Event Details and Registration

In 2005, the general aviation industry has been equipping 90% of all new small airplanes with glass cockpits.  You can no longer buy a new Cessna with steam gauges. The benefits of a glass cockpit are not intuitively obvious until you have flown one.  Many instructors have said, in real IFR, they prefer the glass cockpit. The electrical systems in these airplanes have been improved and offer tremendous redundancy.  The accuracy and reliability of the instruments surpass those of the steam gauge era.

The glass cockpit reduces the workload of the instrument scan and their biggest legacy is the enhanced safety they provide with features such as the large attitude indicator and terrain data bases built in.  They allow you to aviate, navigate and communicate from a single display.  

Dan Dyer will introduce you to the G1000 glass cockpit displays and familiarize you with it’s operation in this popular seminar.

Dan is the Chief Pilot of San Carlos Flight Center and has been instructing for 11 years, first in helicopter and now in airplanes. He has almost 4,000 flight hours and is the Bay Area's local expert in crosswind landing instruction. He is known for finding simple and innovative ways to explain complex topics and regularly speaks on advanced ground school topics.  He co-founded and manages the Bay Area FlyOutGroup - a social club of over 400 pilots that meet for lunches, dinners, and other fun aerial adventures. Find out more about Dan at www.sancarlosflight.com or contact him at dan@sancarlosflight.com

This event qualifies for FAA Wings credit.

Any questions, contact us at (650) 946-1700 or info@sancarlosflight.com.

San Carlos Flight Center is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our evening safety seminar programs. Space is often limited so it is important to sign up early through the FAA event notification system at FAASAFETY.GOV. SCFC members may choose to watch the seminar live over the web at home. Contact your SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 to confirm secure online access to any particular seminar.

Directions to Room: Pilots who fly in should park in transient parking on the opposite side of the field and expect to walk about 10 minutes (.5 mile) to the Flight Center. Suite 215 is upstairs in the northwest corner. On occasion, rides may be prearranged through San Carlos Aviation and Supply.

San Carlos Flight Center was voted Best Flight School in the US in the 2013 AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards. We are committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our evening safety seminar programs. For more information about this and any of our weekly seminars, please visit http://sancarlosflight.com/activities-and-events.