Aviation
This page is a snapshot of my aviation experience, qualifications and statistics.
Southern California, 2023, Diamond DA40
Certificates & Ratings
- Flight Instructor (CFI- Airplane Single-Engine Land)
- Commercial Pilot ASEL
- Instrument Rating - Airplane
- Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI)
- Remote Pilot
Flight Experience
Last updated: 2026-06-16
485.3
Total hours
405.7
PIC hours
60
Airports
63
Aircraft flown
102
Unique passengers
Aircraft Flown
- Cessna: 152, 172, 182
- Diamond: DA40
- American Champion: Super Decathlon
- Beechcraft: Duchess
- Cirrus: SR20
- Mooney: M20K
- Piper: PA-28
- Rotorcraft: Robinson R22
Airports Flown as PIC
Total airports: 60
By surface airspace:
- Class B: 1
- Class C: 5
- Class D: 21
- Class E: 5
- Class G: 28
| Highest field elevation | KMMH | Mammoth Yosemite Airport | 7,135 ft MSL |
| Lowest | KDVO | Marin County Airport | 2 ft MSL |
| Busiest | KSFO | San Francisco International Airport | Busiest logged airport by passenger traffic |
| Longest runway | KMHV | Mojave Air & Space Port | Runway 12/30, 12,503 ft |
| Shortest runway | KPAO | Palo Alto Airport | Runway 13/31, 2,441 ft |
| Narrowest runway | 3O8 | Harris Ranch Airport | Runway 14/32, 30 ft wide |
| Most landings | KRHV | Reid-Hillview Airport | 392 landings |
| First solo flight airport | KRHV | Reid-Hillview Airport | |
| First new airport after PPL | KHAF | Half Moon Bay Airport |
Timeline
| 2019-09 | First introductory lesson in a Cessna 172S |
| 2022-06 | Started training at KPAO |
| 2022-10 | First solo flight at KRHV |
| 2023-02 | Private Pilot checkride |
| 2024-09 | Instrument checkride |
| 2025-06 | Commercial Pilot checkride |
| 2026-06 | CFI initial checkride |