Please join me in congratulating the newest United States Private Pilot, Kamau K.!
Kamau got his wings in Cessna 68U with DPE Ken Earl this afternoon, in a blustery windy wonderland.
I believe Kamau has studied under CFIs Matt, Robert, Stephen, Ryan, Jeremy, and finally Roman got him over the finish line -- although I might be missing a few in there over the years.
Many of you will have noticed Kamau playing around in the hangar at the FlyC ranch -- Kamau has worked line for us for nearly 3 years. He departs next week to study Aeronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (aka "Harvard of the Sky"). We will miss Kamau sorely, but he is off to do amazing things for General Aviation and explore the next chapter of his life at Daytona Beach, Florida. Best of luck, Kamau! Stay in touch!
Kamau is featured here making Cessna 08V look suave
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In other news,
Cessna 20U is down pending a repair to her door mechanism.
Cessna 17J's XM Data is finally (really, for real this time) activated. Music will activate next week sometime. Apparently XM confused the data radio ID with the music radio ID in their system. Expect us to spend an additional 6 months trying to get them to credit our account for the un-delivered service.
There is a rumor of a potential 172SP (like Julie) with Nav II Avionics (like 1ES) coming to the FlyC flightline.
There is a rumor of a C182 coming to the flightline. Details are early yet.
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It's nice out -- grab some sky!
Blue Skies,
- Mike
Hmm, I wonder if 08V would fly better with an all-composite blended-delta wing with an increased dihedral? Would the drag reduction be worth compromising the recoverability of the flight regime in stall or spin configuration? There has to be a point where the trade-offs converge... Also, I wonder if my first solo went okay... maybe I'll step outside and ask Ryan.
photo circa 2005
