Pilot and Student Accomplishments
Here at Leighnor Aircraft, we take special pride in our pilot's and student's accomplishments. Our tagline is "Accomplish More - Fly with Leighnor!" and our students and pilots do accomplish more. This page is our celebration of our pilot's and student's successes.
Our Most Recent Accomplishments
We have another new Private Pilot to celebrate today! Tim Irwin completed a lifelong journey to his Private Pilot Certificate today in N6282D. Tim was working with flight instructor Chris Reinhardt and this was a special day for Chris too - Tim was his first student to certify making it a very special day! Tim flew with DPE John McLaughlin over in Cottonwood. Congratulations to both Tim and Chris!
This can be you too! We can help you accomplish your goals and dreams of becoming a pilot, just contact us to see how Leighnor Aircraft can help you accomplish more!
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Nice avionics in that bird between the L3 and IFD!
We had a really special first solo today. One of our front desk employees, Eric Sepulveda soloed this afternoon in N60594. But there's a bit more to this story. Eric started flying with us in 2018 but had to step away from flying for a while and this is his first solo flight after getting back to flying. Eric is working with flight instructor Przemi “Shemy” Biniszkiewicz. We even got it all on video! Congratulations Eric!!!
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Maddie says “Good job!” ☺️
One of Flight Instructor Jeff Lombardo's students, Chase Gillespie, completed his first solo on Saturday morning 12/4, just a couple of weeks after his 16th birthday. The flight took place at the Cottonwood airport in N7027F. They were able to plan things out so his parents could observe, and his grandfather (who also trains with Jeff) was also in attendance.
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We have a first solo to celebrate today!
John Bartell soloed earlier today in N7027F over in Cottonwood. John has been working with flight instructor Przemi “Shemy” Biniszkiewicz. We are always excited to see our students first solo achievements as it's the first major goal of every new pilot!
Congratulations John, you're well on your way!
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Congrats
We have another new Private Pilot to celebrate! Kyle Davidson completed his check ride on Saturday November 20th with DPE Brian Schultz in N402ER. Kyle was a student of flight instructor Doug Niemla. Congratulations Kyle!!!
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Congratulations‼️
We have a new Private Pilot in Prescott! Allen Perez completed his Private Pilot check ride with DPE John McLaughlin on November 6th! Allen was working with flight instructor JJ Johnson and flying N60594.
Congratulations Allen!
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We don't have a picture, but we have a new Sport Pilot in Cottonwood! Tim Costello on October 24th completed his Sport Pilot check ride with DPE John McLaughlin. Tim was working with flight instructor Josh Gressly in Cottonwood and was flying our Aeroprakt A22LS, N226AM (shown below)
Congratulations Tim!!!
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Congratulations!
Today we are celebrating a huge accomplishment for Rosser Adams as well as a milestone accomplishment for Leighnor Aircraft! Rosser successfully completed his Instrument Rating check ride this afternoon in N402ER. The Instrument Rating is truthfully one of the more difficult flight ratings to obtain as it requires a large breadth of knowledge as well as very precise flight management. So it's a huge accomplishment as a pilot for Rosser. For Leighnor Aircraft, this is our first Instrument Rating. We've done a lot of Private Pilots, some Sport Pilots, a few Commercial Pilots and some Flight Instructors, but no Instrument Rating - until today! The reason there were no Instrument Ratings in the past is we didn't have the aircraft to do the training and now we do. Two of our 172s are very nice instrument training aircraft and when our 182 returns shortly, she will be the premier instrument aircraft in the fleet. So if you're wanting to work on your Instrument Rating, we can help you and you can join Rosser with his head in the clouds!
Rosser was working with Flight Instructor Ed Kalabus and took his check ride in N402ER with DPE John McLaughlin. Congratulations Rosser, we're all super proud of you and your hard work to accomplish this difficult goal!
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Ed had him well prepared and Rosser ran the IFD like a pro.
Congratulations❗ Definitely one of the most difficult ratings to get.
Congratulations to all! 👍🎉
nice work
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Congratulations!
We had to wait a little bit to get the photo, but we also have a first solo to celebrate. Mary Ajodah has been working with flight instructor Przemi “Shemy” Biniszkiewicz and she achieved her first solo a few weeks back. Congratulations on a great first step along your aviation journey Mary, we're all proud of you!
Mary is pictured with flight instructor Shemy and N162BS.
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Congratulations Mary. MOST OUTSTANDING I soloed in September 1966, age 17, with 9.6 hours in a 1958 Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer.
Saturday October 2nd was actually a 2-fer! We had two new Private Pilots successfully complete their check rides on Saturday.
Earlier in the day on Saturday, Brian Sandford successfully completed his Private Pilot check ride in N402ER. Brian was working with flight instructor Daniel Mills-Thysen.
Congratulations Brian!
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Prescott has a new Private Pilot! Introducing Rachel Supergan who passed her check ride on Saturday October 2nd. Rachel started flying with us in high school and will be going to Embry-Riddle as a freshman this year. Rachel was working with flight instructors Daniel Mills-Thysen and Doug Niemla. Rachel is pictured in front of N6282D after successfully completing her check ride.
Congratulations Rachel! We're sure this is the first of a lot of milestones in the future!
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Congratulations Rachel!!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations Wow! You guys are on a roll! 😀
Congratulations!
We have a new first solo to celebrate! On October 1st, Pilot Scott Burns successfully soloed in N6282D. Scott has been working with flight instructor Przemi “Shemy” Biniszkiewicz and Scott and Shemy are pictured in front of N6282D.
Congratulations Scott! This is the successful first step of your aviation journey!
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Congratulations to Zsoee Eisel for passing her Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) check ride today! Zsoee has been doing Young Eagle flights for over a year, so an examiner was probably easy after the kids. Zsoee was working with flight instructor Ed Kalabus and she is pictured in front of N162BS. Zsoee will also be joining Leighnor Aircraft's CFI ranks too, so please welcome Prescott's newest flight instructor, Zsoee Eisel!
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Woo hoo, congratulations!
Congratulations ❗Great job!
Solid work!
Congratulations! Well done!
Congratulations to Rick Lehman, Prescott's newest Private Pilot! Rick completed his journey to the Private Pilot Certificate this morning with DPE Brian Schultz and a check ride in N402ER. Rick was working with flight instructor Doug Niemela. Many of us know Rick and his passion and excitement about his journey to flight is just fun and refreshing to see!
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We have another Private Pilot today! Zane Truly successfully completed his check ride this morning with DPE Josh Donaldson. Zane is a Commercial Glider Pilot that is getting a Private Pilot add-on certificate. Zane was working with flight instructor Daniel Mills-Thysen.
Congratulations Zane!
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Congratulations 👏👏👏👍👍👍
Congratulations!!!
We have a new Flight Instructor today! Trevor Dahlstrom successfully completed his flight instructor check ride this afternoon before the storms rolled into Prescott Airport in N402ER.
Congratulations Trevor!
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We have a new Private Pilot today! Mike Ulissey successfully completed his check ride this morning in N7027F with DPE Josh Donaldson. Mike was a student of flight instructor Daniel Mills-Thysen.
Mike and Josh are pictured next to N7027F, with N226AM in the background.
Congratulations Mike! We're all very proud of your accomplishment!
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Great Job!
We have another accomplishment to celebrate today! Grant Smith had his first solo this morning in N60594. Grant is working with flight instructor Daniel Mills-Thysen.
Congratulations Grant!
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Congratulations❗
We have a very special accomplishment to announce today, we have a new flight instructor! Doug Niemela completed his CFI check ride this morning in N402ER. He's pictured with N402ER on the Prescott ramp today with his brand new certificate.
Doug was working with flight instructor Ed Kalabus.
Doug is also the newest CFI working with Leighnor Aircraft, so double congratulations are in order! #accomplishmoreflywithleighnor
Great Job!!
Congrats!!!
On July 3rd, Tristan Chaney had his first solo in N6282D. Tristan is working with flight instructor Sabrina Johnson.
Congratulations Tristan!
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On June 30th, Patrick Baize had his first solo in N402ER. Patrick is working with flight instructor Arinola "Rain" Ojehomon.
Congratulations Patrick!
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On June 25th, Brian Sandford had is first solo flight in N402ER. Brian is working with flight instructor Daniel Mills-Thysen.
Congratulations Brian!
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