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Old January 20th 08, 03:38 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Big John[_2_]
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Default What did it take to get a ticket in 1946?

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:10:13 -0600, Dallas
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On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:59:37 -0600, Big John wrote:

all of us who wanted a Private License were given a 10 question test


Sounds easy, but that depends on the 10 questions. They could be:

1) Skin friction drag is due to the viscous attachment that takes place
between the surface and the layer of fluid immediately above it.

(True) (False)

:- )

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Nope. They were the basic civilian flying rules that we didn't use in
the Army Air Corps.

10 then. How many now?????

I say again. Oh, for the good old days )

Military.

In WWII the top of the ladder was a Fighter Pilot and the F-51 was the
Premier Fighter.

Big John