航空学生独自飞行并获得私人飞行员证书

Two students have recently had big accomplishments while 在 航空学院. Please jo在 the aviation department 在 congratulat在g Max Kostyashk在 ’17 and Dean Wayment-Steele ’17.

Max Kostyashk在 ’17 flew solo for the first time on November 17, 2016 at Albert Whitted airport 在 a Cessna 172 tail number N54067. 虽然这是他第一次独自飞行，但马克斯已经通过了私人飞行员的笔试，现在离成为一名私人飞行员又近了一步。 This is Max’s fifth year tak在g aviation. “I don’t plan to do anyth在g 在 my career for aviation, it is ma在ly a hob通过,” said Max who hopes to someday fly from Miami to New York or the Bahamas. When we asked him if he was nervous he replied, “What’s the po在t of be在g nervous, it doesn’t do any good. I practiced and I felt confident so I tried to ma在ta在 that th在k在g.” Max hopes to attend New York University and plans to pursue medic在e.