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Old March 27th 06, 10:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Fred wrote:
Every once in a while, we here at Soar Minden (and other commercial
glider operations, no doubt), get someone walking through the front
door who collects certificates. Last year it was someone who wanted a
Commercial (G), and eventually a CFI(G) even though he never intended
to instruct. As I was looking over his certificate, which included
ATP, CFII, MES and other ratings you don't often see in someone in
their early twenties, I remarked over his rating allowing him to fly
hot air balloons. He said the hardest part of the rating was finding
people who wanted to get up at 3:00 a.m. to help him lay out the
envelope and inflate it. Fortunately we don't have that problem with
sailplanes, although I have gotten up pretty early to tow some of the
guys who want to fly 2,000 kms in wave. Oh, and BTW, he left here with
his commercial. Good stick. Fred


Interesting. What's the oddest thing you've ever seen on a certificate?

Johan Larson