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New Private Pilot – Nicole Herbig

Jun 07 2019

Date: June 4, 2019
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructors: Lynzie Hudson & Terry Norbraten
Aircraft: Cessna N62244

private pilot, flight training, Monterey

“Having a family of military/commercial pilots influenced me to become one. I’m now the third generation in my family to fly, but the first female in my family. But honestly, my grandmother influenced me to fly even though she wasn’t a pilot. When she was younger she wanted to fly, but back then you had to get your father’s permission (which she did not have permission from hers) so she decided she would marry a pilot (and she did, my grandpa!). So I wanted to do this for her. My plan now is to hopefully go into the Air Force and fly my dream plane C-130.” ~ Nicole

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.”

Three teenage pilots take to the sky!

Aug 01 2018

One of our recent graduate’s mom snapped this photo of three 17-year-old Aerodynamic students (2 newly licensed private pilots and 1 student pilot) departing out of Monterey airport. Adam Shapiro is in the left seat, Katrina Espinoza is in the right (his safety pilot) and Sophia Taylor-Home is in the back seat. If you look closely, you can actually see clear silhouettes of 3 people inside the plane.

Adam earned his Private Pilot with us in Monterey back in December 2017. Katrina earned her license at our Reid-Hillview location in June 2018 thanks to a generous scholarship from AOPA (she won their High School scholarship in 2016 for $5000) and another scholarship from the 99s in 2018. Sophia is a current student pilot working hard to get to solo.

We are so proud of you all! This next generation of pilots work hard for their successes and prove you are never too young or too old to go after your dreams. We wish you all the best in your aviation careers!

New Private Pilot – Adam Shapiro

Dec 31 2017

Date: December 29, 2017
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Jamie Redding

What were you doing on your 17th birthday? Very few people could answer that they were taking the checkride for their Private Pilot License, let alone doing so well they impressed the FAA examiner. But that is exactly what 17-year-old Adam did last Friday. What an incredible achievement for one so young. We are happy to have been able to give you your first set of wings, Adam, and wish you so much luck in life.

Examiner: Eric Cook
Aircraft: Cessna N62244
Checkride Location:
Monterey, CA (KMRY)

New Private Pilot – Robert Knight

Sep 14 2017

Date: September 9, 2017
Instructor: Jen Watson
Certification: Private Pilot

A huge congratulations to Robert for passing his Private Pilot checkride with examiner Eric. Robert and his instructor, Jen, flew his Cirrus SR22 Turbo down to Paso Robles on Saturday afternoon and returned to Monterey later that evening with a pilot certificate in hand. Robert owns an art gallery in Monterey and came to AeroDynamic with a background in parasailing. He bought his Cirrus after a few months of training in our Cessnas and plans to travel quite a bit. In fact, he already flew his girlfriend to a baseball came in San Francisco! He plans to continue on to an Instrument Rating after a short break to enjoy his new license. Happy flying 🙂

Examiner: Eric Cook
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22T
Checkride Location:
Paso Robles, CA (KRHV)

New Private Pilot – Joonwoo Cho

Sep 05 2017

Date: September 3, 2017
Instructor: Ron Vlastelica
Certification: Private Pilot

Congrats to Joon and his instructor Ron for a first-time checkride pass! The following is Joon’s write up of his experience with us:

“My name is Joonwoo Cho, one of the student pilot flying in Aerodynamic Aviation. I achieved my private pilot license in 3rd of September. Thanks to my instructor Ron and aerodynamic.

The checkride was pretty much expectable. My DPE Eric Cook is a very thorough examiner. He did not assume anything. If you are good, then you are good. If you do something bad, then you are bad. It is that simple. I felt if you pass the checkride with him, you can definitely be proud of yourself as a safe pilot not having any luck to pass the exam. I really think all the FAA DPE should be like him. He also always tried to make the flight circumstance comfortable as possible because he knows all the students are nervous in a checkride. On the checkride, he was sure a ‘polite passenger with aeronautical knowledge’ I really recommend other students to use him as a well know passenger. Do not think as he is looking for something you do wrong. Use the DPE for safe flight and smooth exam. This will help students a lot.

Instructor Ron was a great instructor. His knowledge and flying skills are good, but the best thing about him is he really take care his student until the last moment. To pass the checkride, the flying is not everything. I think the flying portion is just a basic that you should be able to pass by yourself. The more important thing is how you prepare it. Is your plane suitable? Didn’t you miss something like maintenance book? CRM, decision makings, etc. To be a good pilot, flying skill is nothing. Just like driving a car, if you fly more, you will fly better someday. But, the mind for the safe flying is the most important thing. To mention about the way of his teaching, he does not just give you the answer, he gives you time to think and come up with an answer of your own. With this method, you can develop you decision making and this is not something you can develop by just building the flight time. I would also like to give my thanks to aerodynamic aviation. They gave me a pleasant time, and comfortable circumstances for flying. It is really a shame that I cannot stay at US and fly more since I have to go back to my country this month.”

Examiner: Eric Cook
Aircraft: Cessna N62244
Checkride Location:
Salinas, CA (KSNS)

Toyota Financial Group visits Monterey!

Jul 26 2017

AeroDynamic Aviation sends a big “thank you” to Toyota Financial Group for an awesome introductory flight event. We had twelve of our airplanes and 13 of our instructors on a gorgeous blue-sky day at our Monterey location. Each of the participants had a different favorite moment but all expressed their appreciation for the professional instructors that delivered an experience they will never forget. They have already booked next year, and we can not wait for the next event!

A special thanks to our flight instructors for all their hard work and adventurous spirit (Jim, Jason, David, Batelle, Lynzie, Ron, Larry, Adam, Kendall, Jamie, and Carol) and Paul Tanks for an informative one-hour ground school for our first-time student pilots, 16 in all. Way to pull together, team!

First Solo Flight – Joonwoo Cho

Jul 13 2017

Solo Date: July 10, 2017
Aircraft: Cessna 172
Instructors: Ron Vlastelica
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)

Helicopter pilot, Joonwoo, came to our Monterey flight school to earn his fixed-wing airplane Private Pilot License (PPL). He’s making short work of the transition, as he just completed his first solo in Monterey and second solo in Salinas. Checkride is coming fast and he is rising to the challenge. Joonwoo will soon head back to South Korea for more flying. We love seeing your progress!

Follow us on Social Media

Feb 22 2017

Like anyone, we love our social media!

Did you know you can post your ForeFlight routes on Facebook and then tag us @aerodynamic or @flyaerodynamic? If you have cool videos you’d like us to post to YouTube, we can do that as well. We’ve recently moved our Twitter account from @goodflying. For those of you who follow us or want to follow us, we are now at @flyaerodynamic.

We also have a **new** newsletter coming out once a month with upcoming events, seminars, articles, scholarships, local news, and more. Watch for the first issue to hit your inbox on March 1st!

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Date: June 4, 2019 Certification: Private Pilot Instructors: Lynzie Hudson & Terry Norbraten Aircraft: Cessna N62244

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: December 29, 2017 Certification: Private Pilot Instructor: Jamie Redding

Examiner: Eric Cook Aircraft: Cessna N62244 Checkride Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)

Date: September 9, 2017 Instructor: Jen Watson Certification: Private Pilot

Examiner: Eric Cook Aircraft: Cirrus SR22T Checkride Location: Paso Robles, CA (KRHV)

Date: September 3, 2017 Instructor: Ron Vlastelica Certification: Private Pilot

Examiner: Eric Cook Aircraft: Cessna N62244 Checkride Location: Salinas, CA (KSNS)

Solo Date: July 10, 2017 Aircraft: Cessna 172 Instructors: Ron Vlastelica Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)