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New Private Pilot – Uday Kapoor
Apr 27 2012
Uday and his Examiner
Well done Uday and AeroDynamic CFI Mark Guerrero
New Private Pilot (for the second time) – Matthias Sauer
Apr 26 2012Congratulations to Matthias Sauer who added a US Private Plot Certificate to his acomplishments. Matthias already has a German Private Pilot License for both airplanes and gliders and now he also has a US license too, granted by Examiner Jim Currier.
Well done Matthias, and AeroDynamic CFI Dick Chang.
New Private Pilot: Armin Monajemi
Apr 24 2012-
- CFI Jen and her student Armin
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- New Private Pilot Armin and Examiner Sherry
Congratulations to Armin Monajemi who passed his Private Pilot checkride today with Examiner Sherry Diamond. Armin walked out of here with a temporary certificate and a lot of praise from Sherry on his skills. Well done Armin and CFI Jen Delp-Mallet!!
Going Solo: Ian Besemer
Mar 25 2012The first fledgling of spring leaves the nest! Well done to Ian Besemer who soloed Citabria 9091L after working with AeroDynamic CFIs Jim Grant and Rich Digrazzi.
We have a video taken by Ian’s Dad:
Well done again to Ian, and his instructors Rich and Jim.
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- Ian and Rich
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- Ian and Jim
Robert G. Fowler: First man to fly from West to East Coast of the US
Feb 19 2012
Bob Fowler in his Cole Flyer
Have you ever thought about the man for whom our street is named?
Robert George Fowler, or Bob to all who knew him, was an avid aviation pioneer.
In February 1912, one hundred years ago this month, he landed in Jacksonville, Florida. 116 days and 66 stops earlier he left San Francisco in his Wright Biplane with a Cole Automobile Co engine. Read the original press dispatches of the flight here.
Fowler Takeoff
Bob Fowler was only the second man to cross the United States by air, the first being Cal Rogers in the Vin Fizz going East to West. Fowler’s was the first West to East flight, and he was also the first man to fly a non-stop trans-continental flight, flying from the Pacific to the Atlantic along the Isthmus of Panama. Unlike his earlier flight of 66 stops, this one was only 57 minutes long. However it landed him in some trouble because he took aerial photos of the Panama Canal and associated fortifications being built. Despite having the permission and encouragement of the commanding general he ended in court, but charges were eventually dropped.
But he was not just an exhibitionist. Fowler joined the San Jose Technical College and founded what later became the Aviation Department of San Jose State University. He was responsible for building the department and worked with other early aviation pioneers in the Santa Clara Valley in between the first and second world wars.
Robert and Leonore Fowler Grave
Bob Fowler died in 1966 and is buried next to his wife Leonore in Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.
New Private Pilot: Derek Allen
Feb 08 2012Congratulations to Derek Allen who earned his Private Pilot License in Citabria N5032G. He proved to Examiner Sherry Diamond that he has the skills necessary to be a private pilot. Well done Derek and CFI Erik Schmidt!
Derek Allen and CFI Erik Schmidt after private pilot checkride.
First Flight Lesson: Andrew Shacker
Feb 06 2012Welcome and congratulations to Andrew Shacker.
Andrew flew as a Young Eagle, and completed the Sporty’s ground school to qualify for a free flight lesson. (check out the Sporty’s/EAA Young Eagles Flight Plan).
Andrew also won the EAA338 flight training scholarship. He has now taken his first flying lesson with AeroDynamic Aviation.
It was a beautiful late Sunday afternoon when Andrew and Mark Guerrero took Citabria 9091L for their flight:
New Private Pilot: Vasily Kuntsevich passes checkride!
Feb 05 2012
CFI Godfrey Watson, Examiner Sherry Diamond, and new Private Pilot Vasily Kuntsevich
Vasily Kuntsevich came all the way from frosty Saint Petersburg to fly at AeroDynamic Aviation. On January 31st, Vasily showed Examiner Sherry Diamond he has what it takes and became a Private Pilot. Congratulations to Vasily and his CFI Godfrey Watson, well done!
News: FAA Clarifies Instrument Currency Requirements
Jan 27 2012
Clarification: IFR Currency Requirements
Notice Number: NOTC3489
Technical Amendment to IFR Currency Requirements
Read also 61.57(c) – Click on FAA Logo to go to complete text of 14CFR61.57 (Op Ed)
14 CFR 61.57 (d) describes the requirements for an instrument proficiency check (IPC), and includes a description of when an IPC is necessary. While certain exceptions apply, a pilot may reestablish instrument currency that has been lapsed for more than 6 months only through obtaining an IPC. On December 16, 2011, the FAA issued a technical correction to section 61.57 (d) in order to clarify the meaning of the regulation. This clarification was simply just that, a clarification, and no change to the application of the rule was intended. As the FAA explained in that technical correction (emphasis added):
The revised language makes it clear that a pilot who has failed to maintain instrument currency for more than six calendar months may not serve as pilot in command under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR until completing an instrument proficiency check. A pilot whose instrument currency has been lapsed for less than six months may continue to reestablish instrument currency by performing the tasks and maneuvers required in paragraph (c).
Notwithstanding the exceptions on 61.57 (e), the following timeline illustrates the correct application of 61.57 (d):
January 31, 2012: A pilot is no longer instrument current because they no longer meet the recent experience requirements found in 61.57 (c). This pilot may no longer act as pilot-in-command (PIC) of an aircraft operating under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR.
February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012: The pilot has between these dates in order to obtain the recent experience requirements found in 61.57 (c). This experience may be obtained through instruction, the use of a safety pilot, or through a simulator / training device.
August 1, 2012: If by this date the pilot had not regained instrument currency, the only method by which a pilot may become instrument current again is by obtaining an IPC.
The FAA has become aware of some recent blogs, emails, and website comments that contain confusion about the technical correction and the current meaning of the rule. This FAAST Blast will hopefully alleviate that confusion. For additional information, please review the latest technical correction to 61.57 at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-16/pdf/2011-32333.pdf
ATP Checkride passed: Anup Kumar
Jan 19 2012
Anup Kumar and Examiner Jim Currier
Congratulations to Anup Kumar who added another class rating to his ATP. Anup worked with AeroDynamic instructor Rich Digrazzi to prepare and then earned his Single Engine ATP in our Cessna 61637 with Examiner Jim Currier. Anup already has his ATP for helicopters and multi engine airplanes and now completes the airplane category with single engine.
Well done Anup, and thanks also to Rich.