Archive
for June, 2012
N53456 is coming!
Jun 27 2012Our latest addition to the fleet is on her way. Father and son team, Mark and Mike Nelson are flying it from Florida. As I type this they are in Carlsbad, NM, and by tomorrow they ought to be here. Check out their flight track here.
‘456 is a 1981 Cessna 172P. She has a Garmin 430W IFR approach approved GPS/NAV/COM, plus a Garmin 327 digital solid state transponder and a PS Engineering intercom.
She is scheduled to start work at Salinas this weekend. Until you can fly her, here are some pictures.
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- Interior
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- Panel
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- Right Front
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- Right rear
Going Solo: Mike Bourne
Jun 27 2012Another AeroDynamic Fledgling leaves the nest! Congratulations to Mike Bourne who soloed Cessna 54102 under the watchful eyes of CFI Jen Delp-Mallett.
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- Mike takes off
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- He is back!
Well done Mike and Jen.
Going Solo: Ahrash Aleshi
Jun 23 2012Congratulations to Ahrash Aleshi who soloed Citabria N1806G! Well done Ahrash and CFI Erik Schmidt!
CFI Erik Schmidt and Ahrash Aleshi
Going Solo: Matthew Main
Jun 20 2012Congratulations to Matthew Main who soloed Cessna N98485! Way to go Matt and CFI Dick Chang!!
CFI Dick Chang and Matthew Main
Going Solo: Paul Huckaby
Jun 17 2012
Paul and CFI Erik
A new fledgling flies the coop in a Citabria! Congratulations to Paul Huckaby who flew his first solo under CFI Erik Schmidt’s anxious supervision. Paul and Citabria 9091L made three safe takeoffs and landings.
Well done Paul and CFI Erik Schmidt.
New Private Pilot: William Lo
Jun 11 2012Another new pilot certificate earned! Congratulations to William Lo who aced his Private Pilot checkride today with Examiner Sherry Diamond in Citabria 1806G.
William and Examiner
Well done to William and his CFI Jim Grant.
Going Solo: Andrew Snyder
Jun 04 2012Congratulations to Andrew Snyder who proved his private pilot training is going well by soloing N61672! Well done to both him and his CFI Godfrey Watson!
CFI Godfrey Watson and Andrew Snyder
Goodbye Gargi Shah!
Jun 04 2012Gargi came to us all the way from India and started her Sport Pilot training in N712MF. We hope she enjoyed her time here and that we will see her again in the future.
Gargi Shah
News: Cessna 170 is returning to the line
Jun 03 2012Our Cessna 170, N8245A is back on line. All shiny and pretty after her wing repairs.
N8245A Taking Off
She is a 1952 Cessna 170B, with four seats and four place intercom, and a nice new interior. She has long range tanks and her 145hp six cylinder Continental engine can keep her in the air longer than most people’s bladders can last.
Where elase can you fly a piece of aviation history from the golden age or taildraggers? She even featured in the French press!
Fly her, so we can keep her owner happy that he put her on leasback with us.