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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 – Adam Jansen

Dec 07 2018

Solo Date: December 2, 2018
Aircraft: Citabria N2508Z
Instructor: Scott Holland
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

“I grew up about 50 miles from Oshkosh, so my family used to check out EAA AirVenture every year. Once I took a discovery flight during college, it became a goal to earn my PPL. I’m looking forward to making it happen!” ~ Adam

Way to make it happen in a taildragger! We tend to think it’s a good thing to solo in a Citabria 😉

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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 – Ruofan Ding

Sep 25 2018

Solo Date: September 11, 2018
Aircraft: Citabria 9091L
Instructor: Batelle Rachmian
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

“I really liked riding roller coasters when I was a kid, and flying gives me the same feeling as riding on a roller coaster: a sense of excitement and freedom. I hope soon I can do aerobatics and say the same line Maverick said in the movie Top Gun, ‘Because I was inverted.’ ” ~ Ruofan

: On my way…

: Here we go!

: Success!

New Multi-Engine Pilot – Kelsey Moore

Sep 24 2018

Date: September 15, 2018
Certification: Commercial Multi-Engine
Aircraft: Twin Comanche N40DA
Instructor: David Waksberg & Jen Watson

While most of us would be thrilled to pilot such a single-engine plane like the Pilatus, Kelsey just added multi-engine rating to her license so she can qualify for airline and corporate jobs. With a dedication to studying that most of us only dream of having, Kelsey completely rocked her Commercial Multi-Engine checkride with Eric. We are so proud! And to celebrate…she hopped into her first tailwheel flight and now has another passion to pursue. Welcome to the AeroDynamic family, Kelsey!

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

New Private Pilot – Matthew Tripp

Jul 23 2018

Date: July 14, 2018
Certification: Private Pilot
Instructor: Adam Sciupac
Aircraft: Cessna N54102

“I started flying when I was 14. My parents got me a discovery flight for my birthday and I was hooked. I started my training in 1989 and logged about 50 hrs and my first solo before life intervened.

28 years later I decided to get back into aviation and found Aerodynamic. The Aerodynamic family and specifically Adam Sciupac, who is an amazing instructor, took me through getting my private pilot license.

From here I hope to continue with my instrument, complex and multi engine ratings to safely explore all aviation has to offer with my friends and family.” ~ Matthew

Congrats on a first-time pass of your Private Pilot checkride!

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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: December 2, 2018 Aircraft: Citabria N2508Z Instructor: Scott Holland Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

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

Solo Date: September 11, 2018 Aircraft: Citabria 9091L Instructor: Batelle Rachmian Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)

Date: September 15, 2018 Certification: Commercial Multi-Engine Aircraft: Twin Comanche N40DA Instructor: David Waksberg & Jen Watson

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

Date: July 14, 2018 Certification: Private Pilot Instructor: Adam Sciupac Aircraft: Cessna N54102