Introducing Bay Flight

You may have heard a new call sign on the radio. "Bay Flight" is the official radio call sign of San Carlos Flight Center. Each of our airplanes has been assigned a Bay Flight number, which can be used in place of the tail number. So now when you contact ground, tower, or en route air traffic control, you have the option of using the Bay Flight call sign (e.g., Bay Flight 13) in place of the tail number (e.g., N21263.) When filing a VFR or IFR flight plan, simply use BYF13 in place of N21263. ATC is still getting used to the new addition, so you may occasionally be asked by ATC, "I'm not familiar with that call sign - what is your designator?" The answer to that is BYF or Bravo Yankee Foxtrot.

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Congratulations to Upwind Scholarship Winners

SCFC and the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program are pleased to announce the 2014 scholarship winners: Julie Korsmeyer and Stephen Schick, both of San Mateo, CA. Julie and Stephen have been awarded a complete primary flight training program. They began ground school last week and will start flight training once the academic school year is completed.

Julie Korsmeyer is a junior at Hillsdale High School. Her interest in aviation began as a young child, with visits to the NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett field with her father. "Being selected for this scholarship is absolutely amazing. It will provide many new opportunities for me and allow me to pursue one of my longtime goals."

Stephen Schick is a junior at Aragon High School. His first flight experience launched his passion for aviation. Since then, Stephen has been working toward learning to fly. "After years of anticipation, I'm finally going to become a pilot. I can honestly tell you that I have never been so excited in my entire life."