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.
As a pilot, you probably learned at an airport centered around General Aviation, filled with small trainers and an occasional jet. Maybe you encountered a larger Class Charlie during your training, where you shared the taxiways with various business jets and airliners. However, many GA pilots shy away from Bravo and large international airports. At
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. Interested in watching more of our presentations? View our growing library of over 500 recorded safety
You are invited to join the Upwind Celebration party on Friday, August 29th. Thanks to the generous support from SQL community, the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program completed its 11th 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 is excited to welcome in the new Tower Manager from KSQL Control Tower. The new team has been fantastic through the recent company transition and we've been grateful to have positive control on the field again. We hope you can join us to meet part of the team in person. Class
SCFC is hosting its second Summer BBQ of the season on Saturday, August 9th! Join us starting at 12pm for an afternoon filled with food, drinks, snacks, sweets, and fun activities for all ages. Enjoy the sunshine with friends, family, and fellow aviators in the ramp area just outside our main office at 795 Skyway
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
Are you looking for another reason to fly? Most Private pilots fly for fun, taking friends and family on flying trips. Or sometimes they go on solo adventures to see scenic beauty and free themselves from the cares on life on the ground. For pilots who want another reason to get up in the air,
Modern pilots use headsets to limit engine noise and improve our ability to hear Air Traffic Control and others on the plane. Most pilots buy an entry level headset to use for themselves during flight training, and then upgrade to something with more noise protection once they get their license. Many pilots also buy at
Pilots get a glimpse of weather theory during their training but struggle to understand localized weather patterns. Wouldn’t it be great to have the knowledge equivalent to a real meteorologist? Or wouldn’t it be valuable to hear directly from a weather specialist that creates aviation forecasts? Over many years, pilots may develop a general
