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New Private Pilot – Ching-Chi Chang
Jun 27 2022Private Pilot Checkride: May 16, 2022
Instructor: Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
School Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“I finally achieved the goal I’d been dreaming of – becoming a pilot! A lot of thanks to the staff and instructors in Aerodynamic Aviation, especially to Thao for her high standard and tireless training!” ~ Ching-Chi
New Instrument Pilots – Noah & Jonah Sniffen
Jun 01 2022Instrument Checkrides: May 20 & 21, 2022
Instructors: Sara Stumpf & Skyler Tan
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Training Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to our twins Noah and Jonah for earning their instrument ratings on back-to-back checkrides with DPE Eric Cook! Earning a first-time pass of this challenging rating is no easy feat. Well done, guys!
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- Jonah with DPE Eric
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- Noah with DPE Eric
First Solo Flight – Gordon Lo
May 09 2022Solo Date: April 22, 2022
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Instructor: Thao Do
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“I thought I would be nervous, but once I got the engine started, flying the airplane became second nature. Learning to fly is a constant learning process but I am lucky and grateful to have found an instructor who understands the importance of flying by feel. Thanks, Thao, I would not have made it this far without your patience and energy.” ~ Gordon
New Private Pilot – Shaohuang “Daniel” Mo
May 05 2022Private Pilot Checkride: April 10, 2022
Instructor: Skyler Tan
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Daniel began training in Pennsylvania but after a move to the west side of the country, he came to AeroDynamic to finish his Private Pilot training with CFI Skyler. Congrats on earning your first official set of wings!
New Private Pilot – Mena Abdelmalak
May 03 2022Private Pilot Checkride: April 3, 2022
Instructor: Skyler, Daniel & Thao
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
From the cabin to the flight deck, Mena is making moves! Currently a flight attendant with a major airline, Mena is looking to transition to flying large aircraft for his career. We are all for it! Congrats on earning your first pilot belt on the way to the ATP certificate needed to fly for the airlines. It won’t be long now. Thanks for making us part of your journey!
New Instrument-rated Pilot – Trevor Orr
Mar 05 2022Instrument Checkride: March 1, 2022
Instructor: Zibin He
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Trevor Orr earned his instrument rating! Trevor picked up the checkride and nailed everything with DPE Scott Rohlfing to get his new rating. We are super proud of all his hard work on one of the most challenging checkrides.
New Private Pilot – Vinay Shiva
Nov 04 2021Private Pilot Checkride: October 1, 2021
Instructors: Mitchell Templeton & Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“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
New Commercial Pilot – Sergey Kataev
Sep 13 2021Commercial Pilot Checkride: August 31, 2021
Instructors: Dick, Thao & Evgenii
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Happy birthday, Sergey!
“I got my first PPL Scotland and flew in the US with AeroDynamic on that license. Eventually I found the taildragger challenge to be great fun and got my US PPL in a Citabria, then added glider rating as a safer alternative to hang gliding.
Light sport planes have always appealed to me as the most fun to fly, so I got a CFI-Sport license, and I’ve introduced quite a few people to flying over the last 3 years.
Last year I decided to go for the full CFI, completing the Instrument rating in April and now Commercial Pilot license. Thanks to Dick Chang, Thao Do and Evgenii Sikachev for teaching me. CFI is next!” ~ Sergey
New Private Pilot – Lainey Rogers
Sep 01 2021Private Pilot Checkride: August 17, 2021
Instructor: Skyler Tan
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
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- First solo on July 28
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- Licensed pilot on Aug 17
Way to rock it out! Lainey did an amazing job with studying and flying during her summer break from college, and she capped it off with a first-time pass of her Private Pilot checkride. Lainey’s dad also flies with us, and we all couldn’t be more proud of her. Oh, the places you will go! Hope to see you next summer for the instrument rating.
New Private Pilot – Ken Takeuchi
Jun 26 2021Date: June 2, 2021
Instructor: Graham Harbman
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
A big wahooooooo to Ken and CFI Graham for passing the Private Pilot checkride and earning that first license. Oh, the places it can take you! Enjoy exploring the skies, Ken.