Our Annual General Membership meeting will be held this Thurs. Dec. 7, 2023 at 6:30 PM on Zoom.  if you’d like to attend, please click here to join the meeting.  

We will begin with the business meeting of the San Carlos Airport Association and follow up with our guest speaker.

Our guest speaker will be Gary Shank, who is a retired Boeing 737 Captain with Delta Airlines. He will speak on WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT – Cruise to Touchdown.

This will be a fun and informative look at an airline pilot’s tips on managing tasks to make flying easier, safer and more fun. Topics include:

  • Timing tasks to make flying more relaxing and fun
  • Flight Planning
  • Efficient task management
  • Ground and in-flight tasks
  • ATC communications
  • Flows & Checklists 
  • Best practices for phases of flight

Gary flew Boeing, McDonnell-Douglas and Airbus airliners all over the world for over 30 years. He’s type rated in the Boeing 737, Airbus A-330, DC-9, CE-500, EMB-145, SA-227. Captain Schank instructed on the DC-9 for the airline and is also a CFII-MEI, a FAASTeam Representative, and an owner of a Bonanza A36. He has published aviation articles in international aviation magazines and has spoken at many aviation events, including EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Gary Schank is also a member of Flying Musicians Association and is a practicing attorney, as well as being a Vice President of the California Pilots Assocation.

Everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of if you are a SCAA member. Of course, we hope you will join us! If you have a FAA Safety account, you can sign up for WINGS credit and see more information click here

Non-members can join SCAA at https://sancarlosairpo.wpenginepowered.com/membership

Only current members will be eligible to vote on several routine business items. If your dues are not current, you can renew at https://sancarlosairpo.wpenginepowered.com/membership/