC maintenance hangar for a closer look at airplane engines and systems, including details of
PIREPs: Love Them or Lose Them
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Want to know what is actually happening up at altitude? The best way to get that is to hear from pilots who are up there. Pilot reports (PIREPs) are a crucial
Right Seat Workshop #2 Flight Instruments and Controls
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Does the inside of the cockpit start to look like the control room for a nuclear power plant? Seriously, do they need all those instruments and gadgets? Which one are
Ground School Refresher: VFR Charts
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:VFR charts pack an extraordinary amount of material and represent a 3-dimensional world of terrain and airspaces in 2 dimensions. With such a wealth of information, do you really