We consider ourselves a family of aviators. Our desire is to create a fun, exciting and professional atmosphere devoted to making competent new pilots. Our team of staff and instructors is vital to this. Whether you have a simple question about your first flight or more complex question about training, we are here to help. Feel free to stop by, email or call with any questions you have and our knowledgeable team will do their best to make you love aviation as much as they do.
OUR TEAM
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All of our aircraft are carefully maintained to the highest standards. Our airplanes have modern avionics and most have moving map GPS. Keep an eye out for upgrades as we are constantly improving our fleet! All our airplanes undergo 50 and 100 hour inspections to ensure they are always ready to fly.
Our team of mechanics “work hard & play hard” offering tube and fabric repair, engine overhaul and wing restoration.
Our maintenance staff take pride in keeping our airplanes in great flying condition; safety and reliability are key. Maintenance logs are maintained for each airplane and are available for inspection. Our pilots are encouraged to talk to the mechanics about any questions they may have.
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Peter
Jabair
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Vlad
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RHV Office Manager: Gianna Lowe
RHV Office Associate: Rebecca Rich
RHV Office Associate: Kayla Nguyen
MRY Office Manager: Sydney Alquiza-Dacumos
MRY Office Associate: Bridgett Higgins
Web and Brand Designer: Annie Green
For all website and brand inquiries, please email: anniegreen.freelance@gmail.com
For our most up-to-date list of instructors and what they can teach, click here. the OWNERS
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Owner, Aerodynamic AviationJen is the Chief Instructor, so chances are you will fly with her at some point. In her spare time she flies in aerobatic competitions, writes documents for AeroDynamic, articles for aviation magazines, and flies with the staff of instructors. She's worked for the airlines in supervisor positions, pilot hiring department, and served 4 years as a first officer for Mesa Air on the CRJ. She moved on to flying corporate (King Air, Citation) and realized she loved teaching people how to fly.
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Owner, Aerodynamic AviationJosh is the CEO and fleet manager for AeroDynamic Aviation. In addition to company management, thanks to years of business college, he is also a pilot and IA mechanic. He learned to fly at AeroDynamic and was caught by the aviation bug. You’ll often catch him hopping out of his Cessna Super 170 with barefeet with a grin on his face. He’s happy to share his love of flying and knowledge, so track him down in the hangar and ask him how airplanes work.
OUR CFIs | SAN JOSE INSTRUCTORS
For our most up-to-date list of instructors and what they can teach, click here.
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![A woman standing outside AeroDynamic Aviation building with a sign partially visible, red tiled roof, and blue sky.]()
Jen Watson
Chief Instructor
Designated Pilot Examiner, NAFI Master Flight Instructor, FAA Gold Seal Instructor, CFI, CFII, MEI, Stage Checks, Tailwheel, Aerobatics, Mountain Flying, Backcountry, Air Racing, Expert Witness
Hourly Rate: $100 block ($110 non-block)
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![Woman with dark hair and sunglasses smiling in front of a blue, white, and red airplane.]()
Thao Do
Assistant Chief Instructor
NAFI Master Flight Instructor, FAA Gold Seal Instructor, CFI, CFII, MEI, Stage Checks, Upset/Spin Recovery, Mountain Flying
Hourly Rate: $75.45 block ($83 non-block)
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![Man smiling and holding a certificate standing next to a small white and orange airplane at an airport.]()
Daniil Burmashev
CFI
Languages: English & Russian
Hourly Rate: $75.45 block ($83 non-block)
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![A man smiling and sitting in the cockpit of an aircraft labeled 'CAPT. DON SULLER' with a blue sky in the background.]()
Dick Chang
CFI, CFII
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00 block ($77 non-block)
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![Person standing next to a small white airplane at an airport.]()
Chirag Chaudhari
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![Man standing in front of small white airplane on tarmac under clear blue sky.]()
Nir Chen
CFI, CFII, MEI, Stage Checks
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $75.45 block ($83 non-block)
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Diego Chi
CFI, CFII, MEI
Languages: English, Chinese
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![A young man standing with arms crossed in a plane's cockpit on a tarmac, smiling, with blue sky overhead.]()
Samba Diallo
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![A man smiling standing in front of a colorful small airplane on an airfield, with a partly cloudy sky overhead.]()
Martín Di Stefano
CFI, CFII, Tailwheel
Languages: English & Spanish
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![A man sitting in the cockpit of a helicopter, smiling at the camera, wearing a black puffer jacket and beige pants. The helicopter's instrument panel is visible in front of him, along with various controls and screens.]()
Max Desrochers
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60 block ($66 non-block)
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![A smiling man in a green t-shirt standing outdoors in front of small aircraft and clear blue sky.]()
Taylor Donato
CFI. CFII
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![A woman with sunglasses on her head, smiling, is leaning on the nose of a vintage small airplane. She has one leg raised and is wearing a black and white geometric patterned shirt and black shorts. A small black dog is on the airplane's nose. The background shows a clear blue sky and some power lines.]()
Rebecca Erb
CFI, CFII
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![A young man wearing sunglasses and a headset, smiling while sitting in the cockpit of an airplane.]()
Alex Fagan
CFI, CFII
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![A man with a beard smiling outdoors, wearing a black jacket with logos, in front of boats and a cloudy sky.]()
Matt Fall
CFI, Stage Checks
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00 block ($77 non-block)
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![A smiling man with short black hair, wearing a tan polo shirt, outdoors with green trees in the background.]()
Rafael Feliciano
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![A man standing on the wing of a small white and red airplane on a tarmac at an airfield, with clear blue sky and hangars in the background.]()
Armando Flores-Lindenfelser
CFI, CFII and MEI
Languages: Spanish, English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 nlock ($66 non-block)
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![A woman in a pilot's headset and cap sitting inside a cockpit, smiling, with an aerial view of mountains and landscape visible outside the window.]()
Sara Gagne
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![Woman standing next to a yellow and white small airplane.]()
Grainne Gilvarry
CFI, Tailwheel, Aerobatics
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $75.45 block ($83 non-block)
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![Woman standing next to a small jet airplane on an airport tarmac.]()
Sicily Giustino
CFI, CFII
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![Person sitting on the wing of a small white airplane, smiling, holding a paper, on a clear day at an airport.]()
Tom Gwon
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![Man standing in front of a small private airplane on a tarmac under a clear blue sky.]()
Graham Harbman
CFI, Ground School Instructor, Stage Checks
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00 block ($77 non-block)
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![Man standing next to a small red airplane on a grassy airfield with mountains and cloudy sky in the background.]()
Michel Hoche-Mong
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![Two women wearing sunglasses and headsets with microphones inside an aircraft, with a view of the airplane's window showing a runway below.]()
Scott Holland
CFI, CFII, Tailwheel, Aerobatics, Mountain Flying
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $75.45 block ($83 non-block)
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![Man standing next to a small airplane, smiling, in an outdoor setting with a clear blue sky.]()
Emmett Jackson
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![A man standing on a small boat in front of a seaplane on a dock, with trees and a shed in the background.]()
Arthur Johnson
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![Person wearing sunglasses and a blue and white shirt smiling inside a powered paraglider, flying over a landscape with water and land.]()
Sergey Kataev
CFI, Tailwheel, Aerobatics
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00 block ($77 non-block)
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![Man in sunglasses standing next to a small white airplane with red stripes on a tarmac]()
Patrick McDaniel
CFI, Tailwheel
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![Person sitting in the cockpit of an airplane, giving a thumbs up with multiple flight control screens and dashboards around him.]()
Michael McDonald
CFI, CFII, MEI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00 block ($77 non-block)
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![A man wearing sunglasses and a black hoodie with a headset and microphone, sitting inside an aircraft cockpit or cabin.]()
Chris Murphy
CFI, Stage Checks
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![A man sitting in the cockpit of a small airplane, smiling, with the airplane parked on the tarmac.]()
Kevin Rodriguez
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![Person smiling and wearing sunglasses inside a glider aircraft cockpit with a view of fields and a river below.]()
Philippe Sabbagh
CFI, Tailwheel, Aerobatics Competitive Pilot
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00 block ($77 non-block)
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![A person standing in front of a small airplane on a tarmac, smiling and waving.]()
Jonah Sniffen
CFI
Languages: English & Ōlelo Hawaiʻi
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![A person wearing sunglasses and a headset is smiling and giving a thumbs-up while flying a small airplane over a green landscape with mountains in the background.]()
Noah Sniffen
CFI
Languages: English & Ōlelo Hawaiʻi
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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Ivan Stanojevic
CFI, Tailwheel, Mountain Flying, Backcountry
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00 block ($77 non-block)
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![A smiling pilot seated in the cockpit of an airplane during flight, surrounded by illuminated aircraft controls and a dark sky outside the window.]()
William Sun
CFI, Stage Checks
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![A man stands next to a small single-engine propeller airplane on a tarmac, with clear blue skies overhead.]()
MIchel Vidal-Naquet
CFI, Tailwheel, Mountain Flying
Languages: English, French, Hebrew
Hourly Rate: $65.45 block ($72 non-block)
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![A man standing next to a small green and white airplane in a parking lot with trees and a clear blue sky in the background.]()
Scott Williams
CFI, Tailwheel, Stage Checks
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $75.45 block ($83 non-block)
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![A woman standing next to an airplane at the airport, smiling and touching the plane's nose.]()
Maki Yu
CFI
Languages: English and Japanese
Hourly Rate: $60.00 block ($66 non-block)
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![Man with a beard and sunglasses standing with crossed arms in front of a small green and white airplane.]()
Jason Brown
Assistant Chief Instructor, CFI, Tailwheel, True friend and always part of our family
Flew west 4/11/2021
Hourly Rate: Priceless
Prices effective Nov 2025 – subject to change without notice.
BLOCK PRICING: Block rates are only available at Reid-Hillview and only to members in good standing. Membership is $50 per month. Members who maintain a positive balance on their account will earn 10% credit for check or cash payments (7% for credit cards) of $500 or more. Block prices listed above assume 10% credit has been earned. Block pricing applies to aircraft and instructor rates only and cannot be combined with any other offer. All rentals are subject to the latest AeroDynamic Aviation / Amelia Reid Aviation, LLC, Renter’s Agreement. Negative accounts must be paid in full before block rate will be applied. Block payments are not refundable.
OUR CFIs | Monterey Instructors
For our most up-to-date list of instructors and what they can teach, click here.
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![Man standing next to a small white private airplane on a cloudy tarmac]()
Bert Cool
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00
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Natalie Denn
CFI, CFI-I
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $75.00
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![A man stands on the wing of a vintage yellow and white biplane airplane with his arms crossed, smiling, against a clear blue sky.]()
Samba Diallo
CFI
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00
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![Small white airplane flying above clouds during sunset or sunrise, with a green navigation light on the wingtip and a visible propeller at the front.]()
Daniel Henriks
CFI, CFII, MEI, Stage Checks
Languages: English, German & French
Hourly Rate: $85.00
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![A man in a black uniform standing outside a private jet with an open door and stairs.]()
Terry Norbraten
CFI,
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00
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![A smiling man in a blue shirt standing in front of an aquarium display at a store.]()
James Pavek
CFI, CFII
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $75.00
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![Man in sunglasses standing next to a small airplane outdoors]()
Mike Popovitch
CFI, CFII, Mountain Flying
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $75.00
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![A smiling man in a blue shirt standing in front of a small propeller airplane.]()
Tom Woodruff
CFI, CFII
Languages: English
Hourly Rate: $70.00
