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.

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OUR TEAM

SAN JOSE INSTRUCTORS

MONTEREY INSTRUCTORS

  • 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.

    Jerry

    Peter

    Jabair

    Jeff

    Roy

    Vlad

    Ernie

  • RHV Office Manager: Gianna Lo

    RHV Office Associates: Rebecca Rich, Chian Zhong

    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

the OWNERS

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  • Owner, Aerodynamic Aviation

    Jen 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 the corporate aviation world (currently flying a Citation 560) and realized she loved teaching people how to fly.

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  • Owner, Aerodynamic Aviation

    Josh 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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    Jen Watson

    Part 141 Chief Instructor

    DPE, NAFI Master Flight Instructor, FAA Gold Seal Instructor, ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI, Stage Checks, Tailwheel, Aerobatics, Mountain Flying, Backcountry, Expert Witness

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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

    Part 141 Assistant Chief Instructor

    Stage Checks

    Languages: English

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  • Woman with dark hair and sunglasses smiling in front of a blue, white, and red airplane.

    Thao Do

    CFI, CFII, MEI, Stage Checks

    NAFI Master Flight Instructor, FAA Gold Seal Instructor, Mountain Flying, Upset/Spin Recovery

    Languages: English

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  • Person standing next to a small white airplane at an airport.

    Chirag Chaudhari

    CFI

    Languages: English

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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

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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, Stage Checks

    Tailwheel

    Languages: English & Spanish

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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

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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

    Stage Checks

    Languages: English

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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

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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

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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, MEI

    Languages: Spanish, English

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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

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  • Woman standing next to a yellow and white small airplane.

    Grainne Gilvarry

    CFI

    Tailwheel, Aerobatics

    Languages: English

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  • Woman standing next to a small jet airplane on an airport tarmac.

    Sicily Giustino

    CFI, CFII

    Languages: English

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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, CFII

    Tailwheel

    Languages: English

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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, CFII

    Tailwheel, Aerobatics

    Languages: English

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  • Dylan Lea

    CFI, CFII

    Tailwheel

    Languages: English

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  • Flight Instructor inverted aerobatics

    Zach Lott

    CFI

    Tailwheel, Aerobatic Rides

    Languages: English

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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

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  • Instructor in San Jose fueling an airplane

    Luke Phillips

    CFI

    Languages: English

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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

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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

    Languages: English

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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

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  • Person standing beside a seaplane on the water's edge

    Ivan Stanojevic

    CFI

    Tailwheel, Mountain Flying, Backcountry

    Languages: English

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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

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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 (currently on leave)

    Tailwheel, Mountain Flying

    Languages: English, French, Hebrew

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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, Stage Checks

    Tailwheel

    Languages: English

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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

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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

    Former Assistant Chief Instructor, CFI, Tailwheel, true friend and always part of our family

    Flew west 4/11/2021

    Hourly Rate: Priceless

Prices effective April 15, 2026 – subject to change without notice. We try to keep instructors’ rates updated, but they do change based on new instructor qualifications and teaching checkouts. Current prices will be reflected in Paperless FBO.

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. Block is not available to Part 141 students.

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OUR CFIs | Monterey Instructors

For our most up-to-date list of instructors and what they can teach, click here.

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    Bert Cool

    CFI

    Languages: English

  • 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

  • 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

  • A man in a black uniform standing outside a private jet with an open door and stairs.

    Terry Norbraten

    CFI

    Languages: English

  • Man in sunglasses standing next to a small airplane outdoors

    Mike Popovitch

    CFI, CFII, Mountain Flying

    Languages: English

  • A smiling man in a blue shirt standing in front of a small propeller airplane.

    Tom Woodruff

    CFI, CFII

    Languages: English