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ACFT January 2012 Achievers
Congratulations to Ashton White who achieved his CPL on Saturday 28 January.
Ashton's Instructor was Ben Bartley. Ashton will be commencing his Flight Instructor Rating Course
with ACFT commencing on Monday 6 February. Pictured below is Chief Pilot, Mark Levitt,
with Ashton White during Ashton's Pre CPL check flight the day before his flight test.
Congratulations to Michael Thompson who achieved his CPL on Wednesday 25 January.
Michael's Instructor was Luke Booker. Michael will be commencing his Flight Instructor Rating Course
with ACFT commencing on Monday 6 February. Pictured below is Michael Thompson (left)
receiving his CPL wings from Chief Pilot, Mark Levitt.
ACFT December 2011 Achievers
Congratulations Michael Thompson who achieved his Night VFR Rating on 17 December .
Michael is working towards his CPL with Instructors Ben Bartley, Luke Booker and Mark Levitt.
Congratulations Michael.
On 10 December Brad Curtis achieved his PPL. Brad is working towards his CPL with
Instructor Luke Booker. Congratulations Brad.
Congratulations to Michael Byrnes who passed his GFPT on Thursday 8 December.
Michael's Instructor was Ben Bartley.
ACFT November 2011 Achievers
On 27 November David Moore achieved his Command Instrument Rating. His instructor was
Mark Levitt. Congratualtions David.
On 26 November James Byrnes achieved his Command Instrument Rating. James's instructor
was Mark Levitt. Congratulations James.
Congratulations to Ashton White who achieved his Night VFR Rating on 23 November.
Ashton is working towards his CPL with ACFT and is a student of Instructor Ben Bartley.
Congratulations to Patrick Burke who achieved his first solo on Friday 18
November.
Patrick is a student of Instructor Ben Bartley and is working
towards his Commercial Licence.
On 12 November Neil Graham achieved his GFPT in his own Eagle 150. Congratulations Neil.
Neil's instructor was Mark Levitt.
Congratulations to Philip Matejko who achieved his PPL on 12 Novemember. Philip is an ECU
student and is working towards his CPL and is a student of Instructor Luke Booker.
Congratulations to James Robertson who achieved his Aerobatic Rating on
Saturday 15 October.
James is a student of Instructor Ben Bartley.
James would like to continue to competition aerobatics.
Congratulations to Graham Bates who achieved his First Solo on 11 October.
Graham is a
student of Instructor Ben Bartley and is pictured below with Ben.
On Sunday 9 October Shaun O'Grady achieved his Private Pilot's Licence.
Shaun is a student of
Instructor Ben Bartley. Congratulations Shaun!
Congratulations to Zac Michielsen who achieved his Tailwheel endorsement on 10 August.
Zac is a student of Instructor Ben Bartley.
Congratulations to Aaron Van Luyn who achieved his Tailwheel endorsement on 4 August.
Aaron is an ECU student and trained with Instructor Luke Booker.
ACFT July 2011 Achievers
Congratulations to Francois Alberts who achieved his GFPT on 14 July. Francois is a student of
Instructor Luke Booker. Congratulations Francois.
Doreen Wan achieved her PPL of 9 July. Doreen is an ECU student and a student of Instructor
Ben Bartley. Doreen is working towards her CPL. Congratulations Doreen.
Congratulations to Scott Mundell who achieved his GFPT on 9 July and is working towards his PPL.
Scott is a student of Instructor Ben Bartley.
ACFT June 2011 Achievers
Congratulations to James Robertson achieved his Tailwheel endorsement on 25 June and is continuing
to work towards his Aerobatics Endorsement. James is a student of Ben Bartley.
On 6 June Shari McGregor achieved her Tailwheel endorsement and is continuing to work towards
her Aerobatics Endorsement. Shari is a student of Luke Booker. Congratulations Shari.
On 4 June Travis Bowen achieved his GFPT. Travis is a student of Instructor Ben Bartley and is
working towards his PPL. Congratulations Travis.
Congratulations to Tameka Dalwood who achieved her CPL on 4 June. Tameka is and ECU
student and was
instructed by Mark Levitt.
ACFT May 2011 Achievers
Congratulations to Jack Moshovis with achieved his Aerobatic Rating on 27 May.
Jack is a student of
Instructor Ben Bartley.
Mark Mayhew achieved his Tailwheel Endorsement on 27 May.
Mark is a student of Instructor Ben Bartley.
Congratulations Mark.
Congratulations to Brendan Dickman who achieved his GFPT on 7 May.
Brendan is a student of Instructor
Luke Booker. Brendan is working towards his CPL.
On 3 May Alexis Oosterhoff achieved his Tailwheel Endorsment to enable him to fly his RV6.
Alexis is a student of Ben Bartley. Congratulations Alexis.
Congratulations to Zishaan Malik who achieved his CPL on 1 May. Zishaan is a student of Instructor
Mark Levitt and an ECU student. Zishaan will be returning to Kenya to fly a Boeing 737-200!
ACFT April 2011 Achievers
Congratulations to Shannon Small who achieved his CPL on 21 April. Shannon is an ECU student
and his Instructor is Mark Levitt.
On 9 April Philip Matejko achieved his GFPT. Philip is a student of Instructor Luke Booker and
an ECU studend who is working towards his CPL. Congratulations Philip.
Congratulations to Francois Alberts who achieved his first Area Solo on Wednesday 6th April.
Francois is a student of Flight Instructor Luke Booker.
Also on Wednesday 6th April Michael Byrnes achieved his First Solo. Congratulations Michael.
Michael is a student of Flight Instructor Chad Dunn and is pictured below with Luke Booker.
Treat yourself to an Aerobatics Rating with ACFT
All the Flight Instructors at ACFT are qualified to teach aerobatics and with the great flying weather we are
having at the moment now is the time to book in and start your Aerobatics Rating. ACFT uses one of the most
capable aerobatic trainers, the Super Decathlon for teaching aerobatics, with two of these aircaft on line.
Our most recently qualified Aerobatics Instructor is Luke Booker, who completed his Aerobatic Teaching
Approval on 23 March. Congratulations Luke! Luke is a very experienced aerobatics pilot having competed
at a National level.
Call ACFT on (08) 9417 1927 for more information or to book your first session.
ACFT February 2011 Achievers
Saturday 19 February was a very busy day at ACFT with 4 noteable achievements.
Congratulations to Brendan Dickman who achieved his first solo today, 19 February, in VH-CUK.
Brendan is a student of ACFT Flight Instructors Luke Booker and Mark Levitt.
Brendan is pictured below with Mark Levitt.
Congratulations to Michael Thompson who gained his Private Licence today in a C172 with Testing
Officer Adam Levay. Michael is a student of Flight Instructor Luke Booker.
Another great acheivement today by ACFT Flight Instructor Luke Booker who gained his Grade 2
Flight Instructor upgrade today with Testing Officer Adam Levay.
Congratulations Luke. Well done!
Congratulations to Lesley Daniels who achieved her Spin Approval Endorsement in Super Decathlons today.
Lesley is a student of Flight Instructor Mark Levitt.
ACFT January 2011 Achievers
A great start to the New Year with ACFT Instructor Ben Bartley achieving his Grade 2 Flight Instructor upgrade
today, Saturday 29 January. Ben has been very busy this month also completing his Aerobatic Teaching Approval.
So if you have been thinking of doing an Aerobatics Rating now is a great time. Give Ben a call on 9417 1927.
Congratulations Ben. Well done!
Flight Instructor Course
ACFT offers a professional 12 week Flight Instructor Training Course which has been developed
in accordance with the strong company commitment to the delivery of quality aviation training.
Course commencement dates to suit.
For further details call the Training Course Supervisor on 9417 1927.
ACFT December 2010 Achievers
Another of Ben Bartley's students has passed his GFPT this month on Friday 24 December.
Congratulations to Sean O'Grady on his achievment.
A huge congratulations to Michael McKenna who achieved his Private Licence today, Thursday 16 December.
Mike flew his own Cessna 182 (VH-IPC) for his training and his flight test.
Congratulations Mike!
Congratulations to Nicholas Lee who achieved his GFPT on Sunday 12 December. Nicholas has been
a student of ACFT Instructor Ben Bartley for all of his flight training. Nicholas is pictured below being
congratulated by Ben Bartley.
Congratulations to Roberto Franco who achieved his GFPT on Sunday 5 December. Roberto is
a student of ACFT Instructor Ben Bartley.
ACFT OPEN DAY
ACFT is having an Open Day at our hangar on Saturday 11 December from 1.00pm to 4.00pm.
Everyone is invited so come along and enjoy the afternoon. It will be an opportunity to meet the flight
instructors and discuss your flying training options and have a close look at the training fleet as well as a
couple of other aircraft that will be on display. Bring your friends along.
There will also be a chance to win a free trial instructional flight.
Come to our hangar at 9A Maule Road, Jandakot Airport.
Click here to download pdf file (272kb)
(invitation & location map)
AAA Wrap Up
A fantastic time was had by all 19 people who attended the first ACFT Air Adventure held 20th/21st November.
Seven aircraft flew to a secluded location in the Margaret River area for a weekend of relaxation and fun.
The weekend started with a pilot safety and logistics briefing at ACFT Jandakot and was followed by loading
all the aircraft and preparing flight plans for the flight south. Each aircraft team was given a fun questionnaire
to fill in which included finding and identifying specific features along the way of which the most interesting
was locating the DC3 which is parked on the front lawn of a coastal property. The winner of the questionnaire
was Kevin Day and his wife, Julie, who flew in Super Decathlon VH-FKM. Kevin and Julie were awarded a
prize of their choice of a flight in an Extra 300L or a Nanchang which was very kindly donated by
Fighter Combat International (www.fciwa.com) and Attitude Aerobatics (www.attitudeaerobatics.com.au).
The rest of the evening was spent enjoying good company and the wonderful food organised by our hosts,
Vivien Jones and Michael McKenna. After a night of camping on the hangar floor a relaxed breakfast
was prepared followed by a photo shoot of all the aircraft, pilots and crew who attended the fly-in.
Thank you once again to our very generous host, Viv and Mike, for allowing us to descend upon their
property for the weekend. Thank you also to everyone who attended and made the first AAA a great success
and to ACFT General Manager, Mark Levitt, for organising the fun weekend.
ACFT Air Adventure (AAA)
Sat 20th & Sun 21st Nov 2010
Come and join in the fun with ACFT staff and students for a weekend fly-in, aerial challenge, BBQ and
sleep out at a mystery southern destination. Students and pilots of all levels welcome.
Hire an aircraft from ACFT, book a training flight with an ACFT instructor or bring your own aircraft.
The flight south will include a fun questionnaire to complete along the way.
Hand your answers in when you get there. Prizes will be awarded during the evening!
After arriving at the destination there will be time for a relaxing walk before enjoying the evening
with ACFT staff and students around a BBQ dinner and bonfire. Bring your sleeping bag and camp
on the large hangar floor or bring a tent.
Hangar has bathroom/shower and kitchen facilities.
BBQ dinner will be provided on Saturday night as well as breakfast on Sunday morning.
Cost is $25 per head for BBQ dinner, cooked breakfast, tea and coffee. BYO drinks and sleeping gear.
Call ACFT on 9417 1927 to reserve your place by 12 November 2010
and book an aircraft and instructor if required. Normal rates apply for aircraft and instructor hire.
ACFT November 2010 Achievers
Congratulations to Francois Alberts who achieved his first solo flight today, 9 November.
Francois is a student of instructor, Chad Dunn. Francois is pictured below with C172, VH-CUK.
She said YES !!!
On a beautiful Saturday evening on 30 October, ACFT Instructor Ben Bartley took his girlfriend Mel
on a sunset flight around Perth City for their anniversary.
Ben surprised Mel during the flight by proposing to her over the city and she said yes!
Ben and Mel are very excited about their future together.
A huge Congratulations to Ben & Mel from all the staff at ACFT.
Pictured below is a very happy Ben and his beautiful fiance Mel during the flight.
ACFT October 2010 Achievers
Congratulations to Scott Mundell who achieved his first solo flight on Sat 23 October. Having had delays
due to the weather Scott was very happy to finally complete his first solo flight in VH-CUK. Scott is
pictured below with his instructors Ben Bartley and Mark Levitt.
It was a big day at ACFT today with Grace Formentin also achieving her GFPT today.
Congratulations Grace.
Grace is pictured below with VH-FKQ after her flight test with examiner, Jenny Schmidt.
A big congratulations to Michael McKenna who achieved his GFPT today, 15 October. Mike is pictured
below looking very happy after the flight test with his examiner Jenny Schmidt.
ACFT September 2010 Achievers
Dean Clarke achieved his first solo today, 25 September, in VH-CUK. Dean is an Aviation Studies
student at Edith Cowen University. Dean is pictured below with Instructor Mark Levitt.
Congratulations Dean.
Congratulations to Sean O'Grady who achieved his first solo on 23 September. Sean is a student of
instructor, Ben Bartley. Shaun is pictured below with VH-CUK.
Congratulations to Joshua Hitchen who completed his initial Multi Engine Endorsement with Chad Dunn
in the Partenavia on 15 September.
Luke Ellis completed his Aerobatics Endorsement on 16 September. Luke is pictured below with VH-FKM.
Congratulations Luke.
Congratulations to Ashton White who completed his Tailwheel Endorsement on 19 September. Ashton is an
Aviation Studies student at Edith Cowen University. Congratulations Ashton.
Ashton is pictured below with VH-FKM.
Fun in the Pool
Staff at ACFT and Attitude Aerobatics recently completed their life jacket wet drill to conform with CASA
requirements of CAO 20.11. This drill was carried out in the pool at the ERGT (Emergency Response
and Safety Training) Centre at Jandakot Airport. Pictured below from ACFT are Mark Levitt, Chad Dunn,
Ben Bartley and Luke Booker. Jamie Allen who is one of the pilots flying the Extra 300 for Attitude
Aerobatics also attended. Jamie also recently renewed his Instrument Rating at ACFT in the fully
IFR Partenavia twin engine trainer after a refresher course with Chad Dunn.
ACFT August 2010 Achievers
Luke Ellis and Joshua Hitchen completed their Tailwheel Endorsements this month. Luke on 23 August
and Joshua on 26 August. Luke also completed his CSU Endorsement.
Congratulations to you both.
Congratulations to ACFT Instructors Ben Bartley and Luke Booker who have been promoted to Senior Grade 3
Flight Instructors having completed the CASA requirements and the additional professional development
requirements of ACFT. Ben and Luke are the first graduates from the first ACFT Flight Instructor Rating
Course which was conducted earlier this year. The next Flight Instructor Rating Course commences
on 7th February 2011. For further information please call the training course supervisor at ACFT on
(08) 9417 1927. Click here for more details
Stephen Siepen completed his Formation Endorsement on 28 August flying in the Super Decathlons.
Congratulations to Stephen who is shown pictured below.
Congratulations to Brett Watson who achieved his GFPT in Super Decathlon VH-FKQ and C172 VH-CUK
on 6 August. Congratulations Brett.
Another great achievement on 6 August was Nicholas Lee completing his first solo flight.
Congratulations Nicholas.
New Staff Member at ACFT
We would like to welcome Shandala Loving to the staff at ACFT as the new Customer Service Manager.
Born in California, Shandala now calls Perth home. New to the aviation field but with a strong background in
Customer Service, Shandi's role is to assist you in obtaining your aviation goals. Part of her role includes
assisting you through the Sky Scheduler web based booking system and supervising your written examinations.
Shandala looks forward to meeting you on your next visit to ACFT.
ACFT July 2010 Achievers
July has been a very busy month with Brad Visser completing his NVFR. Congratulations Brad.
Congratulations to the following people who completed their Tailwheel Endorsement:
Daryl Willis
Zeb Melvin
Laurence Gallier
David Morgan
Tony Chen
Also congratulations to Max Lehner and Jane Chitumwa who completed their Aerobatics Endorsement.
Congratulations to Michael Thompson who achieved his GFPT in VH-ECU on 20 July.
Michael is pictured below looking very happy and being congratulated by his testing officer, Morris Tilak.
Flight Instructor Rating Course Update
The Flight Instructor Rating Course due to start on 6th September 2010 has been
rescheduled to commence on 7th February 2011.
For further information please call the training course supervisor at ACFT on (08) 9417 1927.
Click here for more details
ACFT June 2010 Achievers
Congratulations to Sam Lee-Kopij who passed his GFPT on 30 June.
He is pictured below with his examiner, Jenny Schmidt and with his instructor, Jeremy Miller.
On Saturday 26 June Lesley Daniels passed her flight test to convert her old Restricted Licence to a
full PPL. Lesley would like to thank Mark Levitt for all his expert instruction.
Congratulations Lesley!
Lesley pictured below with Mark next to the ACFT aircraft Lesley trained in, C172 VH-CUK.
Congratulations to Joseph Davis who acheived his Commercial Licence in VH-AAF on 4 June.
He is pictured below with his examiner, Jenny Schmidt and also wearing his new wings.
ACFT May 2010 Achievers
On 11 May Noshir Pavri acheived his GFPT in VH-CUK. Congratulations Noshir!
Congratulations to Ashton White who achieved his GFPT on 11 May.
ACFT April 2010 Achievers
Congratulations to Jane Chitumwa who achieved her first tail wheel solo in VH-FKM on 19 April.
Rodney Moyle achieved his tailwheel endorsement and aerobatics endorsement at ACFT this month.
Rodney was also reactivating his PPL as he hadn't flown in command for a few years.
Congratulations Rodney!
ACFT March 2010 Achievers
Grace Formentin achieved her second first solo in the Super Decathlon after transferring to us from RACWA.
She went solo in 15kts wind and with thunderstorms over the hills, but she was up to the challenge.
Well done Grace!
Congratulations to Michael Thompson who went solo for the first time on Tuesday 30 March in VH-ECU.
ACFT January 2010 Achievers
Tim Smith passed his CPL Flight Test on Monday 4 January.
Congratulations Tim! A great start to the new year.
Congratulations to Roberto Franco who achieved his first solo on 24 January in Super Decathlon
VH-FKM. Roberto had previously soloed in gliders but this was his first solo in a powered aircraft.
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