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Dan Dunbar
December 6, 2016 – 9:15 am | Comments Off on Dan Dunbar
Dan Dunbar

Dan Dunbar passed his (SE) and (ME) Commercial Instrument check ride on Sunday 10/23/16!

Brian Johns
September 10, 2016 – 12:46 pm | Comments Off on Brian Johns
Brian Johns

Brian Johns passed his Private Pilot check ride on 9/6/2016. Congratulations!

Ronnie Smith
June 12, 2016 – 11:48 am | Comments Off on Ronnie Smith
Ronnie Smith

Ronnie Smith soloed on Sunday April 11, 2016 @ HNZ in a gorgeous, Carolina blue sky.

Travis Hampton
June 12, 2016 – 10:54 am | Comments Off on Travis Hampton
Travis Hampton

Travis Hampton soloed in our C152 at KHNZ on 6/10/16

Doug Mullins
March 11, 2016 – 9:24 am | Comments Off on Doug Mullins
Doug Mullins

Doug Mullins soloed on March 4, 2016, and then flew another 1.4 hrs on his own!

Jessie Tomblin
December 14, 2015 – 3:45 pm | Comments Off on Jessie Tomblin
Jessie Tomblin

Jessie Tomblin, a senior at NCSU and U.S. Air Force ROTC Cadet, solos in a Cessna 172.