San Carlos Flight Center
Landing Secrets Revealed
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:In some ways, learning to fly is largely about learning to land. Pilots of small planes need to perform at least one safe landing on nearly every flight. It's the type of skill that is learned once and then perfected for the rest of a pilot's life. How are your landings? Would you like to
Hangar Hofbrau
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:SCFC is hosting an October themed event "Hangar Hofbrau" on Saturday, October 4th! The last BBQ was an overwhelming success so you don't want to miss this special event. Hangar Hofbrau will be hosted in SCFC's large maintenance hangar. Think beer, bratwursts, and pretzels. Feel free to wear your lederhosen. We will also have on
Full Moon Flyers: Monterey
This month, join us on Monday, October 6th, for dinner at Tarpy's Roadhouse in Monterey! Whether you take the coastal route or over Highway 17, the flight down is an easy one from the Bay Area. Monterey Airport doesn’t have a transient parking ramp, but we will park at the Del Monte Aviation FBO. After
Flying the Bay Tour
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:This seminar will be held in person at SCFC, attendance is free and open to all. Web Members will still be able to access our seminars online, both live and recorded. Click here to learn more about the transition. Want to learn more about operations at local Bay Area Airports? Click here to watch
Jeppesen vs. FAA Instrument Plates
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:IFR pilots must have a thorough understanding of the charts they use. Pilots who have been flying IFR for years may be familiar with Jeppesen IFR Charts. Instrument students and newer IFR pilots may be more familiar with Aeronav, published by the FAA. Both of these providers of charts offer their own ways of relaying
EAA Chapter 20 Young Eagles @ SCFC
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:SCFC is hosting EAA Chapter 20 for their Young Eagles event, with volunteer pilots offering flights for young people aged 8-17. Learn more about Young Eagles from the EAA’s website.
IFR Departure Procedures – Postponed until 11/12
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:IFR departures are one of the most poorly-understood and under-taught topics in IFR flight. The process of getting safely from the surface, avoiding surrounding obstacles, to the safety of the en route IFR structure, all while operating at maximum performance configuration, lower speeds, and high pitch attitudes can be daunting. IFR airports can have many
Flying Safely At Night
On November 2nd, 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.
Under the Cowling Workshop
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:CFI Herb Patten ground school student into the SCFC maintenance hangar for a closer look at airplane engines and systems, including details of the fuel, ignition, induction and more in this in-person workshop. This is your chance to look "under the cowling" in a way that goes deeper than your common preflight inspection. As a
Energy Management – A Different Approach to Flying
San Carlos Flight Center , Select a Country:Pilots think differently than physicists. Physicists approach flying the way they do other studies of mechanical motion, with an understanding of mass, speed, force, work, and energy. Values and relationships accumulated over the years describe the interaction of bodies in motion, in a way that allows scientists and engineers to make predictions about their