Archive
for July, 2021
New Private Pilot – Kenton Roberts
Jul 31 2021Private Pilot Checkride: July 9, 2021
Instructor: Zibin “Benny” He
Aircraft: Cessna N61637
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
A big shout out to Kenton for passing his Private Pilot checkride with DPE John Ewing this month. Whoot whoot!
New CFI – Chris Bonneau
Jul 27 2021CFI Checkride: July 10, 2021
Instructor: Lynzie Hudson
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
A big congrats and welcome to our newest certificated flight instructor (CFI), Chris Bonneau!
“I always knew I wanted fly since I was a young kid. My great grandfather was a Navy Pilot and I was always obsessed with his pictures and his model airplanes. I guess you can say he is the one who sparked my initial interest. Over time, my inserts grew and I saved up for what seemed like forever and bought a flight sim for my laptop and was playing around with it every chance I could. Fast forward into adult life and I found my self working in Tech working for Verizon Wireless in San Francisco, which at that point, I decided I was going to give flying a real shot, and without a thought, bought a discovery flight and ever since…I knew flying was going to be my new career…and as some would say, the rest is history. My journey continues as I am always wanting to learn something new.” ~ Chris
New Private Pilot – Prajesh Praveen Anchalia
Jul 26 2021Date: June 27, 2021
Instructor: Thao Do & the AeroDynamic Team
Aircraft: Cessna N9027H
“I always had a thing for engines since I was a kid. I’ve driven at race tracks, ridden motorcycles. All that was left was flying. After my intro flight with Benny at Aerodynamic. I knew right away, that this is it. I need to learn the art of flying. I flew with CFIs Benny, Kat, and Ryan, completed my stage checks with Sara and Mitchell, and completed my training with Cheryl and Thao. Five months after my intro flight, I am now a private pilot. It doesn’t stop there, I plan to take it further with instrument, multi-engine and more.” ~ Prajesh
First Solo Flight – Vinay Shiva
Jul 26 2021Solo Date: June 22, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N61637
Instructor: Mitchell Templeton
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to Vinay on all his hard work culminating in a first solo flight! Vinay flew Cessna six-three-seven around the traffic pattern while Instructor Mitchell watched proudly from the ground. Next up – cross country flights and then checkride!
New Sport Pilot – Bob Kotcher
Jul 17 2021Sport Pilot Checkride: June 17, 2021
Aircraft: SportStar N712MF
Instructor: Sergey Kataev
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to CFI Sergey for making Bob’s dream of becoming a pilot a reality! Bob earned his Sport Pilot certificate in our Evektor SportStar, a 2-seat light sport airplane. We hope you are enjoying your newfound freedom in the sky!
New Commercial Pilot – Stefan Schaeuble
Jul 17 2021Commercial Checkride: June 17, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Instructors: Dick Chang and Thao Do
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“After getting my instrument rating last year, I thought it’s time for my next challenge without foggles / hood. Thanks, Thao and Dick, for teaching me all the maneuvers and skills to be a commercial pilot. I’m looking forward to my next aviation adventures and fortunately, there are a lot of options at AeroDynamic to keep adding new skills like high performance, multi-engine or CFI.” ~ Stefan
First Solo Flight – Craig Stanley
Jul 06 2021Solo Date: June 15, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N737ZD
Instructor: Thao Do
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“After hang gliding for 10 years I have decided to increase my useful load so I can bring family with me and explore new places. Thanks to Thao and the Aerodynamic team for helping me get in the air! I hope to get my mountain and instrument training next and start flying to California skiing destinations.” ~ Craig