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New Private Pilot – John Lewis
Nov 21 2022Private Pilot Checkride: November 15, 2022
Instructor: Nir Chen
Aircraft: Cessna N61637
School Location: San Jose, CA (KSJC)
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- John and CFI Nir
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- John with DPE Carol
Congrats to John and Nir on a first-time pass with DPE Carol! Carol is visiting us from Alaska, where she has flown for 27 years. She gave great feedback on John’s performance and we are proud to make pilots like him. Well done to both John and his instructor on a phenomenal job!
New Commercial Pilot – Noah Sniffen
Nov 10 2022Commercial Pilot Checkride: November 6, 2022
Instructors: Skyler Tan & Shaz Widhani
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
School Location: San Jose, CA (KSJC)
Congrats to Noah for passing his commercial checkride! After months of hard work and countless hours of study, Noah completed his commercial certificate on the first attempt with DPE Jon Thornton. If anyone needs a pilot for hire, you know who to call! Well done!
First Solo Flight – Chris Brubaker
Oct 31 2022Solo Date: October 19, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Instructor: Kenny Behlen
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Way to go, Chris! We love seeing our students reach their goals, and flying solo around the busy skies in San Jose definitely qualifies as a big achievement. All that hard work with CFI Kenny paid off and you can officially go fly by yourself. Whoot whoot!
First Solo Flight – Dong Zhang
Oct 31 2022Solo Date: October 19, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Instructor: Benny He
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
We are busy helping dreams come true and we love it. It is such an incredible moment for an instructor to watch their student take all they’ve taught them and have a successful first solo flight. The smiles on their faces tell us all we need to know – they loved it! Congrats on your milestone!
First Solo Flight – David Kim
Oct 31 2022Solo Date: October 16, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Instructor: William Sun
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Another one leaves the nest! Our instructors are doing an amazing job helping these student pilots spread their wings. Congrats on such a big accomplishment, David.
First Solo Flight – John Lewis
Oct 22 2022Solo Date: October 14, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Instructor: Nir Chen
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Their look of happiness says it all – it was a successful first solo flight! The memory of that feeling, taking off and landing an airplane by yourself, is something a pilot will never forget. Congrats, John and CFI Nir!
First Solo Flight – Anirudh Nandella
Oct 22 2022Solo Date: October 10, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N9027H
Instructor: Lucas Silva
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats on your first solo flight! We love to see our student pilots take this huge step in their flight training journey. May all your landings be soft and nose high.
New Instrument Rating – Mark Zhu
Oct 18 2022Instrument Checkride: September 28, 2022
Instructor: Benny He
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: Hayway, CA (KHWD)
First Solo Flight – Hao Wan
Oct 18 2022Solo Date: September 24, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N12234
Instructors: Skyler Tan & Shaz Widhani
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to Hao for completing his first solo! Hao has put in countless hours of hard work and for the first time he was by himself at the controls on a beautiful afternoon. Great work!
First Solo Flight – Rahul Gaikwad
Oct 14 2022Solo Date: September 25, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N61637
Instructor: Shaz Widhani
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to Rahul for completing his first solo! After taking a break for family, Rahul came back, knocked off the rust, and enjoyed his three solo laps in the pattern on a beautiful Sunday morning. Now on to cross country flights!