Ben Soloed!

Congratulations to Ben McMullen who soloed today in N37JA at KRNO, runway 16L. You would know Ben if you saw him around the ramp. He is always carrying his ridiculous sloth-holding-an-umbrella-and-riding-a-shark-with-glasses backpack, believe me, we had our concerns with Ben :) Ben started his flight training about a month ago and is another super motivated student that is truly super focused on his ground school and flight training. Ben had a great pre-solo stage check a few days ago and today his instructor, Austin Tanner, cut him loose in the KRNO pattern. He had some fun extended legs due to traffic in the pattern, but he handled it like a pro and his radio communications were on point. Now comes all the solo fun! Awesome job to Ben and Austin!! ​