Today 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.
September 27th, 2008 at 4:23 AM
Indeed. Congrats!
September 25th, 2008 at 6:53 PM
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!
September 24th, 2008 at 5:59 AM
You are adventurous, aren't you?
Congratulations :-)
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations on passing! I still need to do my tests mmm.
The Vlad... flying... to infinity and beyond!!