Think he is excited?
It is safe to say Dr. Stephen Menya was fairly pleased to have reached a life goal of piloting an aero plane with his Solo at KMIC on Saturday, 9/29/18. Dr. Menya has wanted to fly since he witnessed mission pilots coming and going from his village in Kenya as a boy. Congratulations Stephen!
CFI George Felix cutting the shirt tail
Dr. Menya at KMIC after first solo!!
Congratulations to our newest private pilot, Alex Weinandt who passed his check ride today!!
Alex did a great job and was able to finish the checkride just before the storms came rolling in.
Alex worked very hard to achieve this goal, now he just has to wait till the storms pass through so he can fly the plane back to Crystal on his first flight as a private pilot.
Way to go Alex!!
Mark Jaeger
Pics taken by CFII Lou Taylor of Gopher member Randy Lasota on a recent IFR XC training trip.
Congratulations are in order for Gopher Flying Club member Bill Inhofer as he acheived his first solo on 8/10/2018 at KMIC. “Winds were light with a cross-wind and he handled it well,” said CFI Bob Dahl. Good job Bill!!
GFC Member Bill Inhofer after his first solo. Way to go Bill!!!
CFI Bob Dahl congratulating student Bill Inhofer.
Gopher members Jeff Long (left) and George Felix (right) journeyed to KOSH this year with a new member prospect, Greg Vitas.
This was the first time flying in for George and Greg. It was Jeff’s third time. The infamous VFR Approach procedures from RIPON were followed to the letter. We were directed to Runway 36 and given landing clearance “Cleared to land, 36R, red square…..” (Click on the video link below to see if Jeff made it. )
Congratulations are in order to Gopher Flying Club’s newest private pilot, Ryan Lind. Well done Ryan!!
Ryan Lind after earning his private pilot certificate on a sunny & windy April afternoon. Congratulations from CFI Mark Jaeger
Congratulations from CFI Mark Jaeger to the following members who are working towards their private certificates and recently completed solo cross-country flights.
Congratulations are in order for Gopher Flying Club member Todd Schallberg who passed his private pilot checkride on November 22, 2017. Way to go Todd.
Todd with his newly printed certificate
CFI Mark Jaeger congratulating Todd after his checkride
David Riley and CFI Mark Jaeger on a training flight over Lake Minnetonka. The fall colors were amazing!
Join me in congratulating Derek Gilbert who passed his Private Pilot Check Ride with DPE Barb Mack @ KANE on October 10, 2017. He had a beautiful day for flying but a check ride is still an anxious time. Derek did great and the best feeling of all was getting that tempory license at the end of the day.
Well Done Derek!!!
