Archive
for October, 2017
New Private Pilot – Jason Wang
Oct 03 2017Date: September 21, 2017
Instructor: Adam Sciupac
Certification: Private Pilot
Congratulations to Xinchun “Jason” Wang on becoming a Private Pilot! He has been working hard for this achievement and now plans to enjoy the freedom of flight. Great work to both Jason and his instructor Adam on a first time pass of his checkride.
Examiner: John Ewing
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Checkride Location:
Hayward, CA (KHWD)
First Solo Flight – Gary Hethcoat
Oct 03 2017Solo Date: September 16, 2017
Aircraft: Citabria 7ECA
Instructor: Batelle Rachmian
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Time to cut the tails off another shirt! Congrats to Gary and instructor Batelle for soloing in a taildragger.
“Had my first solo today! I’ve been a huge airplane nut all my life. I designed built and flew R/C models for 30 years. It’s been a life-long dream to learn to fly! Many thanks to my awesome instructor Batelle!” ~ Gary
New Private Pilot – Alan Guo
Oct 03 2017Date: September 14, 2017
Instructor: Jason Brown
Certification: Private Pilot
Well done on a first-time checkride pass! Alan flew one of our Cessna 172s from his usual airport at Reid-Hillview to Salinas and met with examiner Eric for his Private Pilot checkride. He passed with ‘flying colors’ (pun intended). Alan has already been busy taking friends up for some amazing views from above, and the California Bay Area is definitely the place for excellent flying and sightseeing.
Examiner: Eric Cook
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Checkride Location:
Salinas, CA (KSNS)
New Commercial Pilot – Nick Vandevoorde
Oct 03 2017Date: September 14, 2017
Instructor: David Waksberg
Certification: Commercial Pilot
Congrats to Nick for earning his Commercial Pilot License! After Private Pilot and Instrument Rating, the Commercial license is the next step in becoming a professional pilot – it allows you to be paid to fly. From this achievement, pilots can continue on to either earn their CFI (Certificated Flight Instructor) or become a commercial operator flying tours, cargo, skydivers, etc. We wish Nick lots of success in his future and were glad to be a part of it!