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NEW
Ground School
We have started a new session of our popular Sport and Private
Pilot Ground School on Jan 11. Class meets every Wed at 6
pm. You can just drop in for any one class or join for the
course. Call Larry on (408) 978-0773 or email info@ameliareid.com |
February 2006
- The monthly FAA Safety Seminar Series continues on the first Tuesday of March, March 7th at 7pm in the Reid Hillview Terminal building. Len Von Clemm will be talking on surviving upsets and unusual attitudes. Click here for more details
- Congratulations to Tomohiro Matsuyama who earned his tailwheel endorsement only a week after getting his Private Pilot Certificate in a brand C nosedragger.
- We have another fledgling flying the coop. Mark Hamilton Peters managed to push his instructor Grainne out of 1806G and took off on his own. Several circuits later we caught him with a huge grin on his face for this picture.
- Welcome to the newest member of the certified pilot family, Kevin Ford. Kevin passed his checkride with flying colors and received top marks from the examiner.
- Our own Vess Velikov competed as a member of the San Jose State University Precision Flying Team. Nine students traveled to San Diego for a week (2/11-2/19) of practice and competition. Coaches Kelly Harrison and Pat Moran and Advisor Sam Huang joined the team for the events. The team placed 2nd overall in the Pacific region and is now eligible to compete in the national finals in Ohio in May. Vess himself placed in the top ten in three events. Well done Vess. Many thanks go to Len Von Clemm for supplying his own airplane for the competition, to Robin and Marici Reid for paying for the insurance needed to compete and to all who contributed donations to help make this trip possible. For more info see the SJSU Precision Flight Team Web Site
- Congratulations to Aaron Lepold who booted out Marko, his instructor, and perfomed his first three solo takeoffs and landings.
- Our monthly series of FAA seminars continues in February. Starting 7pm on Tuesday Feb 7th, in thw RHV terminal, Mike Shiflett, our well known local examiner, will give a seminar entitled "Crazy moments on the Checkride". Any pilot working towards any rating should make it a point to attend. Everyone else will learn something too, and all will enjoy an evening of laughs as Mike recounts things to do and not to do on a checkride. More Details
- Come and see a brand new Light Sport Airplane. On Friday Feb 10th starting at 10am, we will be visited by a brand new Flight Design CTSW. This sporty German design can cruise at 120kts carrying two people in style and comfort. Anyone interested in leaseback possibilities please contact Zdravko. For more about the airplane click here
- Don't forget that we have a new section on the Web site for useful (or just interesting) documents. See Members/Useful Documents
January 2006
- Well done Daniel Fedor-Thurman, who soloed a Citabria and had his shirt cut off his back by Eugene.
- Dan Hansen earned his tailwheel endorsement and first tailwheel solo. Congratulations Dan and now for the acro!
- Congratulations to our own Patrick Cabral who passed his Commercial Pilot checkride. Well done Patrick, and now on to the CFI!
- After several cancelled
attempts due to weather, flu, etc, Jeff West finally had a perfect day for his private pilot checkride. Needless to say, he passed with flying colors. Here he is getting his certificate from the examiner. Congratulations Jeff!
- Neither rain nor mist cound not stop our intrepid pilot, John Siemer, from pushing his instructor Patrik out of the airplane and soloing N53893. Well done John.
- The first checkride success of 2006 is Justin Paladino who became an Instrument Instructor! Congratulations Justin and best wishes for your new career in Florida.
- The prize for the first tailwheel solo of 2006 goes to Alex Arnoldy who succesfuly persuaded Grainne that he knew what he was doing and off he went in 9091L. Since we can use the airplane again, they must have been not just good but great landings!
- N1701H has been taken off the schedule for some maintenance or repairs to the fabric on the wings.
Come and fly with us in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area of California. Our flight school is located at Reid Hillview airport in San Jose (KRHV), at the south end of San Francisco Bay and we offer ground and flight training for sport pilot, private pilot, commercial pilot, instrument rating, CFI (certified flight instructor), tailwheel, acrobatics, and multi engine certificates and ratings.