On 2007-12-27 10:17:14 -0800, Chris L said:


Is that astronaut Love? He has a PhD in something like astronomy which
makes me shy away from his path.

No, it was Pete Siebold of SpaceShipOne fame. He did the FAA
certification flights for White Knight and several of the test flights
for SpaceShip One. He started out as a line guy at PAVCO and worked his
way up to CFI-I and MEI, eventually going to work for Rutan. Siebold
was supposed to make one of the final flights in SpaceShip One, but was
grounded because of a head cold.


Anyway, what is the bridge toll, and do they offer monthy tickets?

I believe it is $3.50, but you can get a Good To Go transponder that
reduces the toll to $1.75. There is no time limit or minimum number of
tolls that you have to use. The toll is charged only when going
eastbound, not westbound.


And, is it really just a coincidence that Pavco produced the only
astronaut?

Thank you,

Mike Pickett knows Burt Rutan and introduced Pete Siebold to him,
although not for that specific job. Originally, Siebold was just
supposed to fly Rutan's StarShip.

The school has been around for about thirty years, has a good safety
record, and is infested with many interesting characters, some of whom
did things like fly for Air America.

We require and use the Cessna syllabus.
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World Famous Flight Instructor