Fantastic Barbecue on the horizon, let’s all get together and enjoy some great food, friendly conversation, and cool aircraft!
Enter through the museum. We’ll be on the patio in the back.
 
scene from earlier BBQ

The construction of 18 new standard hangars in the “Alpha” parking area has been completed and qualifying applicants from the waiting list are now moving into their new hangars. The completion of this portion of our hangar construction project represents the first development of new hangars at the San Carlos Airport since 1972. […]

Don Haug, our San Mateo County Airports Operations Supervisor has accepted a position with the State Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division as an Airport Inspector and Safety Officer. Don has contributed greatly to the success of both the San Carlos and Half Moon Bay Airports during the
last ten years and we are very sorry […]

Over 150 kids and their chaperones from the Coastside Children’s Program attended the 6th annual Kids’ Day at the Airport on July 30, 2008. The San Carlos and Half Moon Bay Pilot Associations jointly sponsored this year’s event at Half Moon Bay Airport and also provided transportation and lunch for the kids and chaperones. […]

As I understand it, Harrison Ford’s NEXT movie (which promises to be another blockbuster hit) is titled: “Indiana Jones and the Gallon of 100 Low-Lead”           
In order to improve situational awareness for pilots of aircraft that are taxiing, the new San Carlos Airport Tower Chief, Allie Metcalf, announced a change in procedure in the way that […]

“My main drive is aviation safety. To achieve that, I need regular feedback from San Carlos’ pilots.” That’s the main message Allie Metcalf, SQL’s new tower chief (officially: Air Traffic Manager) wants to communicate to the members of the flying community that use San Carlos Airport.

But who is Allie? She’s ex-Navy, an ATP, the mother […]

Editor’s Note: Ken Steiner is the Claims Manager and Asst. Vice-President for the San Francisco office of the United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG), one of the world’s largest aviation insurance companies. He has been with USAIG for over 27 years investigating all manner of aviation accidents involving aircraft from Cessna 150’s to […]

Last year, I spoke with some of you regarding my intent to purchase a flight simulator focused on crosswind training. It’s here! After some false starts finding a location, the simulator has finally been installed in its new permanent location in San Carlos, very near San Carlos airport.
I’ve been using the simulator for a few […]

These photos are courtesy of Steve Bell, a CFI who flew out of San Carlos Airport in 1966. Steve reports that the trailer on the west side of the approach end of 12 housed West Bay Aviation, where he worked when he took these photos. Steve is now living in Florida and would like to […]

“The Date is August 4, 2007. The place is San Carlos, CA. Today you can see one man’s dream come true. Thanks to all of his friends and family. And now please enjoy My First Flight Lesson!” — video on YouTube

Flying high on planes
by Dana Yates, San Mateo Daily Journal   
Planes that might normally cruise the sky above the Peninsula were grounded at Sandpiper Elementary School in Redwood Shores for a crash course in math and science yesterday.
“There’s always that mystery - they see them coming and going every day but don’t know how they work,” […]

Click here to read about the space shuttle flight of former San Carlos resident Col. Rex Walheim, graduate of Terra Linda Middle School and San Carlos High, who made 3 space walks of over 20 hours duration during a recent mission to the International Space Station. Col. Walheim describes the local sites he could see […]