What do Abraham Lincoln, Muhammad Ali, and Josh Blackburn all have in common? They are all from the great state of Kentucky and probably enjoyed an occasional sip of moonshine :) All great men, but only one is a commercial pilot…Josh Blackburn! That’s right y’all, Josh carried that Kentucky unbridled spirit into his checkride and advanced his piloting to commercial aviation. This morning, Josh beat the crazy winds aloft and took off with the examiner and successfully demonstrated the skills needed for this hard earned certificate. Josh is one of the hardest working guys around. Not only did he serve our great nation in the United States Marine Corps, he now works as a manager at Tesla, a job that keeps him beyond busy. Somehow he squeezes in time to fly here at GBA, plus fly back and forth regularly to the Bluegrass state (where there are not as many banjos as we might think) to visit family, especially his beautiful granddaughter, Shyanne. Huge congratulations to Josh and his CFI Cody Lucero!!
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The weather’s getting pretty swirly today, but that didn’t stop Aaron Christensen from soloing at none other than KRNO this afternoon! That’s right everyone, Aaron kicked out the lambchop and soloed in N752DW at KRNO on 16L with our friendly controllers on comms! With his first taste of flight as a formal Inflight Fuel Operator for the Air Guard, Aaron decided to put down the boom and finally get his wings. Not only has Aaron served in out fantastic military, but he’s also a successful local business owner! Aaron hopes to share the love of aviation with his kids and its apparent that that dream becomes more and more true with each passing day! Congratulations to Aaron and his instructor Ethan Chinowsky! Let’s get that Private!!
Hey y’all…Our favorite Alabamian, Jordan Cauley, is a private pilot!! We might have told him we would not make this about his roots, but yeah….sorry Jordan :) Some go into the checkride as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rocking chairs. Not Jordan. He took to the sky this afternoon cooler than a pitcher of sweet tea chilling in the fridge. Greased his final landing back into KRNO and was all smiles hearing that “congratulations” from the examiner. I’ll tell you what, this awesome private pilot has been running himself a bit ragged working full time (and then some) in Fallon, spending time with his beautiful family, flying, and coming to the office to make us laugh and teach us about Jocko Willink’s leadership strategies. In the words of Jocko, “Discipline equals freedom” which Jordan realized today earning that freedom of flight. And, if the creek don’t rise, he will be continue moving forward on his instrument rating! Huge congratulations to Jordan and his CFI Kurtis Hornung.
Pictures are Jordan after passing his checkride today and Jordan and Kurtis on their discovery flight. Bob Bennett is teaching another in-house Instrument Ground School class!! 🎉Below is the information. Please reach out ASAP if you are interested in attending as space is limited and class will fill on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Cost is $450, 6 weeks every Tuesday and Thursday night, 6pm-9pm, starting on April 5th. Books included. This class also requires electronic charts. Basic Foreflight subscription is all that is needed for chart access. Contact GBA for details. All classes will be held at Atlantic Aviation. Active participation, attendance, and studying are key for class success. Successful completion of either ground school course satisfies the requirement needed in order to be eligible to take the FAA Knowledge Exam. This is also a great class is you are a bit rusty and want to refresh that instrument ground knowledge. Please reach out asap to secure your spot in the Instrument class! We look forward to helping you reach your aviation goals. |
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