Flight
EASA PPL(A) and FAA Private Pilot. Additional ratings and endorsements in progress.
My grandmother once half-jokingly asked whether I wanted to get a glider license. That turned into a Private Pilot License in Germany, first solo hours over the Rhine Valley, and a lot of paperwork when I moved to the US and converted the license.
At Stanford I'm getting checked out at local flying clubs and keeping my hours up, mostly flying G1000 Cessna 172SPs with modern avionics. Alongside that I'm building toward my multi-engine rating on a DA62 and Twin Comanche, and getting my helicopter rating at Specialized Helicopters.
The first 100 hours across fixed-wing and rotary, Europe and the US, steam gauges and glass cockpit were some of the most fun I've ever had learning a new skill. For me as an AeroAstro major, it's always cool to see how the concepts we learn in class apply to the actual aircraft's behavior.
MEPIn progress
Airplane multiengine class rating — DA62 and Twin Comanche.
Rotorcraft — HelicopterIn progress
Rotorcraft-helicopter category and class rating at Specialized Helicopters at KRHV.
High PerformanceIn progress
FAA logbook endorsement for airplanes with an engine over 200 horsepower.
TailwheelIn progress
FAA logbook endorsement for conventional-gear airplanes.
ComplexIn progress
FAA logbook endorsement for airplanes with retractable gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propeller.
Licenses held
- Rating
- PPL(A)
- Class
- SEP(L)
- Endorsements
- Night qualification
- Rating
- Private Pilot
- Class
- ASEL
- Endorsements
- Night operations
A small selection from various stages — first solo through checkride, Catalina Island and back, multi-engine training, and helicopter.
PA-28 Warrior cockpit — Dortmund Airport, Germany
Twin Comanche at sunset — Reid–Hillview Airport, San José
Taking my parents on a flight around San Francisco