Charlie Smith soloed!! Today he flew N37JA at KRTS, runway 32 for his most memorable flight. His CFI Cody Lucero watched on as Charlie flew his first few solo laps in perfect conditions; calm sky, empty pattern, and no extra CFI weight next to him :) Charlie is an early morning flyer and has been coming in about 3 times a week to get to where he is today! From there, he heads to his full time job as an environmental scientist. Plus add in ground school, life, putting up with his CFI Cody, and all the other fun stuff along the way. Charlie’s goal is zero to CFI and he is off to a great start! He walked in this morning all put together and left needing a new shirt. Cody snipped the back and made it official. Huge smiles the whole time. Awesome job Charlie!! Huge congrats to you and your CFI Cody!
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Conversation between most kids on the first day of school: “What did you do over the summer?” “Nothing much. Just hung around. Slept late, ate food, annoyed my parents.” Conversation between Koree Bostrom and other kids on the first day of school. “What did you do over the summer?” “Me? I got a scholarship from the Reno Air Racing Association for flight training and earned my Private Pilots License at Great Basin Aviation!!” A huge congratulations to this high school senior for taking the yoke by the horns, putting in the hours to study, the discipline to fly, and earning her certificate in eight weeks. N752DW was the lucky plane today! As the first of our RARA recipients to earn their license, Koree has blazed a path that shows everyone how this should be done! We are very proud of you. Congratulations again to Koree, her CFI Danny, and the entire team that helped make this happen. Special thanks to the Reno Air Racing Association for their inspiration and support.
Let’s give a big round of applause to Jake Asmis for successfully soloing at KRTS this morning on runway 8 in N495SP!! Before heading out, Jake’s instructor, Cody Lucero, snuck down a pair of scissors and after Jake greased N495SP back down to the tarmac, Cody sliced up the shirttails of Jake’s shirt. If you didn’t know Jake soloed after first seeing him, all he had to do was turn around. And to top off the whole experience, Jake’s supportive family waited and watched in awe from the sidelines of KRTS. Cinematographer assistant at night, warehouse worker during the day, Jake is a busy guy (to say the least), and when he’s not hard at work during the week, you can find Jake grinding away during the weekend working on his flying. Huge congratulations to Jake Asmis and Cody Lucero on a successful day of flying! That’s a wrap!!
After the rain comes the rainbows, right? Well that was the case for Brad Vincent today. He followed the rainbow all the way to pot of gold, ie., solo flight!! Brad flew N752DW with ease at KRTS, using runway 26. This former Army Patriot Missile operator was on target with his pattern work and greased on landings. Brad is on track for his goal of a career in aviation. One step at a time but keeping that big picture goal in mind. Just like a soldier, he shows up prepared and ready to go with whatever his CFI Kurtis Hornung throws at him. Awesome success so far! Definitely a little celebratory gym workout is in order, followed by some gorging on his favorite Chinese food. Great job Brad!! Keep up the momentum and that PPL will be earned in no time.
Abby Tripp soloed!! This Bishop Manogue Alum and avid volleyball player soloed N670CS at KRTS, runway de-spike the clouds sitting over the valley. Her CFI Kurtis Hornung setter up for success and with complete confidence, sent her off for that first logging of PIC time. And she dug it! Abby dig-nighted her pass-ion for aviation during the last part of her senior year. It was love at first spike. End of the year activities and getting ready for her move to Colorado for college were aspects of life she had to navigate through to commit time to flying, but she is serving it up and seeing the net results of all her hard work. She have fully accepted that flying is like volleyball, do it once and you love it forever. Awesome job Abby!! We totally dig you :) Keep your goals high and don’t stop until you get there!
What's bald, sassy, a bit weather geeky, has a camera, and loves C172s so much he used this gorgeous storm natural light for a photo shoot in the rain? Yep, you probably guessed it...CFI/CFII Richard! Thanks for taking these sweet shots of KRNO and Great Basin Aviation C172s :)
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March 2024
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