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Going Solo: Anny Aubin
Aug 20 2012Congratulations to Anny Aubin who soloed SportStar N712MF. Way to go Anny and her CFI Daniel Most!!
Going Solo: Stefan Mens flies the SportStar
Aug 16 2012Another fledgling leaves the nest!
Well done to Stefan Mens who successfully soloed the Evektor SportStar at Hollister and Salinas airports.
Stefan came all the way from Switzerland and is working on his Sport Pilot license.
Congratulations again to Stefan and his instructor Ben Ellsworth.
New Private Pilot: Ahrash Aleshi
Aug 08 2012Congratulations to Ahrash Aleshi for passing his private pilot checkride with Examiner Sherry Diamond. Way to go Ahrash and his CFI Erik Schmidt!
Going Solo: Jamal Boudi
Aug 06 2012Congratulations to Jamal Boudi who soloed SportStar N712MF. Way to go Jamal and his instructor Daniel Most!
Going Solo: Nick Collison
Jul 24 2012Congratulations to Nick Collison who soloed Citabria N5032G. Well done Nick and his CFI Rimas Viselga!!
Going Solo: Matthew Lai
Jul 21 2012Congratulations to Matthew Lai who soloed Citabria N990WY!! Well done to both Matthew and his CFI team of Dave Gray, Erik Schmidt, Sergey Sinyachkin, and Rich Digrazzi!
AeroDynamic Private and Sport Pilot Ground School Starts Aug 1
Jul 19 2012The next session of our popular Sport / Private Pilot Ground School starts Wed Aug 1, 2012.
Classes are held Wednesdays at 6:30 – 9.00 pm.
The ground school covers all the information you will need to fly safely and to pass the knowledge test. Some homework, in the form of extra reading is required.
You can join the class at any point, and continue through the next session, or simply drop in for sessions that interest you.
Cost is $220.00 for the complete course ($20 discount for EAA Members). Materials not included. You will need to buy books and materials. They ara available from the Instructor, or in any pilot shop.
If you don’t want the whole course, you can drop in for single sessions, at a cost of $20 per session. Licensed pilots who want a refresher are welcome. You can join the class at any point, and continue through the next session.
Click here for more information, enroll and pay online, or call the office on (408) 320-9614 to enroll, or email groundschool@aerodynamicaviation.com
Class Schedule
The schedule may be changed to account for public holidays or changes in the syllabus.
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Aircraft Structure, Flight Controls and Principles
Aerodynamic of Flight Aircraft Systems Flight Instruments Flight manuals, Documents, Weight and Balance Aircraft Performance Airport Operations Airspace, Aeromedical factors Federal Aviation Rules an regulations – FAR Part 61 Federal Aviation Rules an regulations – FAR Part 91 Weather Theory Weather Services, Charts and briefings Navigation Radio Navigation, Aeronatical Decision Making (ADM) X – Country Flight Planning, review, final review |
About the Instructor
Larry Reed, CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI, BS in Professional Aeronautics, Embry Riddle
Larry is our popular Sport and Private Pilot Ground School instructor. Larry had his first airplane ride at six and has loved airplanes and flying since. He began flying lessons in 1964 at the Navy Memphis Flying Club, soloed in 1966 at RHV and became a CFI in 1977, also at RHV. He admits to having his taildragger skills improved by Len von Clemm who also taught him aerobatics in 1978. He taught in tail-draggers and tri-cycle geared airplanes at Amelia Reid Aviation and other flight schools since 1977.
Going Solo: Michael Busch
Jul 09 2012Congratulations to Michael Busch who soloed Citabria N9091L. Well done Michael and his CFI Erik Schmidt!
Going Solo: Zinnia Kilkenny
Jul 05 2012Congratulations to Zinnia Kilkenny who soloed Citabria N1701H. Well done Zinnia and CFI Jim Grant (with a little help from Zdravko and Rimas)!!
Welcome Mike Krueger!
Jul 05 2012Mike Krueger joined the ranks of our Sport Pilot students here at AeroDynamic Aviation. He enjoyed an introductory lesson with CFI Daniel Most in SportStar N712MF.