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New Private Pilot – Nicolas De Rico

Apr 09 2019
Date: March 30, 2019
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Christian Burton
Aircraft: Cessna N915L

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Congratulations, Nicolas! We love to see a first-time pass on a checkride. The weather is finally giving us blue skies, so go out and enjoy that hard-earned pilot license!

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New Private Pilot – Yuchen Lin

Jan 25 2019
Date: January 23, 2019
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Travis Mills
Aircraft: Cessna N61637

Thanks to the great instruction provided by Travis and Kat, student pilot Yuchen put in the hard work and earned his Private Pilot License! Despite gusty, turbulent conditions at Reid-Hillview, Yuchen departed with CFI James for Sacramento to pass his checkride on the first attempt with DPE Oren. Way to pull together, team! We are proud to have made Yuchen’s dreams come true.

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New Private Pilot – Liz Woodard

Jan 04 2019
Date: November 20, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Terry Norbraten
Aircraft: Cessna N62244
Congrats to Liz for earning her wings in our Monterey location!
“How I got into flying: I’ve been around general aviation my entire life. My father, who has been an active private pilot for 38 years, completed the build of his Glasair I shortly before I was born. By the time I was two weeks old, my parents flew me in the Glasair to my first airshow in Tennessee. My family and I have had countless GA adventures since then and we have attended Oshkosh Airventure together sixteen times! Since I finished college and have time for training, my goal has been to obtain my private pilot certification.
What I will do now: Now that I completed my private pilot certification, I will exercise my privileges on leisurely trips and flying adventures with friends and family. I plan on continuing my training to obtain instrument, complex, and tail wheel ratings.”
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New Private Pilot – Zibin He

Dec 05 2018
Date: November 2, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Travis Mills
Aircraft: Cessna N61637

“I want to fly, and I cannot remember how many times I was excited to look outside when everyone else fell asleep in a long-haul flight. Unfortunately, I failed to join the reserve pilot program offered by the biggest airline in my country when I was a high school student. Couple years later, I decided to find my way becoming a pilot. I want to say thank you to my parents; they gave me immense support to my pilot dream. I also want to give my thanks to my instructor Travis, and Aerodynamic Aviation. I think I will go flying around with my friends for a while and jump to IFR training shortly.” ~ Zibin

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Congrats on a first-time pass with DPE Oren!

 

New Private Pilot – Alex Teplixky

Sep 25 2018
Date: September 16, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Jason Brown
Aircraft: Citabria N9091L

While taking a sabbatical from work, and despite a month of travel during training, Alex completed an accelerated Private Pilot course in the Citabria and earned his license this month. Hard work and perseverance allowed him to achieve his goal. Special thanks to all the instructors who helped him get enough ground and flight hours to make this happen. Well done, Alex!!!

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New Private Pilot – Matthew Tripp

Jul 23 2018
Date: July 14, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Adam Sciupac
Aircraft: Cessna N54102

“I started flying when I was 14. My parents got me a discovery flight for my birthday and I was hooked. I started my training in 1989 and logged about 50 hrs and my first solo before life intervened.

28 years later I decided to get back into aviation and found Aerodynamic. The Aerodynamic family and specifically Adam Sciupac, who is an amazing instructor, took me through getting my private pilot license.

From here I hope to continue with my instrument, complex and multi engine ratings to safely explore all aviation has to offer with my friends and family.” ~ Matthew

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Congrats on a first-time pass of your Private Pilot checkride!

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New Private Pilot – Katrina Espinoza

Jul 09 2018
Date: June 25, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Lynzie Hudson & Travis Mills
Aircraft: Cessna N12234

We are so proud of Katrina’s hard work and dedication. After a challenging beginning to her training at another school, Katrina persevered and commuted to our San Jose location. Katrina won a few scholarships through the 99s to help pave the way for flying. Thanks to their help, and our wonderful instructors, she just earned her first pilot license! Her mom has been there every step of the way, encouraging her 17-year-old daughter in the pursuit of her dreams. Way to go, ladies! Thanks for choosing our school. We love to see stories like yours.

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“You folks are the best! I can see why you are on the AOPA Honor roll. You nurtured my daughter’s passion for flying and helped her meet a challenging goal – earning her private pilot license at the age of 17. Your CFIs are professional, competent and caring. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of camaraderie and cooperation at your flight school. You’ve taught my daughter to be a safe pilot, validating the things she did well and correcting her constructively and effectively when she needed it. You are a great flight school and, in a sense, have become my daughter’s aviation family. Keep doing what you’re doing!” ~ Katrina’s mom

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New Private Pilot – Peng Xue

May 16 2018
Date: May 3, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Batelle Rachmian
Aircraft: Cessna N61637

“I’ve been wanting to fly since I was a child, and now my my long-time dream has finally come true. My goal is to have fun flying and enjoy the freedom 🙂 Thanks to everyone at AeroDynamic, especially my awesome flight instructor Batelle, who guided me through my training.” ~Peng

Congrats on a job well done, Peng and Batelle!

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New Private Pilot – Julien Pourtet

May 16 2018
Date: May 8, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Blake Hannigan
Aircraft: Cessna N915L

Another student pilot earns their license at AeroDynamic! Congrats to Julien for completing his flight training with CFI Blake and passing his Private Pilot checkride with Vince Nastro. Julien trained at our Reid-Hillview location and took his flight test at Tracy Airport. Well done to all!

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New Private Pilot – Thao Do

May 15 2018
Date: May 9, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: All of Us!
Aircraft: Cessna N915L

For Thao’s birthday in 2015, her brother gave her a gift certificate to fly aerobatics at Aerodynamic Aviation with Chief Instructor Jen. It was the greatest experience of her life. Jen took her up in the Decathlon 8KCAB and they flew aerobatic maneuvers like hammerheads, Cuban 8, Shark’s Tooth, Humpty-Bumpty, barrel rolls, stalls, and spins. She even taught Thao how to perform a loop. Thao was hooked. Thao returned to AeroDynamic as a student pilot and has “flown” through her training like a women possessed by aviation. As icing on the cake, just after her checkride in Salinas, Thao met her idol – airshow performer Sean Tucker. What a way to finish up her license! Thao is already continuing on to earn her ground instructor certificates. We hope she will come teach for us one day 🙂

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