Graduation - Private Pilot Ground School - 10May2016

The final class of the 2016 Private Pilot Ground School was held on Tuesday, May 10th. After fifteen weeks of bad jokes, the dissemination of tons of information, the consumption of countless sacks of chips and cookies, and some good times, a hardy eleven souls received their Certificates of Completion. Congratulations to the class, they outlasted the instructors. The Majors Flying Club (MFC) President, Dennis Mathis, once again conducted and organized a well orchestrated Private Pilot Ground School. The MFC offers the class every year from February to May. This year Mr. Mathis was once again able to recruit some very experienced pilots and instructors to assist in teaching the classes. Many thanks to Mark Armstrong, Clarke Erwin, Clint Logwood, and Joe Rector for their help this year in the teaching effort.

Mr. Mathis invited Dr. Robert D. Sparks of Sparks Clinic in Rockwall to speak on the last day of class. In addition to being an entertaining speaker, Dr. Sparks is an FAA certified Medical Examiner and a good local resource for those looking to get the physical required to obtain a medical certificate. As has become a tradition, Mr. Mark Armstrong was on hand to demonstrate his prowess with his impressive sword from his days at The Citadel. Mark busted a few moves with his sword before deftly slicing the graduation cake into twenty scrumptious morsels. It is an entertaining way to cut a cake.

The evening ended with Mr. Mathis handing out of the Certificates of Completion and the requisite photo op with each of the students. As you can see from the photos below, there were ten very happy students and one student who was too cool for words.

Congratulations to the Private Pilot Ground School students of 2016!

First Row of Pictures (left to right) : Dr. Sparks and Dennis Mathis, Mark Armstrong, "The Class", Mark with Joe Rector in the background
Second Row of Pictures (left to right): Abbie, Daniel, Jackson, Jason
Third Row of Pictures (left to right) : Manning, Michael, Ned, Shon,
Fourth Row of Pictures (left to right) : Theo, Tyler, Zach