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A successful month in the books!

• 5/1: Alisher Izzatilayer – First Solo – CFI Eric Zhang – N9389L
• 5/5: Katie McMahon – Private Pilot – CFI Jason Hernandez – N564MM – DPE Jon Thornton
• 5/15: Denton Long – Private Pilot – CFI Jason Hernandez – N39546 – DPE Ernie Pitts
• 5/16: Makoto Miura – Private Pilot – CFI Sam Soltani – N564MM – DPE Ernie Pitts
• 5/19: Michael Yo – Private Pilot – CFI Joon Song – N564MM – DPE Ernie Pitts
• 5/19: Liam McCarroll – Private Pilot – CFI Hyle Aldabashi – N5093K – DPE Robert Frankovich
• 5/20: Makai Snyder – CFII – CFII Clayton Conrad – N446SP – DPE Dr. James Duvall
• 5/21: Kevin Ayala – First Solo – CFI Sam Soltani – N925MM

Our new 1969 Piper Arrow II is now online and ready to rent. This aircraft is a PA-28R-180 and has an STC for UL94, so no need to fill up at a different airport. This aircraft does require a checkout and authorization to rent on your own. Current authorized instructors are Ariel Conrad, Clayton Conrad, Steve Canby, & Jason Hernandez

We are happy to announce that the San Jose FSDO has appointed four new Designated Pilot Examiners to the ranks. One of those DPEs includes our own Cheif Pilot, Clayton Conrad!

The current DPEs that are now a part of the FSDO are Jon Thornton (WVI), Eric Cook (PRB), Scott Rohlfing (PAO/SQL), Jen Watson (RHV), Clayton Conrad (RHV), Margret Watt (CVH), & Jim Higgins (PAO)

4/3: Tram Do – CFI Initial – CFI Clayton Conrad – N23841 – DPE Dr. James Duvall

4/8: Andi Sridhar – First Solo – CFI Ariel Conrad – N5093K

4/8: Mengkai Yang – Private Pilot – CFI Sam Soltani – N564MM – DPE Eric Cook

4/8: Reza Pirooz – Private Pilot – CFI Ariel Conrad – N39546 – DPE Jon Thornton

4/9: Nathaniel Hekster – First Solo – CFI Makai Snyder – N925MM

4/9: Hyle Aldabashi – CFII – CFII Clayton Conrad – N23841 – DPE Dr. James Duvall

4/9: Eric Zhang – CFII – CFII Clayton Conrad – N23841 – DPE Dr. James Duvall

4/11: Nakela Snyder – Commercial ASEL – CFI Brother Makai Snyder – N925MM – DPE Jon Thornton

4/14: Riley Gilmore – First Solo – CFI Jason Hernandez – N55JD

4/20: Owen Anderson – First Solo – CFI Hyunhee Lee – N564MM

4/23: Johnny Wright – Instrument Rating – CFII Ariel Conrad – N65658 – DPE Jon Thornton

4/29: Heaven Valenzuela – First Solo – CFI Jason Hernandez – N925MM

What a fantastic month for our pilots!!

• 3/3: Maxwell Mobley – Private Pilot – CFI Jason Hernandez – N446SP – DPE Jon Thornton
• 3/8: Chunyang Zhou – CFI Initial – CFI Steve Canby – N39546 – DPE Rich Batchelder
• 3/9: Nisha Radtke – Private Pilot – CFI Ariel Conrad – N9389L – DPE Jon Thornton
• 3/18: Chieh Yu – Private Pilot – CFI Pang Hsaio – N9389L – DPE Ernie Pitts
• 3/19: Cao Ye – Private Pilot – CFI Pang Hsaio – N446SP – DPE Ernie Pitts
• 3/21: Kaden Lee – First Solo – CFI Hyle Aldabashi – N925MM
• 3/22: Jeffery Chen – Private Pilot – CFI Henry Choi – N65658 – DPE Eric Cook
• 3/27: Daniella Campa – First Solo – CFI Jason Hernandez – N564MM
• 3/29: Jessie Castillo – Private Pilot – CFI Jason Hernandez – N39546 – DPE Ernie Pitts
• 3/29: Joseph Edwards – Commercial ASEL – CFI Ben Son – N3151E – DPE Rich Batchelder

• 2/3: Solomon Wu – Private Pilot – CFI Joon Song – N564MM – DPE Ernie Pitts
• 2/9: Alec Gallardo – First Solo – CFI Jason Hernandez – N39546
• 2/11: Ethan Aalgaard – First Solo – CFI Ben Son – N65658
• 2/12: Dallas Sanford – First Solo – CFI Hyle Aldabashi – N9389L
• 2/15: Muhammad Fawzi – Private Pilot – CFI Henry Choi – N564MM – DPE Eric Cook
• 2/20: Rujul Desai – Private Pilot – CFI Neeraj Khatwani – N925MMM – DPE Jon Thornton
• 2/26: Kyan Barry – Private Pilot – CFI Joon Song – N9389L – DPE Robert Frankovich
• 2/28: Rafael Feliciano – CFI Initial – CFI Bob Etchell – N446SP – DPE Dr. James Duvall

What a way to start the year!

• 1/5: Alexandra Golez – Private Pilot – CFI Jason Hernandez – N564MM – DPE Jon Thornton
• 1/10: AJ Garcia – Private Pilot – CFI Cesar Hernandez – N23841 – DPE Robert Frankovich
• 1/17: Patrick Swartz – CFI Initial – CFI Clayton Conrad – N446SP – DPE Dr. James Duvall
• 1/21: Sam Soltani – Gold Seal CFI
• 1/21: Jason Ricos – First Solo – CFI Hyle Aldabashi – N925MM
• 1/22: Yash Patel – CFI Initial – CFI Joon Song – N9389L – DPE Dr. James Duvall
• 1/23: Eddie Perez – Instrument – CFII’s Sam Soltani & Jason Hernandez – N23841 – DPE Jon Thornton
• 1/25: Makoto Miura – First Solo – CFI Sam Soltani – N9389L
• 1/25: Anni Zheng – Private Pilot – CFI Pang Hsiao – N3151E – DPE Rich Batchelder

A huge month to end the year!

• 12/1: Samuel Yi – Commercial ASEL – CFI Ariel Conrad – N23841 – DPE Jon Thornton
• 12/2: Angel Sandoval – Instrument – CFII Ariel Conrad – N23841 – DPE Jon Thornton
• 12/4: Bubba Sullivan – First Solo – CFI Hanna Rigby – N925MM
• 12/6: Ram Sethuraman – First Solo – CFI Hanna Rigby – N925MM
• 12/6: Christian Legaspi – Private Pilot – CFI Sam Soltani – N564MM – DPE Rich Batchelder
• 12/8: Katie McMahon – First Solo – CFI Jason Hernandez – N546MM
• 12/11: Luc Ferro – First Solo – CFI Jason Hernandez – N39546
• 12/11: James Noto – First Solo – CFI Makai Snyder – N5093K
• 12/15: Vedant Kapadia – Private Pilot – CFI Andrew Duff – N5130E – DPE Jon Thornton
• 12/18: John Mahmoudi – Commercial ASEL – CFI Sam Soltani – N564MM – DPE Jon Thornton
• 12/18: Douglas Yeang – Commercial ASEL – CFI Sam Soltani – N55JD – DPE Rich Batchelder
• 12/18: DA Villalobos – First Solo – CFI Hyle Aldabashi – N925MM
• 12/19: Bryan Potter – Instrument – CFII Ron Vlaslelica – N23841 – DPE Jon Thornton
• 12/31: Sebastian Sevilla – First Solo – CFI Ben Son – N925MM
• 12/31: Johnny Wright – Private Pilot – CFI Ariel Conrad – N65658 – DPE Jon Thornton

• 11/4: Joseph Edwards – Instrument – CFII Sam Soltani – N3151E – DPE Rich Batchelder
• 11/8: Joseph Cameron – First Solo – CFI Sam Soltani – N925MM
• 11/12: Halle Patzer – Private Pilot – CFI’s Jason Hernandez and Hanna Rigby – N546MM – DPE Jon Thornton
• 11/16: Eddie Gamez – First Solo – CFI Hyle Aldabashi – N5130E
• 11/24: Scotland Shen – First Solo – CFI Jason Hernandez – N39546
• 11/29: Andrew Tijani – Private Pilot – CFI Alan Guo – N23841 – DPE Eric Cook

• 10/2: Zoja Janhar – First Solo! – CFI Proud Father Ales Janhar – N23841
• 10/8 Dongsheng Zhao – Commercial SE – CFI’s Joon Song and Ariel Conrad – N9389L – DPE Wanda Collins
• 12/8: Julia Sutter – Commercial SE – CFI Ales Janhar – N23841 – DPE Ken Cobb
• 10/15: Elijah Hernandez – First Solo! – CFI’s Hanna Rigby & Makai Snyder – N925MM
• 10/25: Minh Tonthat – First Solo! – CFI Sam Soltani – N5093K
• 10/29: Tushar Arora – Private Pilot – CFI Andrew Duff – N3151E – DPE Rich Batchelder
• 10/30: Liam McCarroll – First Solo! – CFI Hyle Aldabashi – N5130E