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First Solo Flight – Charith Wickramaarachchi

Apr 26 2022
Solo Date: March 25, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Instructors: Thao Do & Graham Harbman
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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“Flight training: I initially trained with Graham and then with Thao. Training has been a great experience and I feel it trained my brain to look at the world in a completely new eye. Training with Graham helped me learn the basics of flying.  Training with Thao helped me a lot to stabilize my flying. She is being very patient with me and methodically trained me to develop the skills needed for a safe solo flight.
Solo: It was a great evening. We had really great weather.  I felt confident about the landing and felt really good after the first. I kept reminding myself to go though every details of the checklists. It was a very fulfilling experience.
Goal: Keep training to be a great general aviation pilot.” – Charith
Congrats on a job well done!
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New Private Pilot – Sicheng Xin

Apr 09 2022
Private Pilot Checkride: March 21, 2022
Instructor: Zibin He
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

CFI Zibin is on a roll with a second Private Pilot who successfully completed his checkride and earned a first-time pass with DPE Jon Thornton. Congrats to both!

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New Private Pilot – Yipeng Zhou

Apr 07 2022
Private Pilot Checkride: March 14, 2022
Instructor: Zibin He
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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Congrats to Yipeng and CFI Zibin for a first-time pass of his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Jon Thornton!

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First Solo Flight – Lillian Shen

Mar 31 2022
Solo Date: March 24, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Instructor: Skyler Tan
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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Congrats to Lillian and CFI Skyler on all their hard work! The first solo flight is in her logbook and checkride prep has begun. Whoot whoot! We love making pilot dreams happen.

New Private Pilot – Alex Bonne

Feb 16 2022
Private Pilot Checkride: February 11, 2022
Instructor: Ivan Stanojevic
Aircraft: Citarbria N990WY
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

Congrats to Alex and CFI Ivan on a first-time pass on his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Tom Hornak! Alex earned his PPL in our Citabrias but will soon begin transitioning to his newly acquired Maule M7-235, which he also leases to us to train others in. Way to go, Alex!!!

 

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First Solo Flight – Ching-Chi Chang

Dec 22 2021
Solo Date: November 9, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N9027H
Instructor: Thao Do
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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“I’m very grateful for reaching this milestone and for all the instructions I’ve received along the way. I was a bit sluggish in the middle but Thao helped to push me through. Will continue to work toward the certificate while enjoying the journey!” Ching-Chi

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New Private Pilot – Brian Baumgartner

Nov 16 2021
Private Pilot Checkride: October 19, 2021
Instructor: Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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“Ever since seeing Top Gun for the first time as a child I wanted to be a pilot.  After a few false starts in the past, I finally made it happen this year. While I knew it would be difficult, I never dreamed of the knowledge, skill, and determination required to make it happen. You truly will experience every emotion as you navigate the process, including elation when you finally achieve your goal. I could not have made it all the way without the help, support, and instruction provided by the CFIs and office staff at Aerodynamic Aviation, including Matt Fall, Chris Bonneau, Kevin Oliver, Graham Harbman, Daniel Sims, and especially my primary flight and ground school instructor, Thao Do, who spent countless hours with me in the classroom and cockpit fine tuning my skills and molding me into the pilot I am today.” ~ Brian

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First Solo Flight – Deepak Ravishankar

Nov 09 2021
Solo Date: October 14, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Instructor: Thao Do
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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“I have always had the dream of learning to fly and it has always a question of “when” and not “if”. When I started my training, I thought I would be nervous but with all the amazing training from Thao and Clinton my solo felt like just another flight. Excited for the next steps and to get my license!” ~ Deepak

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New Private Pilot – Vinay Shiva

Nov 04 2021
Private Pilot Checkride: October 1, 2021
Instructors: Mitchell Templeton & Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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“Growing up in the vicinity of an Air Force base, it’s always been a dream to fly. Although I didn’t pursue it as a career, I’m excited and grateful to have been able to reach this milestone.

Many thanks to Thao for helping me prepare and ensuring I reach the required perfection, and to Mitchell for pushing me through when I hit the plateau before my solo.

Looking forward to exercising my private pilot privileges and exploring the skies!” ~ Vinay

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New Private Pilot – Craig Stanley

Sep 27 2021
Private Pilot Checkride: September 9, 2021
Instructor: Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N12234
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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Congrats to Craig on a first-time pass of his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Tom Hornak! His instructor Thao is incredibly proud.

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