by Webmaster Emeritus | Jun 18, 2012 | Announcements
Flyabout Synopsis: Flyabout tells the autobiographical story of Monika Petrillo’s journey piloting a small single-engine airplane around the continent of Australia. Her father, a pilot with limited experience himself, is riding shotgun. As the only woman pilot...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Jun 4, 2012 | Announcements
Attendance is limited to the first 200 people to RSVP. Please reserve your seat by clicking here and filling out the form. What: Learn about the future of AVGAS Where: Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos, CA When: Friday, June 29, 2012 at 10:00 AM Special Guest: Lars...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Jun 3, 2012 | Announcements
During the Presidential TFR on May 24, 2012, Acting Airports Manager Jim Wadleigh and staff organized a Foreign Object Debris walk at San Carlos Airport. SCAA thanks all participants including Hans Plesman from San Carlos Aviation and Supply who provided four dozen...
by Webmaster Emeritus | May 24, 2012 | Announcements
Message from the KSQL Air Traffic Manager While the airport community eagerly awaits the annual return of Hiller Aviation Museum’s Vertical Challenge, many people are behind the scenes are preparing the environment for the most efficient transition from...
by Webmaster Emeritus | May 16, 2012 | Announcements
Saturday, May 19th is International Learn to Fly Day, and San Carlos Flight Center is celebrating with an open house. Click here for details. Forward this invitation to your friends, family, co-workers, your regular passengers, and anyone else who’s ever...
by Webmaster Emeritus | May 2, 2012 | Announcements
SCAPA is happy to welcome our newest member, Hans P. Plesman, proprietor of San Carlos Aviation & Supply, LLC. Hans assumed operation of the pilot shop, located in the terminal at KSQL, in September 2011. Mrs. Joyce Maganini the previous owner of the store for...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Apr 9, 2012 | Announcements
From SCAPA member Ettore Leale: The San Carlos airport community is invited to attend The Harvard Club of San Francisco’s May 1st event featuring Einar Enevoldson of The Perlan Project. The Perlan Project http://perlanproject.org is dedicated to building and flying...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Apr 9, 2012 | Announcements
San Carlos Airport Association Annual General Membership Meeting Wed. April 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Hiller Museum Please join us at the next SCAA General Membership Meeting on Wed. April 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Hiller Museum. We are very pleased to announce that Ed...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Apr 9, 2012 | Announcements
A combined EAA Chapter 639 and Half Moon Bay Pilots Association Meeting will be held on Wed. April 11th at 7:00pm at the 3 Zero Cafe. (As always, 2nd Wed. of each month at 7:00pm). We will use the meeting to plan and prepare for Dream Machines on April 28th and April...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Apr 4, 2012 | Announcements
The Half Moon Bay Pilots Association is recruiting for aviation knowledgeable volunteers for Dream Machines on April 28 and 29. Their most pressing need is people to assist in ground control of visiting aircraft. This actually is both fun and interesting and comes...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Mar 23, 2012 | Announcements
Dreamliner, A Glimpse of the Future By Faride Khalaf Saturday March 24 – 11AM at Hiller Museum note: this is a Hiller event, not a SCAPA event, and will require one to pay for Museum admission In this one hour presentation, engineer Faride Khalaf will share...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Feb 14, 2012 | Announcements
Special TFR #2/9296 Normal flight operations at the San Carlos Airport may be affected/modified by a Special TFR scheduled to commence at approximately: Feb. 16, 2012 at 12:15 PM PST and last until Feb. 17, 2012 at 09:30 AM PST Pilots should verify all TFR information...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Feb 10, 2012 | Announcements
The SFO Noise Abatement Office recently provided a real-time flight tracking application on their web site. Even though the data seem to be delayed by about ten minutes, the output is fascinating. If you’re interested, give it a try. But be forewarned, our...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Feb 9, 2012 | Announcements
Save this date: Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 at 7PM at the Hiller Museum. We’re planning a program with presentations about various local flight training simulators, including a full motion crosswind trainer, a full motion Redbird VFR simulator, and a G1000 simulator....
by Webmaster Emeritus | Feb 3, 2012 | Announcements
Thanks to the Golf Hotel Whiskey blog for posting this outstanding video that depicts the history of aviation. It’s really an advertisement for Utah Valley University’s avation program, but you don’t see that until the end.