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First Solo – Bruno Sotelo
Dec 07 2015Congratulations to Bruno Sotelo for soloing N1806G at South County! While our Reid-Hillview airport was too windy, E16 provided awesome conditions for this tailwheel student to go solo.
Another tailwheel pilot is born!
Solo shirt
Thank you to CFI David Pease for all of your hard work, dedication, and 7am flights!
CFI David Pease with Bruno after solo!
Four in 24!
Nov 20 2015Congratulations to Matt Bragen on becoming a Certified Flight Instructor! This is an amazing accomplishment and we are proud to see him pass his checkride and join us in training more pilots! A special thank you to CFII Dick Chang for getting Matt prepared for this complex checkride!
Matt Bragen, CFI
First Solo – Jason Bayard
Nov 17 2015
Jason Bayard and N915L
Congratulations to Jason Bayard on soloing N915L today! It’s a beautiful morning to solo for the first time. Thank you to CFI Tom Morley on providing great instruction and getting Jason prepped for this moment.
First Solo – Alessandro Tognaccini
Nov 15 2015
Alessandro and N9091L
Congratulation to Alessandro on soloing one of our beloved Citabrias! He’s enjoying the experience of learning on a traditional tailwheel aircraft and can’t wait to earn his Private Pilot license.
Thank you to Tom Morley for all of your great instruction!
New Instrument Pilot – Gordon Landale
Nov 08 2015Congratulations to Gordon Landale, our newest IFR pilot! A big thank you to Anton Salameh for his instruction with Gordon and Erik Cook, his examiner for conducting his checkride. Gordon will be continuing on next to commercial training.
Gordan Landale, Instrument Pilot
First Solo – Shawn Nikkila
Nov 02 2015
Newely soloed Shawn Nikkila with CFI Jason Brown
Congratulations to Shawn Nikkila on soloing 990WY on Halloween! No spooks for this pilot. He landed beautifully multiple times and is looking forward to more solo flights!
Thank you Jason Brown for training another real aviator!
New Tailwheel Pilot – Brett Hesterberg
Nov 01 2015Congratulations to Brett Hesterberg on passing his private pilot checkride in N1806G! With the weather finally cooperating, he was able to finish his checkride and earn his license. Thank you to CFI Jen Delp-Mallet for all your hard work and instruction!
DPE Scott Rohlfing and Brett Hesterber, Private Pilot
New Private Pilot – Bruce Smith
Oct 26 2015
DPE Scott Rohlfing and Bruce Smith, Private Pilot
Congratulations to Bruce Smith on earning his Private Pilot License! All of your hard work and studying has paid off! Next stop, fun flying trips with your buddies.
Thank you to CFI Lynzie Hudson and CFI Jason Brown for all of your great instruction!