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New Private Pilot – Matt Cole
Mar 03 2021Date: February 4, 2021
Instructor: Scott Holland
Aircraft: Citabria N2508Z
“Flying was something that I always wanted to do because of my Grandfather, Lt Col Hillary Cole. He always had so many war stories flying planes in WWII, or the Korean War. One of my favorites was when he met my grandmother and flew over with a training Jet and tipped his wings to impress my grandmother while she was sunbathing in Wisconsin. He was larger than life and a big inspiration to me. I feel very fortunate to have had him in my life and to have been able to share with him that I was also training to become a pilot before he passed away. Right now, my wife Lindsey and I are planning to use my PPL to explore California. Soon, I plan on getting an instrument rating and a mountain checkout so that we can fly more often and to more places. In the future, I see myself becoming a CFI and training new students just like my CFI, Scott Holland. Thank you Aerodynamic, I’m looking forward to my next rating!” ~Matt
New Commercial Pilot – Daniel Henriks
Feb 22 2021Date: February 6, 2021
Instructor: Stephanie, Anton & Bentley
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Congrats to Daniel on his newest pilot certificate! Next month he will become a Certificated Flight Instructor as well. Thanks for letting us be part of your journey. Way to go!
New Private Pilot – Andrew Wilson
Feb 17 2021Date: January 12, 2021
Instructor: Mitchell Templeton
Aircraft: Cessna N6796H
Congrats to Andrew on earning his Private Pilot Certificate!
New Private Pilot – Brad Guerke
Jan 24 2021Date: December 23, 2020
Instructors: Mitchell Templeton & Jason Brown
Aircraft: Cessna N61637
Congrats to Brad!. All his hard work earned him his Private Pilot Certificate!
New Private Pilot – Adeniji Adeleye
Jan 21 2021Date: December 21, 2020
Instructors: Steph, Marc, Bentley, Nathaniel & Daryll – aka “The Village”
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Congrats to Ade on earning his Private Pilot Certificate at our Monterey location!
New Private Pilot – Dima Martynyuk
Jan 21 2021Date: December 19, 2020
Instructor: Mitchell Templeton
Aircraft: Cessna N12234
“My grandfather was a fighter pilot and I’ve been enamored by aviation since I can remember. I never seriously considered becoming a pilot before a casual intro flight during Christmas of last year. That flight sparked my interest in flying myself for the freedom and fun it provides. It was definitely a challenging 2020, but thanks to everyone at Aerodynamic, and particularly Mitchell, it was a very rewarding journey.” ~Dima
New Flight Instructor – Joseph Oberholtzer
Jan 06 2021Date: December 10, 2020
Certification: Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI)
Instructor: Lynzie Hudson
Aircraft: N54102
“I am looking forward to sharing my love of flying with others and continuing to improve my abilities as a pilot and now as an instructor”~ Joey
Welcome to our family of instructors! Joey completed his final checkride to become a flight instructor with us. We are so proud to have been with him through this journey and can’t wait for him to share his love of flying with others. Congrats from all of us!
New Instrument Rating – Daniel Henriks
Dec 30 2020Date: December 7, 2020
Certification: Instrument Rating
Instructors: Nathaniel & Anton
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Congrats on one of the more challenging pilot ratings! IFR is hard work but so incredibly rewarding. Well done!
New Multi-engine Instructor – Mitchell Templeton
Nov 18 2020Date: November 10, 2020
Certification: Multi-engine Instructor (MEI)
Instructor: Lynzie Hudson
Aircraft: Twin Comanche N40DA
Happy Birthday and a big congrats on passing your MEI checkride! Mitchell teaches with AeroDynamic and just finished the hard work of adding multi-engine to his instructor credentials. We are very proud of all our CFIs’ effort to continue learning and growing as pilots and teachers. Well done, Mitch!!
New Private Pilot – Heather Hayden
Nov 10 2020Date: October 31, 2020
Instructors: Jen Watson & Ivan Stanojevic
Aircraft: Citabria N2508Z
The challenge of learning in a conventional airplane (aka tailwheel or taildragger) is worth the time and dedication when you turn out pilots as accomplished as Heather. Despite various setbacks throughout training (a broken wrist from playing sports, forest fires, weather challenges, a pandemic, etc.), she persevered to become a lady taildragger pilot on her first checkride attempt. We love having Heather as part of our family and hope she enjoys many years flying around and exploring California. CONGRATS!!!