Mike Smith Aviation

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What did you do last weekend? Our student, Dan and instructor, Lisa took the Top Hawk to Santa Barbara for lunch to get some instrument practice on the Garmin G-1000 NXi. Are you ready for your lesson? Call (707) 345-6526. Mike Smith Aviation Textron Aviation Garmin Aviation Bose Aviation Michelin #FlyCessna #FlyGarmin #BoseA20 #BoseHeadsets #Michelin #Aviation #NapatoSantaBarbara #NapaCounty #santabarbara #flysafe #flywithsmith #aviationlife #aviationfun #flyforfun #weekendfun #WeekendFlight

Another future pilot having her first flight at Mike Smith Aviation. Aviana might need a few extra seat cushions to get started.

Some multi-engine flight training to start 2021 at Mike Smith Aviation.

Happy, happy new year! Mike Smith and I would like to remind you that YOU are the best part of Mike Smith Aviation. Thank you for flying with us! Fun Mike Smith Aviation facts: number of checkrides in 2020: 79 number of hours flown in 2020: 3,198.2... annuals and 100 hr inspections in 2020: 65 number of happy customers: 483 number of incidents or accidents: ZERO! number of COVID positives: ZERO! best 2020 moment: Barry Gehret First Solo! other landmark moments: Winning the Cessna Top Hawk!. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our team. CFI’s who has flown and grown with us: Sam McCarthy, Marlena Cromwell, Daniel Morris, Jan Sears, Prescott Bond, Anthony Sharobeem, Brett Leonard, Lisa Caileanu, Scott Johnson, Phil Bartoo, Emmie Smith, Hailey Truax, Austin Thorne, James Houston, Franco Salluce. Office team: Grace Blanco, Kayla Trantina, Mike Whalen, Grace Passmore. Our maintenance team: William Marshall, Bethany Robarts, Mark Dapaoli, David Garalde, Ethan Acosta, Mike Jones, Mitch Van Linge, Michelle Hovey, Randy Thorne, Damian Hallam. Our examiners: Mark Rebholz, David Luse, Richard Conte, Rob Davids, Ashley Snider, Mike Traud, Rick Savage, Mike Phillips. Our video editor: Becca Bozzo.

Another great week at Mike Smith Aviation. Congratulations to Grace Blanco, Jordan Moncharmont and Everado Ruiz who passed their private pilot check rides and to Keapo McKenney, Davis Crawford and Zach Haverty who passed their Multi-engine Commercial check rides. Well done everyone!

Another great day for a first solo. Congratulations Josh and instructor Daniel!

A beautiful evening at Napa, perfect conditions for a first solo flight. Congratulations to Trevor Layman!

A nice morning to practice single engine ILS approaches in our Duchess.

A nice little night flight with our Bay Area specialist instructor Jan and student Tony.

Congratulations to Lisa Wermuth and Michelle Hovey. Lisa added a commercial multi engine rating and Michelle added a private pilot airplane rating to her Commercial Helicopter certificate. Well done to each of you!

A cool visitor on our ramp at Napa this morning.

Another great day for some multi-engine training at Mike Smith Aviation.

Mike is doing the first 100 Hour inspection in our new Napa hangar! Mike has an A&P Certificate and an Inspection Authorization so this 100 Hour is also an Annual Inspection. It's exactly 1 year since N9560V joined our fleet and we've already flown 700 hours in it!

Marlena and Alex dropped in to our Rancho Murieta base during Alex's first cross country flight this afternoon.

Marlena, congratulations for achieving your CFII! We are so proud of you, and are so happy to have you as a part of the Mike Smith Aviation team! #highlyqualified

Congratulations to Tyler on becoming a Private Pilot today! (Also Happy Birthday!!)

Congratulations to each pilot who completed a new milestone today! We had two student pilot solos and two pilots pass their Commercial Multi-Engine Checkride! We are honored to be a part of each of these pilot’s journeys. Congratulations to you all!! #flywithmsa

Two of our little planes, against a sea of jets, basking in the sunset. Only in Napa! #flywithmsa

We've just finished an upgrade to the flap tracks and rollers, and installed a new flap on our original Cessna 172, N1870V. Mike is test flying it in the morning and it will be back on our flight line!

Jan, one of our instructors, passed his Commercial Multi-engine add-on checkride! #beechcraftduchess #flywithmsa

Congratulations to Nathan for passing his Private Pilot Checkride! Nathan is a Ray Scholarship Recipient from the EAA.