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Going Solo: Cheynne Lishman
Feb 28 2013Another fledgling leaves the nest! Congratulations to Cheynne Lishman who soloed Cessna 61637 under CFI Godfrey Watson’s anxious gaze.
Cheynne Goes Solo
Well done to Cheynne and his CFI Godfrey.
New Instrument Pilot: Casey Hill
Dec 15 2012Congratulations to Casey Hill who came all the way from Alaska to get his Instrument Rating with CFI Erik Schmidt and DPE Jim Currier. 
Casey will now be heading back to Alaska to work on his Commercial ticket in a C185 with retractable gear (Skis!). He’ll also be flying as a C130 loadmaster with the Alaska ANG. Good job Casey!
New Private Pilot: Andrew Snyder
Dec 12 2012Congratulations to our newest private pilot, Andrew Snyder, who passed his private checkride with Examiner Jim Currier. Well done Andrew and CFI Godfrey Watson!
CFI Godfrey Watson, Andrew Snyder, and FAA Examiner Jim Currier
Going Solo: Alexey Gavrilov
Dec 10 2012Congratulations to Alexey Gavrilov who soloed Cessna 61637. Well done Alexey and his CFI Sergey Sinyachkin!!
Alexey and Cessna N61637
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 Avionics Bus and Master Switch for Cessna 637 (plus a couple of other improvements)
Sep 14 2012We recently did a number of improvements to N61637, our 1975 Cessna 172M.
Cessna 61637
The most immediately noticeable to pilots is the installation of an avionics master switch. This may sound a simple thing, but it is not. To do it, the electric bus had to be split in two and all avionics connected to the second one, behind the new switch. Many hours of work, hanging upside down under the panel, was needed.
Pilots now just need to turn the avionics master on and off, it is no longer necessary or even recomended to turn each radio on and off separately.
Please remember, NEVER turn the avionics master on before the engine is started, and ALWAYS turn it off before the engine is shut down! See also the article on alternator problems.
In addition to the avionic work, we took the opportunity to rebuild the nosewheel strut assembly and also to install a new flap motor.
A big “Thank you” to Victory Aero for doing the work so quickly.
As always, do remember to check the AeroDynamic Aviation web site regularly. We recently added more Pilot Operating Handbooks to our “Useful Documents” section
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 Private Pilot: Jim Crawford
Jul 03 2012Congratulations to Jim Crawford who passed his Private Pilot checkride with Examiner Sherry Diamond in Cessna N61637. Well done to Jim and his CFI Rich Digrazzi. Way to go!!
New Private Pilot Jim Crawford and Examiner Sherry Diamond
N53456 is coming!
Jun 27 2012Our latest addition to the fleet is on her way. Father and son team, Mark and Mike Nelson are flying it from Florida. As I type this they are in Carlsbad, NM, and by tomorrow they ought to be here. Check out their flight track here.
‘456 is a 1981 Cessna 172P. She has a Garmin 430W IFR approach approved GPS/NAV/COM, plus a Garmin 327 digital solid state transponder and a PS Engineering intercom.
She is scheduled to start work at Salinas this weekend. Until you can fly her, here are some pictures.
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