Webinar 6PM Wed. 8/26/20 on Sonic Boom Research
Dear Friends, Kostas Speridakos, a CFII and Seminar Coordinator at West Valley Flying Club passed on the following information about a webinar that will be presented this Wed. Aug. 26, 2020 at 6PM by PAO pilot and NASA Ames research Don Durston on NASA's supersonics...
Skyway Center Development Approved
The following is from the July 9, 2020 edition of The Daily Journal. The development of a new office space and two commercial aircraft hangars located in San Carlos is closer to construction following the Planning Commission’s approval of the plans, Monday...
Status of VASIs
The VASIs have been out of service for [DateCounter startDate="2019-01-11" endDate="Now" format="%a"] days. The KSQL VASIs have been out of service (OTS) since Jan. 11, 2019. Their replacement has experienced extensive delays; no definitive date has been set for...
Sky Kitchen is Open for Takeout
We are happy to report that San Carlos Airport's beloved restaurant, The Sky Kitchen, is open for takeout. According to the following post on Nextdoor, they will bring your order to your car. But be sure to call 650-595-0464 first before going to the airport. An...
FAA on Relief for Certain Persons and Operations during CVID-19 Outbreak
The following is an excerpt from the FAA on "Relief for Certain Persons and Operations during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) Outbreak." For the complete document click here. SUMMARY: This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) provides regulatory...
San Mateo County Strong
The San Carlos Airport Association strongly encourages everyone to consider supporting San Mateo County Strong, an organization established in wake of the Covid-19 crisis to support Individuals and Families, small local businesses, and non-profits. For more...
FAA COVID-19 Relief For Certificate Holders
This document from the FAA (click here) addresses the following issues. Please click the link to get the latest version. COVID-19 Temporary Policy Deviation Memos Certificate Holder’s Requesting Relief (COVID-19) – AQP Deviation to FAA Order 8900.1 for 14...
Proficiency Flights are Allowed
We are pleased to announce that Airport Management informed us proficiency flights are considered “essential services.†Thus, pilots may, for this purpose, fly solo. Rabbit Aviation is open for fuel service.
SQL Airport Manager and DART President Honored by National Aeronautic Association
We extend our warmest congratulations to San Carlos' own Gretchen Kelly, Airports Division Manager for the County of San Mateo, and Paul Marshall, President of the California Disaster Airlift Response Team, who were presented Certificates of Merit from the National...
Disaster Airlift Response Team at San Carlos Airport
The San Carlos Airport Association is pleased to announce that we are working with the Half Moon Bay Pilots Association on becoming part of the San Mateo County Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) and a supporter of the California Disaster Airlift Response Team...
A Flying Career that Began at San Carlos Airport
Editor's introduction: Steve Olsen learned to fly at San Carlos Airport (SQL) in 1966 and was a certified flight instructor at West Bay Aviation at SQL for over four years (Aug. 15, 1967 to Dec. 31, 1971), accumulating 3959 hours before moving on to a career in the...
Sat. 10/26/19: Pilots Needed for Earthquake Disaster Exercise at HAF
The California Disaster Airlift Response Team (CalDART) will conduct a Bay Area Catastrophic Earthquake Airlift Exercise next Sat. Oct. 26th from 9AM to 3PM at Half Moon Bay Airport. They are looking for volunteer pilots who would like to participate. You can either...
