checkride on May 27, 2019. Benny is
being congratulated by Rex Mayes,
DPE, on his checkride.
WILLIAMS, CA – Congratula-
tions to Evan Simmons on his first
solo glider flight taken May 10, 2019
at Williams Soaring Center. Evan,
a rated pilot, is working towards his
Glider add-on rating. He is shown
here beside the ASK 23 following his
solo flight.
CLERMONT, FL – Bruce Spin-
ney (C), from Alexandria, VA earned
his initial Commercial – Glider rating
at Seminole Lake Gliderport. Beauti-
ful sky with lots of cus. Franklin Bur-
bank (L) is the DPE. Jan Driessen (R)
is his Instructor.
CLERMONT, FL – Bill Kavchak
(cockpit), from Little Rock, AR soloed
a Grob 103 at Seminole Lake Glider-
port on May 17, 2019. Bill is ex-Air
Force and flew the F-16. Steve Gibb,
his Instructor, is standing next to him.CLERMONT, FL – Cole Robin-
son (L) from Lakeland, FL, soloed the
Blanik L-23 on June 8, 2019 at Semi-
nole Lake Gliderport. He did it on the
fourth day of flying here. His plans are
to attend the Air Force Academy. His
Instructor is Jan Driessen (R). Cole
did a fine job and will have a great fu-
ture in aviation. Good luck, Cole!CLERMONT, FL – Steven Shuter
(C) from Winter Garden, FL earned
his Private Pilot – Glider rating on
May 25, 2019 at the Seminole Lake
Gliderport. Congratulating him isInstructor Steven Gibb (L) and Ex-
aminer Franklin Burbank (R).CLERMONT, FL – Andrew Na-
kushian earned his Private – Glider
rating on May 30, 2019 at Seminole
Lake Gliderport. Andrew (C) is with
Franklin Burbank (L), DPE, and Jan
Driessen (R), his Instructor.CLERMONT, FL – Andrew Na-
kushian (in cockpit) from Melbourne,
FL, soloed the Blanik L-23 at Semi-
nole Lake Gliderport, on May 18,- His Instructor, Jan Driessen, is
kneeling next to him.
CLERMONT, FL – Erdem Bural
(C) from Ankara, Turkey earned his
Commercial – Glider rating on May
25, 2019 at Seminole Lake Gliderport.
Franklin Burbank (R) is DPE, and Jan
Driessen (L) is his Instructor.54 Soaring • August 2019 • http://www.ssa.org