Flying purpleToday is a very happy occasion indeed, I passed written examination tests for my glider pilot license.

There were two hundred questions in ten different areas and I had 98.5% total with only three wrong answers. It was fun - and everything related to flying is when you are prepared.

To become a pilot I need to know a lot of different and interesting things like:

  • Fact that the suction below a cumulonimbus (the big stormy cloud) can be up to 40 m/s (it means it could propel you upwards 2.4 km in a minute!)
  • How to spell YU DCM (that's our towing plane marks) using communication terms - Yankee, Uniform, Delta, Charlie, Mike
  • G force of 5.3 is accomplished in a tight turn at 79 degrees angle

On Saturday I have a second part of the test - the practical examination in the air.


4 Responses to “Passed the pilot tests!”

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    Indeed. Congrats!

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    Vladimir, my congratulations! I hope, you'll continue your passion of air gliding very successfully and truly enjoy the endless freedom, when you are up there...moje cestitke!

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    You are adventurous, aren't you?

    Congratulations :-)

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    Congratulations on passing! I still need to do my tests mmm.

    The Vlad... flying... to infinity and beyond!!

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