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First Solo Flight – Henry Jessel

Apr 12 2019

Solo Date: March 24, 2019
Aircraft: Cessna 172 – N54102
Instructors: Christian Burton
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

Henry has sought to fly ever since he could first point to the Southwest 737s on approach to San Jose. For many years, he would only fly on flight simulators and take any opportunity to visit the airport to watch the commercial jets land at San Francisco. Every time he would fly, he would look up to the captains with reverence for their awe-inspiring jobs. He is excited to proceed with his career in aviation, and pursue at job at the commercial airlines.

New Private Pilot – Nicolas De Rico

Apr 09 2019

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

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!

First Solo Flight – Yongzhen Qiu

Apr 09 2019

Solo Date: April 1, 2019
Aircraft: Cessna 172 – N12234
Instructors: Adam Sciupac & Christian Burton
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

“It feels so cool to fly an airplane by myself! Starting from a g2g aviation 101 course and a discovery flight, Aviation has become an important part of my life! Thank you very much Adam and Christian! Looking forward to my solo cross country!” ~ Yongzhen

First Solo Flight – Robert Curtis

Feb 28 2019

Solo Date: February 23, 2019
Aircraft: Cessna 172 – N737ZD
Instructor: David Waksberg
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

“Growing up in the Air Force, I always wanted to be a pilot. I chose a different career, but now I get to fly for fun! Looking forward to sharing aviation with my wife and son.” ~ Robert

Congrats to Robert and instructor David for a successful solo flight at Reid-Hillview Airport!

First Solo Flight – Erik Castellanos

Feb 22 2019

Solo Date: February 11, 2019
Aircraft: Cessna 172
Instructor: Travis Mills
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

“I grew up building scale airplanes, then moved on to remote control aircraft that I built myself, never really thought sitting in the pilot seat would be real. Now I can’t wait for my first cross country flight.” ~ Erik

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.

New Private Pilot – Bentley Mundle

Jan 05 2019

Date: December 18, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructors: Martin, Jamie & Ben
Aircraft: Cessna N53456

Another Monterey pilot earns their wings with DPE Eric Cook! Congrats to Bentley and his instructors on a job well done.

“Growing up I always had a fascination with aviation and thought my Dad had the coolest job as a pilot for United Airlines. The timing of graduating high school, 9/11, and the down turn in the aviation industry led me to follow in the footsteps of both of my grandfathers as a PGA Professional. Ten plus years later I still think my Dad has the coolest job and I’m excited to make a career change and chase my childhood dream of becoming a professional pilot!” ~ Bentley

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

Congrats on a first-time pass with DPE Oren!

First Solo Flight – Jason Davis

Aug 31 2018

Solo Date: August 14, 2018
Aircraft: Cessna 172
Instructors: Bill Herrick
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

“I’m excited to finally reach this stage of my training! My motivation for flying is for the freedom and ease that it will allow for travel. Not having to sit in traffic when going up to Truckee for the weekend will be amazing! I also envision weekends of mountain biking in places that would be impossible to reach by car with just a weekends worth of time.” ~ Justin

Cessna 172

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Solo Date: March 24, 2019 Aircraft: Cessna 172 – N54102 Instructors: Christian Burton Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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

Solo Date: April 1, 2019 Aircraft: Cessna 172 – N12234 Instructors: Adam Sciupac & Christian Burton Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

Solo Date: February 23, 2019 Aircraft: Cessna 172 – N737ZD Instructor: David Waksberg Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

Solo Date: February 11, 2019 Aircraft: Cessna 172 Instructor: Travis Mills Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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

Date: December 18, 2018 Certification: Private Pilot Instructors: Martin, Jamie & Ben Aircraft: Cessna N53456

Date: November 20, 2018 Certification: Private Pilot Instructor: Terry Norbraten Aircraft: Cessna N62244

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

Solo Date: August 14, 2018 Aircraft: Cessna 172 Instructors: Bill Herrick Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)