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1. For those of you who joined the CCSC and began your flight training before 8-30-08, take note. That's the day Morgan joined and today he's our newest Private Pilot. So, it can be done in just a few months and Morgan proved it for all our other students. All one needs is: money, time, dedication, discipline, and a partner like Julie Butler who is competing for her own license and breathing down your neck weeks on end. All that helps and all we can say is: CONGRATULATIONS MORGAN, WELL DONE !! By the way, he also scored a 97% on his written exam, a bit of an overachiever I confess, but his success should be an inspiration for our other students who need to get moving towards their own licenses

2. Hi Harold, ... I thought I'd send this picture of Virgilio Tayong from Fresno in the 2-33, in case you want to use it on the web page. He came out late on Saturday with some of his family after you left, but it was too late to fly. They had gotten lost on the way over and the sun had just set when they arrived. His daughters Cori and Marilyn had wanted to buy him a glider ride for his 71st birthday. I felt bad that they got there too late, and he really wanted to fly, so I agreed to meet them there on Sunday. Virgilio came out with daughters Cori and Marilyn and her husband Sunny. Virgilio went up first. The others were a bit apprehensive, but Virgilio loved it. So then Cori decided to go up, we got a little bit of zero sink for a short time on both flights. ... Alex

3. 3. Pete Suddjian drove out to Avenal with me on Monday and went flying. Pete's been a power pilot for many years and we belong to the same organization I had given a presentation to a few weeks earlier. He decided to see what our club was all about and did quite well on his first flight in our 2-33. Perhaps Pete will join our club and get his add-on rating. He'd make a fine club member and would join Bob Stroup and I on our journey to Avenal on Saturday mornings.