SCFC member Didier Serra recently acquired a Cessna 172 G1000. Great news! Now what? The plane, N268CS, needed to be flown back from Florida to San Carlos. Didier, who is a student pilot, enlisted his CFI, Graeson Gamoras, to help ferry his plane back from Florida. This was going to be an amazing experience that
Join us for our October WAI meeting where we will be celebrating Halloween! There will be pumpkin painting as well as a costume contest, with a prize for the winner! Costumes encouraged, pumpkins and snacks will be provided. All are welcome Any and all are welcome!
CFI Herb Patten is inviting ground school students 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 pilot, you learn
Modern pilots know airspace in terms of the alphabet system: class A, B, C, D, E, and G. Those labels are a relatively recent facade on a beast whose unnatural evolution was written in blood and bitterly contested. CFI/CFII Sal Valdes will reconstruct the National Airspace from cloud clearances in the forties to the “all-weather
Pilots must pass two standardized tests to obtain a Private Pilot certificate - a test of knowledge on a computer, and a test of flight skills in the aircraft. In preparing for the flight skills test, students can refer to the Airman Certification Standards document which specifies in great detail the nature of the flight
Join SCFC Women in Aviation for a presentation on how to develop the skills to speak up with confidence. The SCFC Women in Aviation has invited Charlene Platon to speak about what she has learned about developing the confidence, self-awareness, and courage to lead with authenticity, especially in complex, high-pressure environments. Charlene works as a
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
The Sport Pilot rating last year underwent a major overhaul under the MOSAIC regulatory update. This update made many significant changes in the types of aircraft a Sport Pilot can fly as well as increased the privileges that a Sport Pilot has. Join us to learn about the details of the Sport Pilot rating including
5-Day Colorado Trip Exploring the Great Basin and Continental Divide From the Bonneville Salt Flats to Leadville to the Grand Canyon and everything in between. This year FOG travels across the Great Basin of Nevada & Utah to the highest elevation airport of Leadville in the Colorado Rockies and then on to Monument Valley, the
Join SCFC Women in Aviation for a presentation on how to develop the mental skills to thrive both in the cockpit and beyond. The SCFC Women in Aviation has invited Tammy Barlette to talk about what she has learned from the study of mental performance training, translating principles used by elite athletes into practical, repeatable
