Persistence pays off. That’s Dayna Eder in a nutshell. Today she flew old faithful, N752DW, to a successful Instrument Rating Checkride! Dayna has worked hard to make this a reality and it shows. Dayna not only worked hard to earn this difficult rating, she also drives in from Truckee on a regular basis, even to work on the SIM when we are grounded for weather. The growth we have seen in her as a pilot is nothing short of spectacular! Commercial Pilot is the next step and Dayna was ready to get it going right away. Relax a little, maybe go shred some pow-pow, go find a cloud or two to fly in and enjoy the new rating. This is a huge accomplishment and should be celebrated! Congratulations to Dayna and her CFII Jack Darlington!
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It is only Tuesday, but we are calling it already. Drum roll please…the Iowan of the week is Joey Dobson!! Why, you may be asking yourself? Well, this Pork King (again, a compliment) is now a Private Pilot!! Joey, an Iowa transplant (if you haven't caught on), was super prepared for the oral exam then found success as he flew N752DW through all required private pilot maneuvers. This break in storm systems was just for him! Joey soloed less than two months ago, dug in deep, and completed his private pilot before the New Year. Something tells me this Chaco wearing pilot will be in the news again soon. Motivated is an understatement when referring to Joey. The ink was still wet on his temporary certificate and he was already asking about instrument. Celebrate a little Joey, this is a huge accomplishment! Huge congratulations to Joey and his CFI Austin White!
Irish I could solo N328ME at KRNO today…something our favorite Irishman Damien McKeown might have been thinking this morning. But, wish no more, it happened!! Damien gladly dropped his CFI Danny Britson off on the ramp and took to the sky. Danny was Dublin over with pride watching Damien nail his first solo laps, it was spud-tacular. Damien is no stranger to the sky, he is a rotorcraft ATP and, in his time off, he is working on getting his fixed wing add ons. Finally wised up ;) Most of Damien’s time is over water so this high desert/mountain flying is a bit new for him, but he is obviously handling it like a pro. Awesome job by Damien and big congratulations to him and Danny. Grab a pint of the black stuff and have a shamrockin’ good time celebrating tonight!
***Plane in the picture is not what he actually soloed in**** |
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