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: San Jose, CA (KRHV ..read more

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 tastes so good when you didn’t need an endorsement to fly there ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 with Alaska DPE Carol. We are incredibly proud of her achievement. It gives us some big bragging rights, too Way to go, Jenna ..read more

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 his list. Whoot whoot ..read more

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 aviation dream ..read more

Private Pilot Checkride: November 17, 2022 Instructor: Kenny Behlen Aircraft: Cessna N968RC School Location: San Jose, CA (KSJC) DPE Carol is keeping busy at our place these days! We are proud to announce another pilot earned their wings with a first-time pass of the Private Pilot checkride. A big “congrats” and “job well done” to John and CFI Kenny ..read more

Solo Date: October 29, 2022 Aircraft: Cessna N54102 Instructor: Shaz Widhani Location: San Jose, CA (KRHV) Congrats to Lihai for completing his first solo! After months of hard work, Lihai was able to nail his landings and go for his three solo laps in the pattern. Well done ..read more

Private Pilot Checkride: October 27, 2022 Instructor: Nir Chen Aircraft: Cessna N61637 School Location: San Jose, CA (KSJC) CFI Nir is so incredibly happy for his student’s first-time pass of the Private Pilot checkride with DPE Eric Cook. Siyuan is the first student Nir has sent, and we are proud of them both on a job very well done. Siyuan is already making plans to earn his tailwheel endorsement (welcome to the dark side!) and we expect great things from this new aviator ..read more