Getting your first rating as a pilot is a major milestone and with it you enjoy many privileges that land-locked humans don't have. You can fly to many destinations directly that are arduous to get to when using conventional transportation. That first rating is often for a Airplane Single Engine Land. But what if you
Are you checking the weather before your flight simply by looking at METARs? Have you struggled with trying to get a comprehensive view of weather? Are you looking to get an understanding of ways to conduct a weather briefing? If you are a student pilot or recent pilot trying to better understand options for accessing
SCFC's Women in Aviation group is excited to invite you to a truly inspiring event as we welcome Kim Gabrelcik, Chief Pilot (SFO Base) at Alaska Airlines, to the Flight Center. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear first-hand from a top leader in commercial aviation—particularly meaningful for anyone interested in attending the airlines or
It seems like there are two groups of people who become flight instructors: pilots who love to share the art and skill of flying with new students, and pilots who love to share the art and skill of flying with new students while building hours toward a career in the airlines. If you’re a new
There is a thin overcast layer at 800 at your destination and you are ready to fly the ILS which shouldn’t be too hard with the light IFR conditions, but are you legal? What is that regulation about IFR currency and what are the specifics? Join Herb Patten, Assistant Chief Pilot at San Carlos Flight
Every month, our Full-Moon Flyers go on a night cross-country on the brightest night of the lunar cycle. It’s a great way to ease back into night currency. But when was the last time you did a night flight when it was really, really dark? On a night with no moonlight? Join the SCFC Flight
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 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
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
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
