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First Solo – John Lorang

Feb 18 2016

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Solo date: February 5, 2016
Aircraft: Cessna 172 N915L
Instructor: Batelle Rachmian

Congrats to John Lorang for soloing Cessna 915L on runway 31L at Reid-Hillview on a beautiful, sunny day! His instructor Batelle watched carefully while he completed his first solo takeoffs and landings. Keep the landings soft, the shiny side up, and you’ll earn your Private Pilot wings soon!!

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First Solo – Kela Pinto

Feb 18 2016

Kela comes to us from Hawaii to finish his Sport Pilot License. He owns his own company that flies UAVs.

Solo date: February 15, 2016

Aircraft: SportStar N712MF

Instructor: Tom Morley

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First Solo – Eric Middleton

Feb 13 2016

Tailwheel private pilot student Eric Middleton soloed Citabria 9091L on January 28th at KRHV (Reid-Hillview airport) while instructor Tom Morley supervised. It’s an incredible achievement to take those first solo steps, especially in a taildragger. Well done, Eric and Tom!

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Solo date: January 28, 2016

Tailwheel Instructor: Tom Morley

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First Solo – Brett Feldman

Feb 11 2016

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Bret Feldman flew Cessna 61637 in the afternoon of February 3, all by himself! His flight instructor, Batelle wached her student fly the traffic pattern at Reid-Hillview airport on runway 31R. After Brett returned, our newest Commercial Pilot, Chadrac, brought pizzas to celebrate passing his Commercial Pilot check ride. Congrats to both!

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First Solo – Alex

Feb 08 2016

First Solo Flight!

Congratulations to Alex on soloing Cessna 12234!

Thank you to CFI Eric Curtis, CFI Jason Brown, and CFI Batelle Rachmian for your awesome instruction and support!

First Solo – Keith Andersen

Jan 19 2016

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Congratulations to Keith Anderson on soloing the Aeronca Champ! He’s enjoying flying the Champ but will soon be switching to the Citabria 7ECAs to finish up his Private Pilot requirements.

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Thank you to CFI Blake H. and CFI Jason Brown for all of your great instruction!

First Solo – Jeff Fortner

Jan 16 2016

Congratulation to Jeff Fortner on soloing 712MF! Jeff is now only a few short steps away from finishing up his Sport Pilot training and earning his license!

Thank you to CFI David Waksberg for all of your hard work and instruction getting Jeff ready for this once in a lifetime moment!

First Solo – SG Tan

Jan 10 2016

Congratulations to SG on soloing 9091L! He waited out the gloomy low fog to solo on this fine day. Another tailwheel pilot is born!

Thank you to CFI David Pease and CFI Jason Brown for all of your awesome instruction and support!

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CFI David Pease and Sze Guan Tan

First Solo – Nicholas Murphy

Dec 28 2015
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CFI Coby Sena, Nicholas Murphy and his wife

Congratulations to Nicholas Murphy on soloing N98485! With the support of his wife and CFI Coby Sena, he’s accomplished this impressive milestone!

 

First Solo – Jason & Vlad Bayard

Dec 10 2015

Congratulations to the Bayards on soloing! The father & son duo started flight training together and the pair have done well. Next step is cross country adventures and night flying!

Thank you to CFI Tom Morley and CFI Jason Brown for your great instruction!

 

 

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