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ATC Communications
Feb 23 2016AeroDynamic Aviation gives a big thank you to our CFI Jason Brown for organizing an event designed to keep up communications between our busy Reid-Hillview air traffic controllers and the students, pilots and instructors they work with daily. Last Saturday and Sunday Jason, Jen, Josh, Batelle and Geoff (AeroDynamic pilots) took more than 10 local controllers up for flights around Southeast San Jose.
While the controllers learned to pilot the aircraft (J3 Cub, Champ, Citabria and SportStar) and work the radios from the other side of the glass, their instructors showed them some of the well-known VFR checkpoints and how difficult it can be to spot other aircraft, especially when “number 5” in the pattern with dual runways. We are very appreciative of all they do to handle the high volume at our busy airport! Thanks for being part of our family for a day and seeing how the other side works 🙂
New Private Pilot – Julio McWilliams
Feb 23 2016Date: Feb 23, 2016
Certification: Private Pilot, Tailwheel
Location: Reid-Hillview, San Jose, California.
On a beautiful winter’s day in California, student pilot Julio MacWilliams became a Private Pilot. He passed his checkride in Citabria N1806G with DPE Scott Rohlfing. A huge congratulations to Julio and his instructors – Grainne, Tom and Jim. His next goal is a checkout in the Cessna 170. Way to fly a taildragger, Julio!!!
First Solo – John Lorang
Feb 18 2016
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!!
First Solo – Kela Pinto
Feb 18 2016Kela 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
First Solo – Eric Middleton
Feb 13 2016Tailwheel 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!
Solo date: January 28, 2016
Tailwheel Instructor: Tom Morley
First Solo – Alex
Feb 08 2016First 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!
Private Pilot Checkride Pass – Xiaoyang Gu
Feb 08 2016Checkride Passed!
New Private Pilot
Congratulations to Xiaoyang Gu on becoming a Private Pilot! Although weather was a force to be reckoned with, he finally got a VFR day and passed his checkride with DPE Scott Rohlfing.
Thank you to CFI Sergey Sinyachkin and CFI David Waksberg for preparing him to pass his checkride!
Affordable Flight Training
Jul 12 2014
Introductory Flights
Take an introductory flight on any of our airplanes, typically lasting from one hour to however long you would like. You will get a guided tour of the airplane and its controls before taking off for a short flight around the airport or further afield. You will have the opportunity to fly the airplane yourself, under the watchful eye of one of our experienced flight instructors. We also offer introductory aerobatic flights.
Ongoing Training
AeroDynamic Aviation also offers ongoing flight training for higher level ratings: Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine Rating, ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI, tailwheel and aerobatic flight training. We also perform flight reviews, instrument proficiency checks, mountain flight training, FAA Wings program training, whether in our airplanes or yours. Please contact us for details.
See a full list of courses on our Flight Training page!