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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
AOPA Writes About Our Chief!
Apr 19 2015Something seems very right with the universe. Amelia Reid founded her flight school, Amelia Reid Aviation (now AeroDynamic Aviation) in 1960 because she wanted to have time for her son. Jennifer Delp Mallet gave up a career with the airlines and became a flight instructor for the exact same reason!
Fifty five years after its founding, Jen is now the Chief Instructor and co-owner of AeroDynamic Aviation, continuing the tradition of good old fashioned stick and rudder flight training. Jen loves flying and teaching in old taildraggers as much as in the latest glass cockpit carbon fiber wonder planes.
Read the AOPA article here
AeroDynamic has now opened up branches at Salinas and Monterey airports. We have hosted an AOPA Rusty Pilot Seminar at Monterey, and we are working with AOPA and Salinas Airport to help make the AOPA regional fly in a success in May.
First Solo – Bernard Guetermann
Mar 12 2015Congrats to Bernard Guetermann who waited out a foggy morning to get his chance to go solo! His successful flight was overseen by his watchful CFI, Tom Morley. Well done on your instructing Tom!
Bernard Guetermann
Congrats to John Wilson! Passed Private Pilot Checkride!
Jan 18 2015Congratulations to John Wilson for passing his private pilot check ride with DPE Scott Rohlfing! All of his hard work and studying with CFI Blake Hannigan really paid off!
Well done John!
DPE Scott Rohlfing giving John Wilson the ticket to fly!
Parisian Pilot’s Taildragger Trip
Jan 14 2015We recently had the pleasure of hosting a Parisian Pilot with a thirst for taildraggers. Olivier Barloy visited from Paris to try out the art of taildragging.
He flew every member of our Champion family with several of our instructors. Citabrias with Grainne, Kendall, Mark and Jim, the Decathlon for some spins, loops and rolls with Jim, and at the end the classic 1946 Aeronca Champ with Zdravko.
A perfect final flight for a week of taildragger adventures. Olivier more than earned his tailwheel endorsement!
Olivier and Zdravko after a delightful flight in the Champ!
Private Checkride Passed!!! Congrats Ching Lee!
Jan 08 2015
CFI Grainne Gilvarry joins DPE Scott Rohlfing and Ching Lee after a well executed checkride flight
Congratulations to Ching Lee on earning your Private Pilot’s License with DPE Scott Rohlfing! Ching joins the long line of tailwheel pilots trained at AeroDynamic Aviation. Congrats to CFI Grainne Gilvarry whose great instruction lead to another student earning his wings!
First Solo – Brett Hesterberg
Jan 04 2015
Congratulations to Brett Hesterberg on his first solo! He perfectly piloted 990WY on a beautiful day! Congrats also to his instructor, Chief Pilot Jen Delp-Mallet, who once again, has lead a student to a successful solo!
First Solo – Julio MacWilliams
Nov 07 2014
Julio After His First Solo Flight
Congratulations to Julio MacWilliams on his first solo. Julio, his Citabria and his instructor, Grainne, are all fine and ready to do it again. Well done Julio and Grainne.