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Hello, I have been away from flying for many years and want to finish my private. My plan is to buy either a 172 or vixen or rams s6 to finish my rating. I wanted to ask if anyone here has a recommendation for a CFI, I am in Petaluma. In the past I have had 2 great CFI’s and others not so great. I’ve lost contact with both( it’s been 20 years). Any recommendations would be great. Thank you.
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Run out to the Sonoma Skypark airport on any good weather Saturday just before noon, they have an airport lunch there and they have a small one on one flight school, might find a good lead.
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Thanks for the leafs, did not know about the Saturday lunches at Sonoma sky park.[emoji106]
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Since you're in Petaluma I'd talk to Peggy Bakker at the Petaluma Pilot Training Center. She trained a friend of mine and he thinks she's wonderful. I'm currently working on my private pilot and if I lived nearby I'd use her. I did a flight with her last year, liked her a lot, no nonsense type and made sure I was using the rudders. 707 265-1889.
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Newsshooter wrote:Since you're in Petaluma I'd talk to Peggy Bakker at the Petaluma Pilot Training Center. She trained a friend of mine and he thinks she's wonderful. I'm currently working on my private pilot and if I lived nearby I'd use her. I did a flight with her last year, liked her a lot, no nonsense type and made sure I was using the rudders. 707 265-1889.
If she had you using the "rudders" you may want to think about that...[emoji12][emoji41]
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aktahoe1 wrote:Newsshooter wrote:Since you're in Petaluma I'd talk to Peggy Bakker at the Petaluma Pilot Training Center. She trained a friend of mine and he thinks she's wonderful. I'm currently working on my private pilot and if I lived nearby I'd use her. I did a flight with her last year, liked her a lot, no nonsense type and made sure I was using the rudders. 707 265-1889.
If she had you using the "rudders" you may want to think about that...[emoji12][emoji41]
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