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New Private Pilot – Harsh Parandekar
Feb 03 2017Date: January 30, 2017
Instructor: David Waksberg
Certification: Private Pilot
A big congrats to Harsh and his instructor David for passing a checkride on the first attempt, which is quite a feat these days! Despite the weather delays we’ve seen in California this time of year, with heavy rains and storms, Harsh and David were able to finish up the training and found a beautiful day to complete the checkride. Way to go. Whoot whoot!
“I took up flying not just because it’s truly fascinating but also because I want to encourage my son to join the US Airforce and go on to becoming an astronaut. If he does walk on Mars one day, we will fondly remember this past year at Aerodynamic that got the ball rolling 🙂 Truly appreciate the support from the school. You have a really dedicated and helpful team. And special thanks to David who made the learning fun!” ~ Harsh
Examiner: Yuzo Wakita
Aircraft: Cessna N737ZD
Checkride Location:
San Jose, CA (KRHV)
New Private Pilot – Edan Ben-Moshe
Jan 31 2017Date: January 28, 2017
Instructor: Jen Delp-Mallet
Certification: Private Pilot
After soloing a taildragger with us at 16 years old, Edan earned his Private Pilot License in a Citabria at 17! Talk about bragging rights. Shortly after holding up his temporary airmen certificate, Edan took to the skies with his first passenger, his dad, a Private Pilot who earned his instrument rating with AeroDynamic’s chief instructor Jen. We hope to see the family traditions continue. Edan plans to attend aviation college after graduating high school this summer and continue on with a professional pilot career. We are so honored to have been part of his journey and can’t wait to see all he will accomplish. The biggest hurdle may be getting his dad to be a tailwheel pilot, too…
Examiner: Scott Rohlfing
Aircraft: Citabria N1806G
Checkride Location:
San Jose, CA (KRHV)
New Private Pilot – Dustin Liu
Nov 03 2016Date: October 24, 2016
Instructor: Eric Curtis
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Certification: Private Pilot License
Dustin begin his training with Instructor Lynzie Hudson. When she went on leave, he transitioned to Eric Curtis. The whole AeroDynamic team pitched in to help Dustin complete his goal of becoming a pilot. Special thanks to Jim Grant, Jen Delp-Mallet, David Waksberg, Jason Brown, and the other instructors who made this possible for him. Congrats, Dustin!!
“I started my training since Feb. 1, 2014 and had my first solo flight Sep. 13, 2015. I always wanted to fly but did not have the chance until I made several visits to ADA. I like the people here and I finally convinced myself and my family that this is something I need to do. My wife has been always supportive and she was my first passenger after I got my PPL. I got a lot help from ADA staff and instructors. I really appreciate it. I look forward to my life as a private pilot.” ~ Dustin
New Private Pilot – Paul Cain
Jun 23 2016Date: June 23, 2016
Instructor: Jamie Redding
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Certification: Private Pilot License
Woooohooooo! Way to go! Paul Cain finished his training and earned his Private Pilot License today in one of our Monterey Cessna 172s. Examiner Yuzo Wakita put him through his paces, but Paul’s hard work and studying paid off with a first-time pass of his checkride. Instructor Jamie and the rest of us couldn’t be more proud of his accomplishment. See you in the air!
New Private Pilot – Dan Aguirre
Jun 20 2016Date: June 10, 2016
Instructor: Coby Sena
Location: San Martin, CA (E16)
Certification: Private Pilot License
Under the careful tutelage of Instructor Coby, Dan recently became a licensed private pilot! His checkride took place at San Martin airport, near Gilroy and Morgan Hill, with examiner Eric Cook. Dan plans to continue his flight training to become an airline pilot one day soon. He tackled this first step and is now on to earning an Instrument Rating!
New Private Pilot – Owen Leipelt
May 05 2016Date: May 2, 2016
Instructor: Jason Brown
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Certification: Private Pilot License
Owen is an avid aviation photographer working for Lafferty Aircraft Sales. He just earned his first (of many) pilot licenses – Private Pilot. All your hard work and enthusiasm paid off. Jason and all of us at AeroDynamic are so proud of your accomplishments and look forward to seeing where your pilot career will take you!
Checkout Owen’s amazing video of his journey from newbie to licensed pilot. You can also follow his YouTube channel for new videos as he flies on airplane deliveries and checkout flights in awesome aircraft.
New Private Pilot – Shenghao Huang
Apr 16 2016Date: April 7, 2016
Instructor: David Pease
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Certification: Private Pilot, Tailwheel
After waiting out strong winds and changing weather conditions, Shenghao completed his Private Pilot checkride with examiner Scott Rohlfing in Citabria N1806G. Instructor David Pease worked tirelessly to finish his training and couldn’t be more proud. A huge congrats from all of us!
NEW Cirrus SR20 in Monterey
Mar 09 2016Cirrus SR20 with Garmin Perspective
Now available in Monterey!
AeroDynamic Aviation recently became a Cirrus Training Center (CTC) with our own Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP). Our Chief Instructor, Jen Delp-Mallet, went through training at the Cirrus factory in Duluth and brought the new Cirrus to its home base of Monterey. The 2016 SR20, N915JS, completed its break in period and is now available for training and rentals. Please contact our Monterey office or go to through online system to schedule with Jen for your checkout or to begin training. For more details on N915JS, please click here.
New Private Pilot – Suhas Joshi
Feb 26 2016Date: Feb 24, 2016
Certification: Private Pilot, Tailwheel
Location: Reid-Hillview, San Jose, California
“Thanks to the amazing staff at Aerodynamic Aviation for helping me achieve a life goal. Special thanks to CFIs Jason Brown, Tom Morley and Chief Instructor Jen Delp-Mallet for helping me sharpen my flying skills. Next goal – IFR!” ~ Suhas
It’s an incredible thing to be able to help someone achieve their dreams. AeroDynamic is exceptionally proud of all the hard work Suhas put into becoming not just a Private Pilot, but an extremely qualified one. It has been a joy to have him as part of the family and we can’t wait to see what he does with his flying. Way to earn your wings in a taildragger! Congrats to Suhas and his instructors.
New Private Pilot – Julio McWilliams
Feb 23 2016Date: Feb 23, 2016
Certification: Private Pilot, Tailwheel
Location: Reid-Hillview, San Jose, California.
On a beautiful winter’s day in California, student pilot Julio MacWilliams became a Private Pilot. He passed his checkride in Citabria N1806G with DPE Scott Rohlfing. A huge congratulations to Julio and his instructors – Grainne, Tom and Jim. His next goal is a checkout in the Cessna 170. Way to fly a taildragger, Julio!!!