You are invited to join the Upwind Celebration party on Friday, August 28th. Thanks to the generous support from SQL community, the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program completed its 12th year of providing ground and flight training to high-school pilots. Join us to celebrate the continuing accomplishment of the Upwind Program! Join us to celebrate this
San Carlos Flight Center was proud to work with Rabbit Aviation to be the first flight school in California to have aircraft running on unleaded fuel in its fleet. California and the SF Bay Area are often the leaders on environmental issues, and aviation fuel should be no different. Join us to find out about
Pop quiz: What is the new ICAO standard marking for a taxiway approaching a runway? What is the difference between a relocated threshold and a displaced threshold and what does that indicate to pilots? What is a runway approach holding sign and what are pilots expected to do? Most pilots have an operational knowledge of
The Piper Saratoga is the latest addition to the Flight Center fleet. It is a six-seat, retractable gear low wing plane powered by a Lycoming IO-540 engine. How does this airplane compare to other airplanes in the Flight Center fleet? What missions would be ideal for the Saratoga?. What is involved in upgrading your ride
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
Join SCFC Women in Aviation for a presentation about the demands of air ambulance flying. We have invited Adele Dobler, a helicopter air ambulance pilot to discuss how she manages the demands of flying helicopter in challenging environments. Adele has 17 years of experience flying in some of the most demanding environments in the world.
Most pilots learn a little about Airworthiness Directive (AD) in ground school and then cram for it prior to their practical test. They sit down with their CFI and flip through the airplane maintenance logbooks noting strange numbers such as 84-26-02. Then they cross their fingers and hope the examiner will nod their head when
Beginning instrument training brings new challenges including new radio procedures. Flying through in the many airspaces of California requires a high degree of situational awareness and sophisticated radio skills. And yet, radio communication is rarely taught as a specific subject during private pilot training. Usually, new pilots just absorb what they hear on the frequency
As a result of the 4th of July holiday weekend, there will be no SCFC seminar on Saturday, July 4th. Enjoy the 4th of July and feel free to watch any of our recorded videos. -SCFC Seminar Team
Join us for our monthly Full Moon Flyers dinner! This month, we will be doing a quick flight down to Watsonville to dine at Woody's, the new restaurant in the terminal building. The restaurant is conveniently located on the airport, simply park in the transient ramp right off taxiway D, and walk to the terminal
