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First Solo Flight – Mitchell Braun
Mar 01 2021Solo Date: February 11, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N61637
Instructor: Brian Engh
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to Mitchell for leaving the nest and flying solo!
First Solo Flight – Garrett LoCascio
Feb 22 2021Solo Date: January 23, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Instructor: Brian Engh
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Congrats to Garrett for taking to the skies without his instructor Brian next to him!
First Solo Flight – Sandor Nagy
Feb 12 2021Solo Date: January 16, 2021
Aircraft: Cessna N915L
Instructor: Stephanie Procive
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Our Monterey flight instructors are doing an amazing job! To prove it, they produced 6 new pilot certificates/ratings last month and a bunch of new pilots and solo flight this month. Wow! Congrats to Sandor on his first solo flight around KMRY, a class C airport with parallel runways and airline traffic.
First Solo Flight – Ahmed Alsunaidy
Dec 20 2020Solo Date: November 30, 2020
Aircraft: Cessna N53456
Instructor: Daryll Manzano
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
CFI Daryll is keeping those solo traditions alive and thriving! The classics: cutting the tail off the shirt and dumping the water jug over a student.
First Solo Flight – Daniel Cervantes
Dec 20 2020Solo Date: September 29, 2020
Aircraft: Cessna N53456
Instructor: Daryll Manzano
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
Congrats on your first solo flight!
First Solo Flight – Wangcheng Kang
Jul 24 2020Solo Date: July 16, 2020
Aircraft: Cessna N98485
Instructor: Zibin He
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
WC started his training in San Diego, but a new job brought him to the Bay Area. Under the tutelage of his Instructor Zibin, he flew his first solo flight in the blue skies around San Jose in a Cessna 172P. Congrats to both on all the hard work!
First Solo Flight – Brian Kuhl
Apr 02 2020Solo Date: March 27, 2020
Aircraft: Citabria N2508Z
Instructor: Ivan Stanojevic
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“I was introduced to aviation at a young age by my aunt and uncle who are both airline pilots. Growing up, they’ve always shared amazing stories of their adventures flying around the US. They have seen everything and have been involved with all aspects of flying- crop dusting, skydiving, glider towing, float panes in Alaska, family trips to Oshkosh, etc. At the time, I thought it was just a cool passion and career they were lucky to be involved in but it was something that seemed out of reach for me. As I’ve gotten older, I realized that there was no reason to hold these limitations on myself and that it was time for me to fly as well. My aunt’s advice was that I needed to be a real “stick and rudder” guy and that this can only be achieved in a taildragger which is why I’m at Aerodynamic today training in your Citabrias!” ~ Brian
First Solo Flight – Lukasz Weber
Dec 19 2019Solo Date: December 16, 2019
Aircraft: Cessna N61637
Instructor: Cheryl Mitrus
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“Airplanes have always been my passion, maybe it’s my Polish childhood, where the impact of WWII can still be strongly felt in contrast to the freedom of flight. Ever since, I’ve been building airplane models, plastic, then RC. Particularly interested in propeller driven WWII machines, I’ve been flying models, simulators, wing suits, and generally trying to fly in some very indirect ways. Now, inspired by my friends, and the fact that my work is moving offices next to an airport, I figured, enough waiting. I’m looking forward to flying regularly to work (and try to beat the peninsula traffic) and to the various skydiving drop zones around California on the weekends! I’m so excited to fly for real!” ~Lukasz
First Solo Flight – Matt Cole
Nov 20 2019Solo Date: November 3, 2019
Aircraft: Citabria N2508Z
Instructor: Scott Holland
Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV)
“My grandfather is one of my life mentors and some of my best memories growing up are of listening to his stories about flying an A-20 during WWII and the Korean War. For me, it has always been a life goal to become a pilot and to share that skill with my grandfather. Before he passed last March, I was able to tell him that I had begun training to become a Pilot. I’m excited to have gotten to this milestone and my wife and I are starting to plan out where we will fly after my training is finished.” ~Matt
First Solo Flight – Kaleo Clissold
Sep 25 2019Solo Date: September 21, 2019
Aircraft: Cessna – N62244
Instructor: Ben Khader
Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY)
“June this year I had a amazing opportunity that opened up to me to pursue aviation as part of my carrier in law enforcement. This had never even been a thought in my mind until now. I have always been mesmerized by flight but never in my dreams did I think I would actually do it. To my amazement I have now been blessed to have just completed my first solo flight in my pursuit of commercial aspersions. Thank you Ben Khader and Aerodynamic Aviation for making this dream a reality.” ~Kaleo