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First Solo Flight – Mark Albiol
Dec 19 2022Solo Date: November 20, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N53456
Instructor: Jim McDonald
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
It’s not every day a young pilot receives their driver’s license just before soloing an airplane. Congrats to Mark and CFI Jim for earning these bragging rights!
New Private Pilot – Evan Crane
Sep 24 2022Private Pilot Checkride: September 11, 2022
Instructor: Daniel Henriks
Aircraft: Cessna N53456
School Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Congrats on a successful pass and earning your Private Pilot certificate! Proud instructor Daniel greets his newly licensed pilot after the checkride with DPE Jon Thornton. Well done, everyone! Time to spread those wings.
First Solo Flight – Sunny Haight
Sep 20 2022Solo Date: September 5, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N53456
Instructor: Daniel Henriks
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Congrats to Sunny and CFI Daniel on a successful first solo at Monterey’s class C airport! What an amazing accomplishment.
New Private Pilot – Andy Gibbs
Jul 26 2022Private Pilot Checkride: June 12, 2022
Instructor: Daniel Henriks
Aircraft: Cessna N737ZD
School Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
After recently turning 18 years old, Andy decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. He earned his first pilot certificate with CFI Daniel at our Monterey location. Well done, guys! You’ve made everyone proud.
First Solo Flights – Chad & Amber
Jun 10 2022Solo Dates: Feb 28 and May 6, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna 172
Instructor: Daryll Manzano
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
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- The shirt tails have been cut
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- The customary solo water bucket
The couple who trains together stays together, at least we really hope so! Congrats to couple Chad Peabody and Amber Roach. They are working toward their Private Pilot certificates and both recently soloed with CFI Daryll. What a cool adventure for you to take as a couple! Congrats!
New Private Pilot – Kevin Healy
Sep 08 2021Private Pilot Checkride: August 26, 2021
Instructors: Daryll and Steph
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Kevin passed his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Jon Thornton on his first try. Congrats to him and CFIs Steph & Daryll from our Monterey location. Well done, all!
New Private Pilot – Sandor Nagy
Sep 04 2021Private Pilot Checkride: August 22, 2021
Instructors: Steph and Tom
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Whoot whoot, Sandor! Way to rock the Private Pilot checkride and earn your first set of pilot wings!
“Reaching this milestone has been my dream since childhood. As a kid, I rode my bicycle to the Concord (KCCR) airport, watched planes, and listened to pilots on an aviation radio that I purchased with my savings. Over the decades several of my closest friends have pursued private aviation, and now it was my turn. Learning to fly in the Monterey Bay area has been a thrill. I look forward to flying up and down the West Coast to explore new places with family and friends. Looking down from 5,000 feet reminds me about the importance of protecting this very special place we call Earth….see you in the skies!” ~ Sandor
New Commercial Pilot – Mike Fritsche
Sep 02 2021Commercial Pilot Checkride: August 18, 2021
Instructors: Steph and Bentley
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Congrats to Mike on all the hard work and dedication it takes to make it to Commercial Pilot status! We look forward to seeing him fly tours of Monterey Bay with us and eventually continue on to Flight Instructor 🙂
AeroDynamic Aviation on World’s Greatest TV!
Aug 31 2021We are incredibly honored to be featured on World’s Greatest TV show for their choice of Flight School. Our historic school began in 1960 and has trained thousands of pilots since then. We are thankful to every student, pilot, instructor, mechanic and office person who contributed to make us the World’s Greatest Flight School!
New Private Pilot – Mandy Hatfield
Aug 24 2021Private Pilot Checkride: August 8, 2021
Instructor: Bentley Mundle
Aircraft: Cessna N53456
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
“The past year and half has been an life altering, whirlwind for many of us. While I saw many lose there jobs or have they’re jobs put on on hold, I also watched my coworkers work tirelessly to care for sick patients, exhausting themselves both physically, mentally and emotionally. I had several coworkers retire early, quit, or have to go out on medical leave because of the emotional toll the pandemic took on many of us in healthcare. In October of last year I took a break from my job and went to Alaska and flew with a female pilot through the massive expanse of Denali National Park, landing on top of one of it many glaciers. It was at this point that I decided I wanted to learn how to fly as I knew it would give me a focus, a goal, and a passion to follow during a time in which many in my field felt tired, lost and hopeless. I am extremely grateful to have been able to learn and experience all that aviation has to offer. It definitely gives some perspective to the worlds problems as everything looks much smaller from seat of a Cessna, and more peaceful with headset.:)” ~ Mandy