October 2010

Oct 31 2010

Well done to Peter Marshall who passed his CFI checkride in our Cessna 172RG, N616SF.

Congratulations to Brian Hsu who passed his Instrument Rating knowledge test with a score of 95%. Well done Brian.

50th Birthday Party! Yes we have been training aviators for a full half century. We had an awesome birthday bash – Saturday, October 16th at 4pm. Click here for more.

Japan’s first open aerobatic contest has just taken place, and guess who won first place in Primary? Our own Toshiro Tanikawa. Well done Toshi-san!

Congratulations to Thomas Carlson for passing his Sport Pilot knowledge test with a score of 95%. Excellent job Thomas.

Another certified pilot! Well done to Justin Beckham who earned his Sport Pilot certificate with Examiner Lou Fields. Congratulations to Justin and his CFI Erik Schmidt.

Fleet Week this weekend (Oct 7-10)! Temporary Flight Restrictions apply to the San Francisco Bay Area. Do make sure you check NOTAMS before you try to do a Bay Tour!

Two brothers in two days! Well done to Dmitry and Kirill Nikonchuk who earned their Private Pilot certificates just a day apart. They came all the way from St Petersburg, Russia to fly with us and we are delighted with their success. Well done Dmitry and Kirill, and the many CFIs who worked hard with them to make it possible.

Congratulations to Mikhael Nikonchhuk who flew his first solo. Mikhael and CFI Erik Schmidt are both fine after the experience 😉 and Mikhael has since flown several more solos. Well done to both.