Palm Springs Pilots Association

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Thermal & Chino CA

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PALM SPRINGS PILOTS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

SALUTE

JACKIE COCHRAN

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"

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 BOYLAN, DPE 

GREG NOLL

FIRST SOLO

AUG. 5, 2009  

RAFAEL SIERRA, CFI, CFII

KRIS KACZINSKI, CFI, CFII

  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.

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.

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