Terence Wilson
Alameda, CA
Flight instructor practical tests
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Mark William Montague
Auburn, CA
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Donna Marie Webster
Bakersfield, CA
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Todd Hunter Schultz
Bakersfield, CA
Airline transport pilot practical tests
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Joseph Scarcella
Beaumont, CA
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Geary Lee Padden
Belmont, CA
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Michael Trudell
Camarillo, CA
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Robin Leabman
Camarillo, CA
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Jay Eugene Brentzel
CARLSBAD, CA
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Quinton James Smith
Carlsbad, CA
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Russell Nmn Defrancesco
CARLSBAD, CA
Private pilot practical tests
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Michael Elton Dougherty
Carson, CA
Private pilot practical tests
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