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    Saturday Solo in Carson!!

    ​Congratulations to Donovan Harrison who soloed today at KCXP, runway 27 in N37JA!! Donovan was let loose in the pattern for several laps as his instructor Nick Mahan watched from the taxi way. Donovan is a full time engineering student, an avid Wolf Pack fan, and also a member of the Nevada Air National Guard. It is so awesome to see Donovan progress toward his Private Pilot. Today was a huge achievement in a long line of successes to come. A little progress each flight adds up to these big results. Congratulations again Donovan!!
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    Reno's Newest Commercial Pilot!!

    Congratulations to Wendy Gammon who became a Commercial Pilot today!! Wendy came to us early last spring wanting to get back into flying after a hiatus while she was raising her kids and working in the health care industry. She set her sights on a new career in aviation and took the steps to get current, earn her instrument rating and now her commercial. She has been working so hard balancing life, her children and all their activities, studying, flying, and  being “plane” awesome!! Wendy is incredible and an inspiration! Congratulations to her instructor Emmett Castellan as well. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” Amelia Earhart. Awesome job Wendy!!
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    GBA's Newest Private Pilot

    Congratulations to Kinzie McClintick who became a Private Pilot today!! Kinzie has had to reschedule her checkride several times due to cruddy weather and wound up heading out to Elko to take her test this afternoon. It has been such a pleasure working with Kinzie and exciting to watch her along her path to Private Pilot! This newly licensed pilot and stall recovery pro also makes a mean chocolate chip cookie (hint, hint Kinzie…they did not last long). Congratulations as well to Al Hayes, Stefan Arnone, and Nick Mahan, the instructors who worked with Kinzie! You are now licensed to fly Kinzie!! Say yes to new adventures! ​
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    The Amazing Dane!!

    Look who stopped by to say hi today! One of GBA's original CFIs and now amazing Compass pilot, Dane Meyerhoff!! It is so great seeing him crush his goals. ​
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    Saturday Solo!!

    Congratulations to Matthew Yount who soloed today at KCXP, runway 27, in N752DW!! Matt has been working on his PPL on and off for the past few months. He manages to squeeze in flight training while also being a full time college student at UNR majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and working here as our Saturday intern since August 2018. He has been wanting to get his license since then. If your plane is clean, chances are Matt had something to do with it. Congratulations too to the instructors that have worked with young Matt!! If you see him on the ramp, make sure to first, give him a hard time (he loves it), and second, congratulate him on his recent success! We are so happy for you Yount!! If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.” ​
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    A New CFI!!

    Congratulations to Nick Dorricott who became a CFI yesterday!! Nick came to us from the Sacramento area a few weeks ago to earn this certificate. He worked with Brenden Georg and Matt Stubblefield and yesterday had his checkride. Despite the rough conditions yesterday afternoon, Nick went out there and showed his DPE that he had the skills to be a Certified Flight Instructor. Awesome job Nick! Be proud of this huge accomplishment on the way to your end goal!
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