by Ken Steiner | Oct 20, 2018 | Aviation Safety Articles and Tips
One of my early claims involved a pilot who was flying his recently purchased Beech Bonanza and could not get the landing gear to extend. He conscientiously tried everything he could think of to extend the gear, but finally resigned himself to the fact that he was...
by Ken Steiner | Oct 20, 2018 | Aviation Safety Articles and Tips
Last week while flying back to the Bay Area, the topic for this article came to me in a flash. Well, actually several flashes. Over on the west side of the San Francisco peninsula nature was putting on one of its most dazzling shows. Brilliant bolts of lightning arced...
by Ken Steiner | Oct 20, 2018 | Aviation Safety Articles and Tips
It was a beautiful summer’s day as the pilot and his family were flying back in the late afternoon after visiting friends in Sacramento. Over Concord the pilot could see that the marine cloud layer was blanketing the Bay Area with the coastal stratus just...
by Ken Steiner | Oct 20, 2018 | Aviation Safety Articles and Tips
It was 109 degrees on the ramp at Sacramento International. My preflight was a half-hearted walk around the plane and an oil check. I must confess my mind was more on getting the prop started to get some air circulation than it was in a detailed aircraft inspection....
by Ken Steiner | Oct 20, 2018 | Aviation Safety Articles and Tips
“Ouch!” I muttered after turning around too quickly and banging my head on the leading edge of the wing during preflight. I haven’t even started the engine and I’m already an aviation casualty. The reality is that you don’t have to be...
by Ken Steiner | Oct 20, 2018 | Aviation Safety Articles and Tips
Last week I planned a flight from San Carlos to a crop duster airstrip in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley.  The weather forecast seemed pretty consistent on my route with occasional rain showers and cloud bases ranging from 3000 to 5000 feet thanks to an...
by Ken Steiner | Oct 20, 2018 | Aviation Safety Articles and Tips
It is easy to feel relatively secure in dealing with known aviation risks.  We can plan for potential hazards such as bad weather or systems failures and then apply an alternate course of action to insure the safe outcome of a flight.  The prospect of a mid-air...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Oct 17, 2018 | Announcements
The Board of Directors is organizing our next barbecue on Sun. Oct. 21, 2018 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM on the back patio at the Hiller Museum. Be sure to save the date. This year we are going to use a caterer. Nevertheless, there will undoubtedly be tasks that could...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Oct 9, 2018 | Announcements
From our friend Ken Mercer at Gnoss Field: Make sure you mark your calendar for our October GFCA Breakfast, which is Saturday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m. in the Grayson Battema and CB Skyshare hangar at the north end of the ramp (351 Airport Road). I’m pleased to...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Aug 13, 2018 | Announcements
We are pleased to bring you news of an upcoming FAA seminar on the new SFO class B airspace, facilitated by EAA and the San Carlos Airport Association, that will be held at 7PM on Tuesday Aug. 14, 2018 at the Hiller Museum. Special thanks go to Willie Turner, Vice...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Aug 1, 2018 | Announcements
The San Carlos Airport Association Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Thurs. Aug. 9th at the Hiller Museum. We will start with dinner and socializing at 6:00 PM and will follow with a program at 7:00 PM featuring Carl Honaker, Airport Manager at Moffett Federal...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Jul 31, 2018 | Airport Information, Announcements
On August 16, 2018, San Francisco’s Bravo Airspace will undergo a significant change. This link points to a collection of documents that will help you understand the changes.
by Webmaster Emeritus | Jul 16, 2018 | Announcements
A San Carlos Airport Tenant, Business, and User Meeting will be held at 9AM Sunday July 29, 2018 at the Airport Terminal building, Suite 1. The meeting will be hosted by Stacey May, Air Traffic Manager and Gretchen Kelly, Airport Manager. Topics will include: August...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Jul 16, 2018 | Announcements
From Airport Staff, 7/16/18 Exciting news! Construction on the (14) new hangars at SQL will begin next week. If all goes as planned (and depending on the weather) we will finish construction in January. For tenants on the East-side of SQL, access to the Tango,...
by Webmaster Emeritus | Jun 8, 2018 | Announcements
Jeanne McElhatton loved being up in the air, looking down. And she loved to help a stranger get over a fear of flying and then climb aboard an airplane. “She liked the routine and the discipline of flying, and she liked that she was good at it,†said her son,...
