

He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer, a software developer, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. If you are an IFR or interested VFR pilot, take advantage of the expert insight offered by Brian Eliot, IFR resident expert at San Carlos Flight Center.īrian Eliot is San Carlos Flight Center’s resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. In this seminar, Brian Eliot will demystify the the DME arc approaches found at Crescent City (KCEC), Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (KFCH), Tri-Cities Airport (KPSC), Yakima Air Terminal (KYKM), along with two right here in the Bay Area, Watsonville (KWVI) and Salinas (KSNS). In fact, they can be quite fun and rewarding and will keep you proficient with the basic navigation instruments.

Do you remember how to do it? What will you do if the GPS and autopilot won’t magically fly the arc for you?ĭo not fear the arc. You divert to an airport and pull up the approach chart and realize the approach has a DME Arc. You’ve read about them and maybe had to answer a knowledge test question about them but do you really need to know the details of a DME arc on an instrument approach? After all, you are flying with modern avionics with WAAS capability, VOR approaches are a thing of the past right? Then it happens, you are IMC and your destination is below minimums even the LPC and know you need to divert. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.**Ĭlick here to learn more about online viewing. **Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, this seminar will only be available for online viewing.
