Aerodynamic Aviation

• New Private Pilot – Nizar Assaf

  Private Pilot Checkride: February 6, 2023 Instructor: Nir Chen Congrats to Nizar on his first-time checkride pass with Alaska DPE Carol! Nizar recently solo and went on to quickly finish off his pilot certification requirements. CFI Nir is thrilled with his student’s determination and hard work. Well done, all!   Aircraft: Cessna N6796H School Location: […]

• New Private Pilot – Anand Agrawal

  Private Pilot Checkride: January 22, 2023 Instructor: Bradley Collins Aircraft: Cessna N54102 School Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV) We love making pilots. It feeds our flight school soul. We are delighted to introduce our newest pilot success story – Anand! He and CFI Bradley worked incredibly hard to make this checkride happen, especially getting all […]

• New Private Pilot – Stephen Sun

  Private Pilot Checkride: January 21, 2023 Instructor: Tyler Peck Aircraft: Cessna N9027H School Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV) Another pilot earns his wings! A big “waaahoooo” to Stephen and CFI Tyler on a job well done. We hope Stephen enjoys his first set of wings and exploring the countryside from the air. That $300 hamburger […]

• First Solo Flight – Nizar Assaf

  Solo Date: December 5, 2022 Aircraft: Cessna N9027H Instructor: Nir Chen Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV) We love to see that, “I just flew an airplane all by myself!” smile on Nizar’s face. His CFI Nir’s smile is equally as big, so happy for his student’s success. Nice job!!

• First Solo Flight – Joseph Warner

  Solo Date: December 15, 2022 Aircraft: Cessna N98485 Instructor: Bradley Colins Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV) Well done, guys! Thanks for making us part of your piloting dream. We love to see first solo flights happen!

• New Private Pilot – Jenna Graham

  Private Pilot Checkride: December 7, 2022 Instructor: Scott Williams Aircraft: Citabria N990WY School Location: San Jose, CA (KSJC) Just a short while after completing her first solo, Jenna devoted every moment of her free time (and some not-so-free time) to studying and flying. It paid off with a first-time pass of her Private Pilot checkride […]

• New Private Pilot – Scott Tilney

  Private Pilot Checkride: December 5, 2022 Instructors: Nir Chen & Thao Do Aircraft: Cessna N968RC School Location: San Jose, CA (KSJC)   Congrats to Scott on a first-time pass of his Private Pilot checkride with DPE Carol!

• First Solo Flight – Ian Roe

  Solo Date: November 19, 2022 Aircraft: Citabria N990WY Instructor: Scott Williams Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV) We love helping people achieve their dreams, and flying a taildragger around San Jose with an empty back seat tops our list of very cool things to do. Congrats to Ian and CFI Scott for checking this box off […]

• First Solo Flight – Elnaz Sarrafzadeh

  Solo Date: November 29, 2022 Aircraft: Cessna N9027H Instructor: Sergey Kataev & Lucas Silva Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV) Congrats to Elnaz and CFI Sergey on a successful first solo flight! This amazing woman keeps reaching for higher and higher goals. She looks pretty unstoppable to us. Thanks for letting us be part of your […]

• First Solo Flight – Mark Albiol

  Solo Date: November 20, 2022 Aircraft: Cessna N53456 Instructor: Jim McDonald Location: Monterey, CA (KMRY) It’s not every day a young pilot receives their driver’s license just before soloing an airplane. Congrats to Mark and CFI Jim for earning these bragging rights!