Congratulations to Julia Bradley who flew her first solo on February 3rd! She worked with CFI, Carlo Espinosa, to achieve this milestone.
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Feb 1 – 3 New Private Pilots!!
On February 1st we had three Squadron 2 members earn their private pilot certificates!
Shaktivel Sundaresan – Private Pilot on 2/1/2018 with CFIs Abhi Neelamraju and Ricky
Young Min Choi – Private Pilot on 2/1/2018 with CFI Joon Song
Keyed Park – Private Pilot on 2/1/2018 with CFI David Na
Congratulations on your accomplishments!
Congratulations Liz Barham – First Solo!
Congratulations to Liz Barham for her successful first solo flight this morning in Cessna N4927B at Reid-Hillview! Her CFI, Scott Rohlfing, took these photos and the back of her shirt (piloting tradition), to celebrate the event!
Congratulations Sin Yee Chan – First Solo!
Congratulations to Sin Yee Chan who flew her first solo flight this morning in Cessna 46473.
Her CFI, Clayton Conrad is very proud!
Extra Long Solo Cross Counties and More
Congratulations to Isaiah Clapp who went above and beyond and completed two extra long solo cross countries the weekend of November 11 and 12th in pursuit of his Private Pilot Certificate.
Also, Keziah J. Fernandes was very busy this month flying her first solo cross country and passing her Private Pilot written test.
E16 Runway Re-Paving Delayed Again
The San Martin Runway will NOT be repaved today. The repaving has been pushed back again to an unknown date.
Checking NOTAMs before you fly to any airport is the very best way to stay on top of runway closures, unreliable weather systems, etc.
New Private Pilot – John Drewery
Congratulations to John Drewery who successfully completed his Private Pilot Check Ride this Saturday, October 28th! He worked with CFI Anton Sabev on this journey.
San Martin (E16) Airport Runway to be Closed November 1,2017
San Martin Airport’s only runway, 32/14, will be shut down for repaving on Wednesday, November 1.
As always, check NOTAMS before you fly!
Solos, Cross Countries, and CFII’s, Oh My!
Congratulations keep coming in! Please join us in congratulating the following pilots and instructor pilot for their accomplishments!
- Ryan Carr – flew solo for the first time in a long time on 10/23 with the help of CFI Carlo Espinosa.
- Shaktivel Sundarsan flew his First Solo flight on 10/23 under the watchful eye of CFI Bhawani.
- Brett Breitzman flew his first Solo Cross Country (long edition!) on 10/24 with a sign off and a hearty farewell from CFI Anissa Mohler.
- Anissa Mohler passed her Instrument Flight Instructor check ride today, 10/25, with the San Jose FSDO on her first attempt working with CFII Scott Rohlfing!
2017 Flight Training Experience Award by the AOPA!
Please help us congratulate Anissa Mohler for being awarded the 2017 Flight Training Experience Award by the AOPA! Anissa was 1 of 12 in the entire western pacific that received this recognition and the only CFI recognized of all FBOs and independent CFI’s at Reid Hillview Airport! Congratulations Anissa!