What did it take to get a ticket in 1946?

Does anyone know what the requirements were in those days?
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In 1945 I was a Second Lt, Army Air Corps Pilot in RTU (Replacement
(Fighter) Training Unit) and a CAA rep came around and all of us who
wanted a Private License were given a 10 question test and then given
a Temp Certificate and regular license came in several weeks later.

Not to rain on anyone's parade about "the good ol' days" -- but I've read
that the accident statistics back then were truly appalling. As FAA guys
are fond of saying, each new rule was written in blood -- which is why it's
so much harder to get your ticket nowadays.

Big John, you were there. Was it as bad as they say?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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