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tailwheel, Citabria, PPL

New Private Pilot – Brian Kuhl

Sep 03 2020
Date: August 17, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Ivan Stanojevic
Aircraft: Citabria N9091L

tailwheel, Citabria, PPL

“Thank you to all the folks at Aerodynamic Aviation for making my journey to become a private pilot so enjoyable. Training with Ivan in the Citabrias has been an awesome experience. Ivan has transformed me into a confident, safe, and skilled tailwheel pilot. I also want to give special shoutouts to Kat and Matt; the casual conversations in the office have taught me so much about aviation. I’m looking forward to continuing my training here and eventually getting my instrument rating later this year.” ~ Brian
CFII, checkride, instrument instructor

New IFR Instructor – Josh Larson

Aug 22 2020
Date: August 7, 2020
Certification: Certificated Flight Instructor – Instrument (CFII)
Instructor: Jen Watson
Aircraft: Cessna N54102

CFII, checkride, instrument instructor

Our instructors are on a roll! Congrats to another AeroDynamic CFI, Josh, for studying hard to add an instrument rating to his Flight Instructor certification. We are so proud of all the hard work our instructors are putting in to make themselves even better teachers. Nice job!

tailwheel, checkride, Citabria

New Private Pilot – Edgar Xiong

Aug 12 2020
Date: July 30, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructors: Grainne, Jason, Lynzie & Ivan
Aircraft: Citabria N9091L

tailwheel, checkride, Citabria

“Finally a Private Pilot! (A tailwheel Private Pilot for that matter!) Took my checkride with DPE Richard Conte in my favorite citabria, N9091L.

A HUGE thank you to the wonderful folks at AeroDynamic Aviation for putting up with me these past few years and helping me achieve my dream. Now……Who wants to go fly?! ????” ~Edgar

CPL, AMEL, checkride

New Multi-Engine Pilot – Mitchell Templeton

Aug 09 2020
Date: July 28, 2020
Certification: Commercial Multi-engine
Instructor: Jen Watson
Aircraft: Twin Comanche N40DA

CPL, AMEL, checkride

One of AeroDynamic’s instructors, Mitchell, has nailed a first-time pass of his Commercial AMEL add-on rating with DPE Eric Cook. Mitchell is continuing on to earn his MEI (Multi-engine instructor) certificate in the next couple of months and will soon be teaching in our Twin Comanche, affectionately known as “Twinkie.” Way to rock the checkride, Mitch!!

First Solo Flight – Dima Martynyuk

Jun 27 2020
Solo Date: June 14, 2020
Aircraft: Cessna N12234
Instructor: Mitchell Templeton
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

Congrats to Dima and his CFI Mitchell for completing a monumental step – a pilot’s first solo flight.

Newest Pilots!

Jun 25 2020

Evgenii Sikachev

Date: May 20, 2020
Certification: Instrument Rating
Instructors: James Hwang, Sara Stumpf & Scott Holland
Aircraft: Cessna N98485

Alex Ambrose

Date: May 26, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Cheryl Mitrus
Aircraft: Cessna N98485

Lukasz Weber

Date: June 6, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Cheryl Mitrus
Aircraft: Cessna N12234

Graham Harbman

Date: June 12, 2020
Certification: Certificated Flight Instructor
Instructor: Dick Chang
Aircraft: Cessna N12234

Randy Rerucha

Date: June 22, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Scott Holland
Aircraft: Citabria N9091L

Derrick Gendron

Date: June 22, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Mitchell Templeton
Aircraft: Cessna N9027H

checkride, pilot, C172

New Private Pilot – Daniil Burmashev

Feb 26 2020
Date: February 17, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Kat Hanlon
Aircraft: Cessna N12234

checkride, pilot, C172

“Even though I had relatives who were in aviation I never thought I would be, mostly because it looked like a long-drawn-out and complex process. My once far off dream is now my reality, flying a plane is something everyone should do.
Aerodynamics, thank you” ~ Daniil

Private, pilot, training

New Private Pilot – Yongzhen Qiu

Feb 26 2020
Date: February 20, 2020
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Cheryl Mitrus
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Private, pilot, training

Congrats to Yongzhen and CFI Cheryl on a first-time pass!

MEI, checkride, flight training

New Multi-Engine Instructor – Lynzie Hudson

Feb 12 2020
Date: February 5, 2020
Certification: Multi-engine Instructor (MEI)
Instructor: Jen Watson
Aircraft: Twin Comanche N40DA

MEI, checkride, flight training

AeroDynamic instructor Lynzie Hudson’s hard work earned her a first-time pass on her MEI checkride! Lynzie teaches tailwheel, aerobatics, upset recovery, spin training, private, instrument, commercial and now multi-engine. We are extremely proud of her accomplishments and can’t wait to see what she will add to her credentials next.

commercial pilot, checkride, Cessna 172

New Commercial Pilot – Rick Vander Kam

Jan 04 2020
Date: December 31, 2019
Certification: Commercial Pilot ASEL
Instructor: Dick Chang
Aircraft: N915L

commercial pilot, checkride, Cessna 172

“I grew up building and flying model airplanes and rockets, and it seems I’ve always had an interest in aviation-related things. I’ve been flying with AeroDynamic for about 15 years, from initial solo and Private certification in taildraggers to an Instrument rating and other endorsements, recurrent training, and flying just for fun. I’m thankful that over all those years, at each step, AeroDynamic’s instructors and airplanes have met and surpassed my own needs.
This past summer, after a few years of friendly urging (we won’t call it nagging) from instructor Dick Chang, and finding myself suddenly between jobs, it was a great opportunity to go after the Commercial license. Mastering all of the knowledge and skills and maneuvers takes significant time and effort on the part of both pilot and instructor. I want to thank Dick for all those dual hours and good lunches, and also Kat, Jen, and Matt, who stepped in and helped me along at different times. Reflecting on the recent checkride, I can honestly say I was well-prepared — thanks to those just mentioned.
Although I have no immediate plans to exercise Commercial Pilot privileges, this step opens up new options for me. Over the years, I’ve given more than 20 people their first rides in small planes, and I really enjoy sharing the joy and excitement of flying. There’s a decent chance that I’ll someday follow the same path as Dick, with a high-tech career eventually morphing into a flight-instruction career. I will admit I’ve started thinking about what to work on next — CFI? AMEL? ASES? Tough call!” ~ Rick
We think you’ll make an excellent instructor!
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