Event Details and Registration

This is a FOR FEE event. See link below to register and pay.

The Flying Companion Seminar is designed for right-seat passengers who want to know more about flying and what happens during a flight. The all-day seminar will teach non-pilots how to be an effective cockpit resource, and addresses and helps calm fears about flying. Our chapter has been offering this popular seminar for over 20 years. This is the only Flying Companion Seminar in Northern California.

This seminar will cover the following topics:

• Feelings About Flying: how to feel more comfortable in the cockpit
• Aerodynamics: how and why a plane flies
• Radio procedures: how to use the radios and about emergency frequencies
• Navigation: how to read charts and help navigate.
• Preflight: what is the purpose and how to do one on an actual airplane.
• Aviation Instruments: what those gauges can tell you.
• Checklists: what are they for and how can the passenger help with them.
• Fun Places to Fly 
 

Seminar will be held at Trade Winds Aviation. From Highway 680, exit onto Capital Expressway. Travel Southeast on Capital Expressway. At Cunningham Ave. turn Right. Trade Winds Aviation is straight ahead then on the right.
 

Pre-registration is REQUIRED! Seating is limited. Register soon to assure a place.

To register online: http://www.santaclaravalley99s.org/companions/register.html (Payment via PayPal)

Required fee includes breakfast, lunch, all-day snacks and beverages, and take-home binder.

Check-in starts at 8:00 AM. Come early for breakfast!

If you have questions contact us at, Phone: 408-712-4328, E-mail: fcs@scv99s.org

The Ninety-Nines is the world’s oldest and largest women pilots’ organization. Founded in 1929 for mutual support and the advancement of aviation, this international organization now has over 6,500 members in 35 countries. Our mission is to promote world fellowship through flight, provide networking and scholarship opportunities for aviation education in the community, and preserve the unique history of women in aviation.

Trade Winds Aviation will host this event. Trade Winds Aviation is an active center of flight training, aircraft sales, and maintenance located at the Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, CA. Established in 1988, Trade Winds Aviation continues to focus on the professional training of student pilots and advanced training for licensed pilots. We attribute our success to a strong commitment to safety, quality, and experience. For more information, please call (408) 729-5100 or visit: www.tradewindsaviation.com