West Valley Flying Club

Congratulations to our newest Private Pilot Johnny and his proud CFI, Orhan Baser! N102UC -02/08/2021

A new session of online Instrument Pilot Ground School starts March 1st! If interested, please contact Steffen Franz directly at [email protected]. Please note, you do not have to be a WVFC member to join.

Congratulations to Cale and his proud CFI, Lou Dietz on his new instrument rating! 12/14/2020-N9045B

Is your new year's resolution to learn how to fly and get a pilot's license? Good news, a new session of Online Private Pilot Ground School starts January 18th! Dr. Rachael Webster is an advanced ground instructor, a pilot, and an aircraft owner with the West Valley Flying Club. If interested, please contact Rachael directly at [email protected]! Please note, you do not have to be a WVFC member to join.... #WVFCInsider See more

San Carlos Airport Association presents, "Lessons Learned Flying in New Zealand." Join Gary Shank who is a recently retired Boeing 737 Captain with Delta Airlines. He will explain the challenges ecountered while flying in New Zealand. There is no charge and everyone is welcome to attend. This will be a fun and informative look at lessons learned flying in New Zealand and taking a NZ Commercial Checkride. Learn about requirements for U.S. pilots who wish to experience flying i...n one of the most beautiful countries to see from the air. Subjects include training and obtaining New Zealand Pilots Licenses, flight planning with few navigation facilities, VFR and IFR regulations, mountain flying, operating on unpaved runways, controlled and uncontrolled airport procedures, and short & soft field take-off and landings and obstacle approaches. Also, a look at cultural differences when flying outside the U.S.A. Gary flew Boeing, McDonnell-Douglas and Airbus airliners all over the world for over 29 years. He's type rated in the B737, A330, DC-9, CE-500, and SA-227. Captain Schank instructed on the DC-9 for the airline and is also a CFI, a FAASTeam Representative, and an owner of a Bonanza A36. Captain Schank is also a member of the Flying Musicians Association, is a practicing attorney, and is Vice President for Region 6 of the California Pilots Association. Date: 12/03/2020 Time: 6:30 PM If you would to attend, please click http://bit.ly/SCAA-120320 to register. Zoom will email you a link you can click to join the meeting. If you are interested in Wings credit, please send the email address in your faasafety.gov account to [email protected] when you register.

We wanted to take a moment to let you know how thankful we are for having such amazing members, this year more than ever. It's been a rough year and we just want to take a moment to say that we truly appreciate all the support we've been given. In order for our staff to enjoy the holidays with their families, our hours for the various departments will be as follows: November 24th: Last opportunity to submit Safety Office paperwork for processing before Thanksgiving... November 26th: All departments CLOSED November 27th: Club offices CLOSED Fuel Service OPEN Maintenance CLOSED We wish you and your family a healthy, Happy Thanksgiving and holiday season. -The WVFC Team

Congratulations to Todd and his proud CFI, Bobby Etesami on his new instrument rating! "Not from my checkride, but looks cool!" 11/21/2020-N186CS

Congratulations to Peter and his proud CFI, Lou Dietz on his new instrument rating! 11/21/2020-N5043J

Congratulations to our newest Private Pilot Stella and her proud CFI, Max Trescott! "On her first attempt, in a Cirrus SR20!" N512AM-11/22/2020

Hello West Valley Members, We are happy to announce a new Webinar coming up about NASA Sonic Boom Research on August 26, 2020. Here is a description on what the Webinar will be about. The traveling public is very frustrated with long flight times, and is more than ready for supersonic transports. NASA and many other organizations have been studying supersonic flight ever since the sound barrier was broken for the first time in 1947, but the loud sonic booms have prevented wid...e-spread development of supersonic transport aircraft. Now, with much-improved airplane design technology, NASA and its industry partners have learned how to reshape airplanes for quieter sonic booms. A low-boom flight demonstrator aircraft, dubbed by NASA as the X-59, will be flying in 2021 with the express purpose of demonstrating what we hope will be a sonic thump, and thereby convince the FAA and ICAO to rewrite the rules to allow supersonic over-land flight. Don Durston is an aerospace engineer at NASA Ames Research Center, and is part of a team of people who are investigating quiet sonic boom technology. In this seminar, Don will discuss what a sonic boom is (there are many misconceptions about it), and what NASA is doing through computational studies, wind tunnel tests, and flight tests to reduce the loudness of sonic booms. Come hear a talk about the work being done now to enable you to soon fly across the country in about three hours! Click the link below to sign up! https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_qgBOYoUwRK6dDQAlEamhwA

Hello WVFC Members, We are excited to announce that one of our female members is part of a brand new book to be launched this week. We are so excited to announce the official launch of Latinas in Aviation! The first book of its kind showcasing the stories of inspiring Latinas making a change in the Aviation Industry. Join us and hear from pilots, aviation administrators to military veterans, mechanics, recent graduates and more all with a unique passion for aviation and its impact on our world. Our virtual launch will be held August 15, 2020 at 10:00am CST via Facebook Live. Register today at https://bit.ly/LatinainAviationBookLaunch! #LatinasinAviation #LIABookLaunch

Congratulations to Ryan and his proud CFI, James Sloan on his First Solo! 11/10/2020-N850SP

Hey WVFC Members, Thanks for sticking with us during this uncertain time. And remember, always wear a mask, just like Fizzdo!

Come join us online tomorrow Wednesday, 05/13/2020 for our Safety Seminar on, "Flying to Mexico and Canada." Want to fly across the border? Not sure what to expect? West Valley Flying Club invites you to join us for a presentation by Jerzy Orkiszewski that will help you safely get across the border and back. He will cover topics specific to both the Canadian and Mexican borders, including flight planning, differences in airspace, eAPIS and Customs requirements, fuel availabi...lity, and ports of entry. In addition, Jerzy will discuss traveling along specific areas and routes, such as flying the Baja Peninsula and mainland Mexico. Our speaker, Jerzy Orkiszewski is an Advanced Ground Instructor and instrument rated Commercial Pilot with over 1300 hours. He is a contributing editor of PLAR, the most popular General Aviation magazine in Poland and he owns a Cessna Turbo 182T that he keeps at Palo Alto. Jerzy has extensive experience flying to both Canada and Mexico, with the landing videos to prove it! Date: Wednesday, May 14th, 2020 Time: 07:30 PM Speaker: Jerzy Orkiszewski Register for this online only webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_TkUykCPzRsqHvU68_NocZg https://faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=100256 #WVFCAviationInsider

New session of Interactive, Online Private Pilot Ground School starting this April 19th! Dr. Rachael Webster is an advanced ground instructor, a pilot and aircraft owner with the West Valley Flying Club. If interested, please contact Rachael directly! Please note, you do not have to be a WVFC member to join.... #WVFCInsider See more

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Congratulations to Sarah and her proud CFI, Sue Ballew on her First Solo! N739TW - 02/24/2020

Come join us tomorrow Wednesday, 02/19/2020 for our Safety Seminar on, "Recovering from Unintentional Inverted Flight." This seminar will address the dos and don'ts of recovering from the unintentional inverted flight and the underlying whys. Stall/spin avoidance during recovery. The physiological sensing of motion and orientation. Maintaining 3D spatial awareness. G tolerance. Our speaker, Tom Myers has been flying competitive aerobatics for twenty-eight years. He has over 2...,000 flight hours, mostly NOT straight, or level, or upright. He is a director emeritus of the International Aerobatic Club and is the chairman of its Technical Committee. He has performed inner ear research at the Stanford Medical Center, and altered gravity vector environment research at NASA Ames. Date: Wednesday, February 20th, 2020 Time: 07:30 PM Speaker: Tom Myers Location of Seminar: West Valley Flying Club- PAO 1901 Embarcadero Rd. Suite 100 Palo Alto, CA 94303 https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx Walk-Ins welcome! #WVFCAviationInsider

Reminder: Our offices will be closed Monday, 02/17/2020 for President's Day. 02/17/2020: SQL & PAO Offices: CLOSED Maintenance: CLOSED... Fuel Truck: OPEN 02/18/2020: Operations return to normal.

We are excited to announce that we have added a new form of ground schooling: Interactive, Online Private Pilot Ground School! Dr. Rachael Webster is an advanced ground instructor, a pilot and aircraft owner with the West Valley Flying Club. If interested, please contact Rachael directly! Please note, you do not have to be a WVFC member to join. #WVFCInsider

Missed the last round of Private Pilot and Instrument Pilot Ground School? No worries! WVFC is excited to announce its next sessions of Ground School: Private Pilot: February 11th, 2020 at our Palo Alto headquarters. Instrument Pilot: February 10th, 2020 at our Palo Alto headquarters.... Contact Ground School instructors, Steffen Franz (IFR) and Marc Kaufman (PPL) for more information. Please note, you do not have to be a club member to enroll in our ground school sessions.

West Valley Flying Club Presents: Fly Out! Fly out to Monterey to Point Sur, 01/11/2020. #WVFCAviationInsider

Reminder: Our offices will be closed Wednesday 01/01/20 for the holiday. 12/31/19 SQL & PAO Office: LIMITED Maintenance: OPEN... Fuel Truck: OPEN 01/01/20 SQL & PAO Office: CLOSED Maintenance: CLOSED Fuel Truck: OPEN 01/02/20 Operations return to normal. We wish you all a Happy New Year!