June 2010

Jun 30 2010

There’s no stopping them! Congratulations to Arnold Failano at Salinas, who soloed for the first time. Well done Arnold and his CFI Tom.

Another fledgling takes to the sky! Mike Dennison flew his first solo, in a Citabria, supervised by CFI Tristan Duplan. Well done Mike and Tristan.

The skies are getting fuller! Andy Leeper earned his Private Pilot license from examiner Sherry Diamond. Congratulations Andy!

Congratulations to Maeva Riley who soled in a Citabria watched by CFI Mark Guerrero. Well done to Maeva and Mark!

Another first solo! Congratulations to David Jackson who flew his first solo flight under supervision from Erik Schmidt. Well done David and Erik.

Well done to AeroDynamic Aerobats, Bonnie Ritchey, Gunther Hagleitner, Toshi Tanikawa, and Rimas Viselga who competed in the Paso Robles 2010 Aerobatic Contest. All placed in the top half of their category. Toshi placed first overall in Primary category in his first contest! Rimas and Bonnie both got two medals apiece. Full results and pictures when we get them.

Another certified pilot! Congratulations to Karl Koehler who aced his Private Pilot checkride to earn his license from Examiner Sherry Diamond. Well done Karl.

We added another Cessna 172M – N61672 is only a few places after N61637 on the production line. It has a 160HP engine upgrade and long range tanks.