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2017 Distinguished Flight School Award!

Nov 30 2017

AOPA, flight training, awardWe are extremely honored to announce that AeroDynamic Aviation has been awarded AOPA’s 2017 Distinguished Flight School Award! It is an award that ranks us in the top 4% of flight schools in the U.S. This award is based on customer reviews through AOPA’s survey. We can’t thank you enough for taking the time to share your feedback with us and rating us so highly. We couldn’t have done it without our amazing instructors.

#flighttraining @aerodynamic @AOPA

tailwheel, CA, Citabria

Tailwheel Endorsement – Dave Heckel

Nov 28 2017
Aircraft: Citabria 7ECA
Instructor: Lynzie Hudson
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

tailwheel, CA, CitabriaWelcome to the world of taildraggers, Dave! We can call you a ‘real aviator’ now. Today is also Dave’s birthday! Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone how young you are šŸ˜‰ Make sure you wish Dave a Happy Birthday today and congratulate him on earning his tailwheel endorsement. For those of you who don’t know him, Dave is usually found working on airplanes in our hangar. Congrats on your most recent achievement!

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New Multi-Engine Pilot – Sandro Filho

Nov 02 2017
Date: October 28, 2017
Instructor: David Waksberg
Certification: Multi-Engine Commercial Pilot

AMEL, twin comancheAnother successful Multi-Engine Commercial Pilot graduates under Instructor David’s excellent training! Sandro flew our Twin Comanche to Hayward to meet with the examiner and walked out with a new pilot credential: multi-engine rating. Nice job on a first-time pass! You’ll have to join our next fly-out dinner šŸ™‚

Aircraft: Twin Comanche N40DA
Checkride Location:
Hayward, CA (KHWD)
N61637, solo, flight training

First Solo Flight – JinQing He

Nov 01 2017
Solo Date: October 26, 2017
Aircraft: Cessna 172
Instructor: Logan Wright
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

N61637, solo, flight trainingAnother fledgling pilot leaves the nest! Congrats to JinQing and Instructor Logan on a successful solo flight on a sunny day in San Jose at Reid-Hillview Airport.

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New Private Pilot – Trevor Orr

Nov 01 2017
Date: October 18, 2017
Instructor: David Waksberg
Certification: PrivateĀ Pilot

checkride, private pilot, californiaStudent pilot Trevor Orr recently showed up for his Private Pilot checkride with examiner Scott. Not only did he knock it out of the park with a first-time pass, he walked out with his Private Pilot certificate and a job well done. Congrats to both him and his instructor, David.

 

DPE, cessna, pilot

Examiner: Scott Rohlfing
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Checkride Location:
San Jose, CA (KRHV)
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New Private Pilot – Jason Wang

Oct 03 2017
Date: September 21, 2017
Instructor: Adam Sciupac
Certification: PrivateĀ Pilot

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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)
taildragger, tailwheel, citabria, solo

First Solo Flight – Gary Hethcoat

Oct 03 2017
Solo Date: September 16, 2017
Aircraft: Citabria 7ECA
Instructor: Batelle Rachmian
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

taildragger, tailwheel, citabria, soloTime to cut the tails off another shirt! Congrats to Gary and instructor Batelle for soloing in a taildragger.
“Had my first solo today!Ā  I’ve been a huge airplane nut all my life.Ā  I designed built and flew R/C models for 30 years.Ā  It’s been a life-long dream to learn to fly!Ā  Many thanks to my awesome instructor Batelle!” ~ Gary

New Private Pilot – Alan Guo

Oct 03 2017
Date: September 14, 2017
Instructor: Jason Brown
Certification: PrivateĀ 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)
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New Commercial Pilot – Nick Vandevoorde

Oct 03 2017
Date: September 14, 2017
Instructor: David Waksberg
Certification: Commercial Pilot

commercial pilot, cpl, C172 RG

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!

Examiner: Jeff Hitzberg
Aircraft: Cutlass N616SF
Checkride Location:
Hayward, CA (KHWD)
Cirrus SR22T, checkride, Montereyd

New Private Pilot – Robert Knight

Sep 14 2017
Date: September 9, 2017
Instructor: Jen Watson
Certification: Private Pilot

Cirrus SR22T, checkride, Monterey

A huge congratulations to Robert for passing his Private Pilot checkride with examiner Eric. Robert and his instructor, Jen, flew his Cirrus SR22 Turbo down to Paso Robles on Saturday afternoon and returned to Monterey later that evening with a pilot certificate in hand. Robert owns an art gallery in Monterey and came to AeroDynamic with a background in parasailing. He bought his Cirrus after a few months of training in our Cessnas and plans to travel quite a bit. In fact, he already flew his girlfriend to a baseball came in San Francisco! He plans to continue on to an Instrument Rating after a short break to enjoy his new license. Happy flying šŸ™‚

Examiner: Eric Cook
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22T
Checkride Location:
Paso Robles, CA (KRHV)
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