In 1932 Jacqueline Cochran earned her pilots license and in 1934 she entered her first air race. She became best friends with aviatrix Amelia Earhart, and by 1935 she had entered her first Bendix Air Race and owned a multi-million dollar cosmetics manufacturing company. The Thermal airport, 20 miles south east of Palm Springs, is named after her. She was a grand lady and aviatrix.
MILLIE WOJENKA
Millie became a certified Private pilot ASEL back in 1986 while flying out of Gnoss field in Novato, CA. She is also an Air Traffic Controller at the Palm Springs International airport control tower with more than 21 years of ATC experience. Her goal now is to get her Instrument rating and she owns a fully restored C172. Her husband is a flight instructor. Millie is the best.
RON COLLINS and JIM RIEDINGER 2007
Ron Collins and Jim Riedinger celebrating their Private Pilot and Instrument Rating certification in 2007.
Rafael Sierra, CFI, CFII Recommending (OLD DOG) Instructor
CONGRATULATIONS
WALTER HOFFMANN
PRIVATE PILOT ASEL
AUG. 22, 2008
LAKE HAVASU, AZ
Walter Hoffmann has been certified as a Private pilot ASEL by DPE Joe La Placa on August 22, 2008 at Lake Havasu, AZ.
Walter started flying in 1966 however his busy work schedule would not permit him to finish his training although flying has always been his passion. Walter is now training for his Intrument rating. He owns 3 aircraft including a Long Easy scheduled to fly by the end of 2008. Walter was all smiles after the examination saying that the checkride experience had been a "piece of cake"
Rafael Sierra, CFI, CFII, Recommending Instructor
JOSEPH LA PLACA, DPE
FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, Joseph La Placa is a Gold Seal flight instructor with 33,000 hours. Flight instructor of the Year in Arizona for years 1985 and 1991. Flight instructor of the year for Western Pacific Region in 1985. In 2005 Joe was enshrined into the Arizona Hall of Fame.
GREG BOYLAN, DPE
Greg Boylan has been flying for the last 24 years and has over 14,000 hours. He trained Lufthansa Airline pilots in Arizona and now resides in the Palm Springs area. Greg offers services as a DPE and Flight Instructor. Flying is his passion and his goal is to raise the level of safety through education and training.
Greg Noll successfully executed his first solo flight landing and taking off on runway 30 without a problem. His flight instructor was full of emotion and somewhat speechless as he observed the aircraft touching down quietly and over the centerline.
RAFAEL SIERRA, CFI, CFII
KRIS KACZINSKI, CFI, CFII
Kris is our newest member fron New York City and comes to us with well deserved CFI and CFII certificates and TAA system experience.
CONGRATULATIONS
JACK BALDWIN
PRIVATE PILOT ASEL
INSTRUMENT RATED
JAN. 14, 2010
LAKE HAVASU, AZ
Jack Baldwin has been certified as an Instrument Rated Private pilot ASEL by DPE Joe La Placa on January 14, 2010 at Lake Havasu, AZ.
He worked really hard under an accelerated program where Technically Advanced Avionics were added to his training and became the first US instrument rating applicant to use an LPV terminal procedure in lieu of an ILS during his checkride.
Rafael Sierra, CFI, CFII, Recommending Instructor
Ward Pearson on his way to the Instrument Rating
Ward Pearson from Battle Ground, WA and Rafael Sierra at Lake Havasu, AZ airport after an IFR cross country flight in the well equipped WAAS Skywagon. Ward started IFR training in January 2010 and he is flying well into the rating.
