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New Private Pilot – Mena Abdelmalak
May 03 2022Private Pilot Checkride: April 3, 2022
Instructor: Skyler, Daniel & Thao
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
From the cabin to the flight deck, Mena is making moves! Currently a flight attendant with a major airline, Mena is looking to transition to flying large aircraft for his career. We are all for it! Congrats on earning your first pilot belt on the way to the ATP certificate needed to fly for the airlines. It won’t be long now. Thanks for making us part of your journey!
New Private Pilot – Sicheng Xin
Apr 09 2022Private Pilot Checkride: March 21, 2022
Instructor: Zibin He
Aircraft: Cessna N968RC
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
CFI Zibin is on a roll with a second Private Pilot who successfully completed his checkride and earned a first-time pass with DPE Jon Thornton. Congrats to both!
New Private Pilot – Yipeng Zhou
Apr 07 2022Private Pilot Checkride: March 14, 2022
Instructor: Zibin He
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to Yipeng and CFI Zibin for a first-time pass of his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Jon Thornton!
New Private Pilot – Brian Baumgartner
Nov 16 2021Private Pilot Checkride: October 19, 2021
Instructor: Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“Ever since seeing Top Gun for the first time as a child I wanted to be a pilot. After a few false starts in the past, I finally made it happen this year. While I knew it would be difficult, I never dreamed of the knowledge, skill, and determination required to make it happen. You truly will experience every emotion as you navigate the process, including elation when you finally achieve your goal. I could not have made it all the way without the help, support, and instruction provided by the CFIs and office staff at Aerodynamic Aviation, including Matt Fall, Chris Bonneau, Kevin Oliver, Graham Harbman, Daniel Sims, and especially my primary flight and ground school instructor, Thao Do, who spent countless hours with me in the classroom and cockpit fine tuning my skills and molding me into the pilot I am today.” ~ Brian
New Private Pilot – Vinay Shiva
Nov 04 2021Private Pilot Checkride: October 1, 2021
Instructors: Mitchell Templeton & Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“Growing up in the vicinity of an Air Force base, it’s always been a dream to fly. Although I didn’t pursue it as a career, I’m excited and grateful to have been able to reach this milestone.
Many thanks to Thao for helping me prepare and ensuring I reach the required perfection, and to Mitchell for pushing me through when I hit the plateau before my solo.
Looking forward to exercising my private pilot privileges and exploring the skies!” ~ Vinay
New Private Pilot – Cameron Fitchener
Oct 06 2021Private Pilot Checkride: September 14, 2021
Instructor: Graham Harbman
Aircraft: Cessna N9027H
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“My Dad is a recreational Cessna driver back home in Australia who inspired me and was teaching me about stalls, pitch for speed, power for altitude while I was still in nappies. I have 4 kids who I’m hoping to inspire in a similar way.” ~ Cameron
New Private Pilot – Craig Stanley
Sep 27 2021Private Pilot Checkride: September 9, 2021
Instructor: Thao Do
Aircraft: Cessna N12234
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to Craig on a first-time pass of his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Tom Hornak! His instructor Thao is incredibly proud.
New Private Pilot – Kevin Healy
Sep 08 2021Private Pilot Checkride: August 26, 2021
Instructors: Daryll and Steph
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Kevin passed his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Jon Thornton on his first try. Congrats to him and CFIs Steph & Daryll from our Monterey location. Well done, all!
New Private Pilot – Sandor Nagy
Sep 04 2021Private Pilot Checkride: August 22, 2021
Instructors: Steph and Tom
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Whoot whoot, Sandor! Way to rock the Private Pilot checkride and earn your first set of pilot wings!
“Reaching this milestone has been my dream since childhood. As a kid, I rode my bicycle to the Concord (KCCR) airport, watched planes, and listened to pilots on an aviation radio that I purchased with my savings. Over the decades several of my closest friends have pursued private aviation, and now it was my turn. Learning to fly in the Monterey Bay area has been a thrill. I look forward to flying up and down the West Coast to explore new places with family and friends. Looking down from 5,000 feet reminds me about the importance of protecting this very special place we call Earth….see you in the skies!” ~ Sandor
New Private Pilot – Lainey Rogers
Sep 01 2021Private Pilot Checkride: August 17, 2021
Instructor: Skyler Tan
Aircraft: Cessna N54102
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
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- First solo on July 28
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- Licensed pilot on Aug 17
Way to rock it out! Lainey did an amazing job with studying and flying during her summer break from college, and she capped it off with a first-time pass of her Private Pilot checkride. Lainey’s dad also flies with us, and we all couldn’t be more proud of her. Oh, the places you will go! Hope to see you next summer for the instrument rating.