Our online pilot education meeting for October will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios and be held the first day of the month, October 1, 2026 at 7 pm PT.

• The IMC video scenario is a flight that departs VFR into deteriorating weather with the intention of getting an IFR clearance, but communication problems develop.
• The VMC video scenario is a fast developing fog bank at a coastal airport.

To join the meeting click this link at 7pm PDT Thursday, Oct. 1:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86599369548

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Our September pilot education online meeting will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios.

• The IMC scenario is a night flight to an unfamiliar airport, where due to fuel concerns the IFR approach that leads to the airport is abandoned and the visual approach is unsuccessful in identifying the runway.
• The VMC scenario is a sudden inflight asymmetric flap problem.

To join this meeting, click this link at 7pm PDT on Thursday, Sept. 3:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89400591041

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Our pilot education meeting for August will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios. The IMC scenario is a day IFR flight in a pressurized single in IMC conditions and subfreezing temperatures that encounters icing conditions at 19,000 feet near the Great Lakes.

The VMC scenario is a Super Cub tow plane just out of annual inspection that experiences partial loss of control on approach to landing.

To join this meeting, click this link at 7pm PDT on Thursday, August 13:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87418887475

For those not wishing to get Wings credit, a link to join the meeting will be sent to the chapter membership list the day before the meeting.

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Our monthly pilot education meeting for July will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios.

The IMC scenario is a night IFR flight in instrument conditions and subfreezing temperatures that has to divert due to falling oil pressure and ATC instructs the pilot to descend earlier than desired for an instrument approach.

The VMC scenario is a first flight after an annual inspection of a high performance single with retractable gear.  The gear retracts normally on takeoff but when gear extension is attempted, the gear down lights do not illuminate although the gear appears to be down visually.

To join this online meeting, click the link below at 7 pm PDT on Thursday, July 2:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85806374638

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Our monthly pilot education meeting for June will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios, The IMC scenario is an IFR flight that has to divert due to falling oil pressure and has difficulty locating an alternate airport at night.  The VMC scenario is a ferry flight in VFR conditions in an unfamiliar aircraft where fuel system problems develop and directional control becomes increasingly difficult.

To join this online meeting, click this link at 7pm PDT on Thursday, June 4th:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83695803029?pwd=VRyEldqpvnzF1zvjpQjckaCsKaX1nZ.1

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​Our May pilot education meeting will be held this coming Thursday, May 7th at 7 pm PDT and will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios, The IMC scenario is a flight in a business twin aircraft that is enroute in IMC conditions as it becomes progressively harder to control due to defective elevator trim.  The VMC scenario is a retractable gear single engine aircraft that loses all electrical power immediately after takeoff.

T​o join this online meeting, click this link at 7pm PDT on Thursday, May 7th:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83825083026

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Our online pilot education meeting for April will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios, both of which involve smoke appearing in the cockpit. The IMC scenario involves a night IFR flight where smoke appears from under the instrument panel and the avionics begin to fail in IMC conditions.  The VMC scenario involves a VFR flight where smoke appears, coming from an unusual location.

To join this online pilot education event, click this link at 7 pm PDT on Thursday, April 2nd:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81620040861

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Our March online pilot education meeting will focus on safety issues flying either IFR or VFR at night and in mountainous terrain.  CFII Scott Thompson will review recent accidents that involved terrain or obstructions, and the principles for remaining safe at night on final IFR and VFR approaches, with special emphasis on pilot responsibilities when flying below a Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) on an nonprecision IFR approach, and use of visual approach aids when flying a VFR approach.

To join the meeting click this link at 7 pm PT on Thursday, March 5th:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88458340241

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Tom Taylor’s presentation about his experiences flying the F/A-18 fighter, how carriers work, and the life of a Naval aviator is now available on our chapter’s You Tube channel.  The topics covered can be found on our Members videos page, so you can view the parts that interest you.

This pilot education meeting will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios for discussion.  The IMC scenario involves a night IFR flight where the engine fails and the closest airport within gliding distance has both runways closed.  The VMC scenario involves a daytime VFR flight into deteriorating weather by an inexperienced pilot who becomes spatially disoriented.

To join the meeting, click the link below at 7:00 pm PST on Thursday, Feb. 5th:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81063873601

Fly safe!