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First Solo – Eric Middleton

Feb 13 2016

Tailwheel private pilot student Eric Middleton soloed Citabria 9091L on January 28th at KRHV (Reid-Hillview airport) while instructor Tom Morley supervised. It’s an incredible achievement to take those first solo steps, especially in a taildragger. Well done, Eric and Tom!

first solo flight, Citabria, 7ECA

 

Solo date: January 28, 2016

Tailwheel Instructor: Tom Morley

Private Pilot Checkride Pass – Xiaoyang Gu

Feb 08 2016

Checkride Passed!

New Private Pilot

Congratulations to Xiaoyang Gu on becoming a Private Pilot! Although weather was a force to be reckoned with, he finally got a VFR day and passed his checkride with DPE Scott Rohlfing.

Private Pilot, Tailwheel, Checkride

Thank you to CFI Sergey Sinyachkin and CFI David Waksberg for preparing him to pass his checkride!

First Solo – Keith Andersen

Jan 19 2016

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Congratulations to Keith Anderson on soloing the Aeronca Champ! He’s enjoying flying the Champ but will soon be switching to the Citabria 7ECAs to finish up his Private Pilot requirements.

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Thank you to CFI Blake H. and CFI Jason Brown for all of your great instruction!

First Solo – Jeff Fortner

Jan 16 2016

Congratulation to Jeff Fortner on soloing 712MF! Jeff is now only a few short steps away from finishing up his Sport Pilot training and earning his license!

Thank you to CFI David Waksberg for all of your hard work and instruction getting Jeff ready for this once in a lifetime moment!

Scholarship Recipient – Danielle Ray

Jan 16 2016 Danielle Ray

A huge congratulations to Danielle Ray, who became the proud recipient of the Monterey Bay 99s 2015 scholarship! Danielle earned her Private Pilot License with AeroDynamic and quickly moved on to flying taildraggers. She is currently studying for her instrument rating and works in the Monterey office during her spare time. We are so happy for you and wish you many such successes!

First Solo – SG Tan

Jan 10 2016

Congratulations to SG on soloing 9091L! He waited out the gloomy low fog to solo on this fine day. Another tailwheel pilot is born!

Thank you to CFI David Pease and CFI Jason Brown for all of your awesome instruction and support!

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CFI David Pease and Sze Guan Tan

First Solo – Nicholas Murphy

Dec 28 2015
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CFI Coby Sena, Nicholas Murphy and his wife

Congratulations to Nicholas Murphy on soloing N98485! With the support of his wife and CFI Coby Sena, he’s accomplished this impressive milestone!

 

Our Amazing Staff at Reid-Hillview Celebrates the Holidays

Dec 14 2015

Thanks to all the incredible people who devote their time to making new pilots and passing on their love of aviation to future generations. AeroDynamic Aviation would not be the amazing place it is without this hard-working group of staff and instructors, our aviation family. Special thanks also goes to those significant others who support them.

Happy Holidays from all of us to you and yours!

First Solo – Jason & Vlad Bayard

Dec 10 2015

Congratulations to the Bayards on soloing! The father & son duo started flight training together and the pair have done well. Next step is cross country adventures and night flying!

Thank you to CFI Tom Morley and CFI Jason Brown for your great instruction!

 

 

First Solo – Shenghao Huang

Dec 08 2015
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Shenghao Huang and CFI David Pease

Congratulations to Shenghao on soloing 990WY on this overcast morning! He may have been restricted to KRHV today, but he’ll soon be enjoying cross countries around California on clear, beautiful days.

Thank you to CFI David Pease for all of your hard work instructing our next generation of tailwheel pilots!

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