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New Private Pilot: Matt Claudius
Oct 18 2012A brand new Private Pilot takes to the skies! Congratulations to Matt Claudius who successfully passed his Private Pilot checkride in a Citabria.
Matt, Erik, and Citabria 1806G
Well done Matt, and his CFI Erik.
Going Solo: Reza Zadeh
Oct 14 2012Congratulations to Reza Zadeh who soloed Citabria N1806G. Well done Reza and his CFI Grainne Gilvarry!!
CFI Grainne and Reza
Going Solo: Elmar Niewerth
Oct 14 2012Congratulations to Elmar Niewerth for soloing SportStar N712MF. Well done Elmar and his CFI Daniel Most!!
Elmar and the SportStar
Elmar has been taking flying lessons towards his Sport Pilot license and we look forward to him becoming a certified pilot soon.
Complex Endorsed: Dave Presta
Oct 08 2012Congratulations to Dave Presta who earned his complex endorsement with CFI Rene Garcia in N616SF.
CFI Rene Garcia and Dave Presta
Cessna 8RC now has a DME
Oct 07 2012We have added a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) unit to Cessna 968RC (one of our Cesna 172P planes in Salinas).
Narco 890 DME
So what, you may ask. It turns out that a DME allows a huge number of instrument approaches to be flown that cannot be flown with just two NAV radios and ADF. For example Monterey LOC/DME 28L which is the most commonly used approach into Monterey. Other approaches can be flown more accurately with a DME and sometimes to lower minima. Yet unlike most GPS navigators, a DME is simple to configure and simple to use.
Enjoy it!
New Instrument Pilot: Pablo Vasquez
Sep 28 2012We have a brand new instrument rated pilot! Congratulations to Pablo Vasquez who earned his instrument rating in N54102 (Cessna 172P) after flying with CFI Sergey Sinyachkin. Examiner Sherry Diamond was duly impressed and signed off on Pablo’s instrument ticket.
Pablo and Examiner Sherry
Well done Pablo and Sergey.
New Private Pilot: Nick Collison
Sep 18 2012Congratulations to Nick Collison who earned his Private Pilot Certificate with Examiner Sherry Diamond. Well done Nick and his CFI Rimas Viselga!!
Nick Collison and Examiner Sherry Diamond
New Private Pilot: Matthew Lai
Sep 02 2012Congratulations to Matthew Lai for passing his Private Pilot checkride with Examiner Sherry Diamond. Way to go Matthew and his CFIs Erik Schmidt and Rich Digrazzi.
Matthew Lai and Examiner Sherry Diamond
Going Solo: Robert Laczko
Aug 27 2012Congratulations to Robert Laczko for soloing Cessna N98485. Well done to Robert and his CFI Mark Guerrero!!
CFI Mark Guerrero and Roberty Laczko
New Sport Pilot: Stefan Mens
Aug 23 2012Stefan came all the way from Switzerland to earn his Sport Pilot license with us. In less than a month, without too much stress, flying a couple of hours a day, Stefan achieved his goal and is now the proud holder of a Sport Pilot license.
Stefan and Ben with the SportStar
Congratulations and well done to Stefan and his instructor Ben!