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First Cirrus Solo – Dan Schmidt
Apr 19 2016Date: April 18, 2016
Aircraft: Cirrus SR20
Instructor: Jen Delp-Mallet
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Congrats to Dan for taking his new baby around the pattern solo at Monterey! Despite numerous aircraft inbound on the parallel runway in this class C airspace, Dan kept his cool and flew 3 beautiful patterns on runway 28R. We look forward to seeing you holding a pilot’s license next!
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First Solo – Matt Fall
Mar 19 2016Date: March 17, 2016
Aircraft: Cessna 172M
Instructor: Batelle Raichmian
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Matt flew his first solo in Cessna 61637, with his first landing on 31L and second & third landings on 31R. CFI Batelle watched her newest fledgling leave the nest on another sunny California day. You’ll often see Matt behind the counter at our Reid-Hillview location as he works part-time to help support his flying habit. Keep on truckin’, Matt!
Matt was introduced to flying by a friend in Incline Village, who let him fly his Mooney around Lake Tahoe and from Truckee to Auburn. His goal with flying is to become an airline pilot and travel the world.
First Solo – Keith Andersen
Jan 19 2016Congratulations to Keith Anderson on soloing the Aeronca Champ! He’s enjoying flying the Champ but will soon be switching to the Citabria 7ECAs to finish up his Private Pilot requirements.
Thank you to CFI Blake H. and CFI Jason Brown for all of your great instruction!
First Solo – Jeff Fortner
Jan 16 2016Congratulation to Jeff Fortner on soloing 712MF! Jeff is now only a few short steps away from finishing up his Sport Pilot training and earning his license!
Thank you to CFI David Waksberg for all of your hard work and instruction getting Jeff ready for this once in a lifetime moment!
First Solo – SG Tan
Jan 10 2016Congratulations to SG on soloing 9091L! He waited out the gloomy low fog to solo on this fine day. Another tailwheel pilot is born!
Thank you to CFI David Pease and CFI Jason Brown for all of your awesome instruction and support!
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CFI David Pease and Sze Guan Tan
First Solo – Nicholas Murphy
Dec 28 2015![murphy solo](https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/murphy-solo.jpg)
CFI Coby Sena, Nicholas Murphy and his wife
Congratulations to Nicholas Murphy on soloing N98485! With the support of his wife and CFI Coby Sena, he’s accomplished this impressive milestone!
First Solo – Jason & Vlad Bayard
Dec 10 2015Congratulations to the Bayards on soloing! The father & son duo started flight training together and the pair have done well. Next step is cross country adventures and night flying!
Thank you to CFI Tom Morley and CFI Jason Brown for your great instruction!
First Solo – Shenghao Huang
Dec 08 2015![shenghao.jpg](https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/shenghao.jpg)
Shenghao Huang and CFI David Pease
Congratulations to Shenghao on soloing 990WY on this overcast morning! He may have been restricted to KRHV today, but he’ll soon be enjoying cross countries around California on clear, beautiful days.
Thank you to CFI David Pease for all of your hard work instructing our next generation of tailwheel pilots!
First Solo – Bruno Sotelo
Dec 07 2015Congratulations to Bruno Sotelo for soloing N1806G at South County! While our Reid-Hillview airport was too windy, E16 provided awesome conditions for this tailwheel student to go solo.
Another tailwheel pilot is born!
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Solo shirt
Thank you to CFI David Pease for all of your hard work, dedication, and 7am flights!
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CFI David Pease with Bruno after solo!
First Solo – Jason Bayard
Nov 17 2015![J bayard.jpg](https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/j-bayard.jpg)
Jason Bayard and N915L
Congratulations to Jason Bayard on soloing N915L today! It’s a beautiful morning to solo for the first time. Thank you to CFI Tom Morley on providing great instruction and getting Jason prepped for this moment.