Flight Training Programs offered at San Carlos Flight Center

Private Pilot Certificate

Everyone has to start somewhere and this is where all pilots start, training for the first certificate – the Private Pilot certificate.  We call this primary instruction because in a lifetime of flying this is where the foundation gets set. Primary Instruction includes:

Instrument Rating

For pilots with more experience and the need to depart or land when overcast skies prohibit VFR flight, an instrument rating is the necessary next step.  Instrument students learn to navigate using only the flight instruments for reference, but also must learn a host of air traffic control procedures and clearances that make flight through the clouds safe.

Proficient Private Pilot – Advanced Training For Pilots Who Already Have Their Certificate

There exists a wide variability in the skills and knowledge of the many Private Pilots flying in the world.  Are your skills where you’d like them to be?  A good pilot is always learning, and it may be that you could benefit from a more thorough understanding of flight fundamentals.  Take a Proficiency Audit flight with one of San Carlos Flight Center’s instructors and see how you rate in the Top 12 Most Deficient Private Pilot Skills areas.

Specialty and Advanced Training

Take your skills to the next level by adding on a new capability.  For pilots who have just moved to the SF Bay Area or local pilots looking to acquire an additional rating or skillset.  A good pilot is always learning.