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"300,000! It's only 2 million...you have to rent a hangar. I forgot to consider this. It seems that we don't have the life to fly a plane!" Hong Tao was impulsive after hearing this price.

Only then did he calm down.

Hong Tao was able to scrape together the money to buy the plane, but the price in the United States would have to be doubled if it were purchased in China. But the price is not the point. Where to rent a hangar and perform daily maintenance is. Airplanes are not worth buying.

Like a car, you can leave it at your doorstep and drive it away at any time. Although this kind of transportation is fast, it requires an airport to take off and land.

Hong Tao felt that Beijing's large and small airports would probably not give him the respect to park his plane there. As for the club-type private airport, Hong Tao had never heard of it. Although it cannot be said that there is no such thing, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can enter.

, and I am at most a slightly wealthy commoner.

"By the way, Carl, do you think a foreigner like me can learn to fly a plane in the United States?" Hong Tao quickly changed his goal. Since he can't afford to fly, he should try to get a pilot license. As for learning,

Whether it can be opened later is a matter for the future. As the saying goes, art is not a priority! Maybe it will be used at some point.

"Of course you can learn it. It's very easy. Several of my foreign friends have already learned it. They learned it in New York. They were all trained in training schools I helped them find. If you want to learn, you can ask Paul to borrow a plane.

He should be willing to lend it to you, but it's a pity that he won't lend it to me!" As Carl said, he began to complain about his uncle again.

"Then tell me about the general process and the procedures that need to be completed. I will return to China after this competition, and I will just go through all the procedures." Hong Tao heard what Carl said was very reliable, and quickly took out his newly bought mobile phone.

, mediation notepad, accurate record.

"You need to find a flight school first. There is such a school on Long Island. I can introduce you to a good one. Their flight instructors are all retired from the Navy and Air Force. The fees are a little higher, but it won't be a problem for you.

!After you find a school, they will take you

See a flight experience. There are two types of aircraft: fixed-wing aircraft and rotary-wing aircraft. After you have experienced it, you can choose a training course for one of the aircraft. You can also choose both, but I think flying a rotary-wing aircraft is boring. It depends on you.

Personal hobby." After Karl finished speaking, he looked at Hong Tao.

"Oh, yes, gyroplanes are boring. I'm just going to learn fixed-wing. Please continue!" Hong Tao quickly agreed with Carl's suggestion. In fact, he thought it would be good to learn to fly a helicopter.

"Then you take the recommendation letter and course description from the flight school to Transpotation, TSA (National Transportation Safety Administration) Alien Flight Student Program (foreign flight student) program to do a Threatas

ment (threat assessment), this assessment is very simple. People like you who hold a temporary green card will definitely be able to pass. This is just to prevent tragedies like 911 from happening again. It is said that those terrorists learned to fly airplanes in driving schools in the United States.

Maybe he and Paul are classmates! Don't you think so? Hehehehe." As long as Karl does bad things, he will never forget Uncle Paul.

"Let's get down to business first. Let's go back to New York to investigate Paul's problem..." Hong Tao had no choice but to make peace.

"After passing this assessment, TSA will ask you to enter fingerprints or something. This is a routine procedure. After that, you have to go to a FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)-approved doctor to have a comprehensive physical examination.

After passing the inspection, you will get a certification document, which is valid for 2 years.”

"Do you think my body can pass? I had stitches on my head when I was a child, and I still have bug teeth!" Hong Tao heard that he wanted to have a physical examination. He felt a little unsure. According to the domestic pilot recruitment conditions, almost all of his body had problems.

"What is a bug tooth?" Karl didn't understand Hong Tao's Chinese English.

"Caries."

"What does this have to do with flying a plane? We are not going to fly navy fighter jets. We are not going to fly a space shuttle. This physical examination is just to check whether you have any major diseases. The doctor will ask you to go skydiving first to prove that you

If you don't have a fear of heights, just give him your skydiving certificate. You don't have to worry about your body at all. According to reports, even a disabled person can pass, as long as you install suitable prosthetics." Karl patted Hong Tao's shoulder.

"Okay, then what?" Hong Tao was deeply skeptical of Carl's statement. He thought it was a bit exaggerated to say that this kind of small plane has low physical requirements and that disabled people can learn to be pilots. However,

He didn't want to argue with Karl at this time and asked him to explain his doubts, so he had to tolerate the other person's bragging behavior. This was his right.

"Then you can take these certificates to the flight school to register and pay the fees. They will arrange theoretical classes and practical classes for you. You just need to follow the course schedule. After passing the exam, you can get your pilot license.

, but this is a light aircraft license. Not all aircraft can be flown by you. You don’t want to fly a 767, do you? Hahahahahaha..." Karl thought he was very humorous.

"How long does it take approximately? How much tuition is required from registration to getting the license?" Hong Tao ignored this dead glass and continued to ask. He wanted to understand every detail before deciding whether he really wanted to learn.

"I have been studying for more than 3 months. Most flight schools will tell you that you can take the test after flying for 35 hours. Don't believe them. That is the minimum standard for aff. Not many people can fly in such a short time.

to complete all courses, so you may need 5

It takes 0 hours or 70 hours to pass. It is said that Paul studied for more than 90 hours before he was allowed to fly solo. Of course you are better than him, so don't worry, you will succeed!" Karl patted Hong Tao's shoulder again.

, like a senior encouraging his juniors.

"What about the price?" Hong Tao still had to endure.

"If you can't find a plane for practice, it will cost you around US$12,000, which is directly proportional to the time you fly. A friend of mine only took more than two months and spent more than US$9,000 to pass." Carl shrugged.

, I feel that money is not the key to the problem.

"Then I have to stay in the United States for 2 more months?" Hong Tao felt that he must be the kind of person who can learn in 2 months. He learned the hand-brain linkage stuff very quickly.

"Don't go to school during this season. It's very cold! There's no air conditioning in the plane, and the heat from the engine won't give you much help. In addition, the instructor has to be grounded in windy and snowy weather, which will delay you for a long time.

Why don't you come and learn again next spring? Don't you plan to come to the flw competition next year?" When Carl heard that Hong Tao really wanted to learn, he quickly stopped him.

"That's right. I'll think about it when I go back!" Hong Tao heard it right. Let's not talk about learning to fly. He hasn't decided yet whether he will come to the United States to compete next year. Come on, he will have to spend most of his time in the United States on and off.

Come on. If you don’t come, you won’t get the hundreds of thousands of bonuses for nothing!

After chatting along the way, Carl flew the small plane very fast, and landed at the Hobart Civil Airport in less than 4 hours, more than 30 minutes earlier than Paul and the others.

Just when he left the airport, Hong Tao encountered another new thing. Traveling within Australia actually required customs inspection, and the inspection was very careful. All animals and plants that did not belong to Tasmania and their

Products are not allowed to enter customs, which is even more severe than immigration inspection. As a result, the boomerang Hong Tao bought on the Great Ocean Road was detained because it was made of wood.

"This is the purest state in Australia, and it is also an island, so we are more afraid of biological invasion." Paul explained to Hong Tao.

"Next time I will find some larvae of fruit tree pests from Amazon and bring them to you! Let you check!" Hong Tao's pillow filled with sponge blocks was carefully taken care of again, and the five small cloth bags inside were opened.

The sponge blocks were also poured out. Relying on Hong Tao's explanation of cervical spondylosis, the sponge blocks were finally released. Under the watchful eyes of several Australian customs officers, Hong Tao secretly made up his mind while filling the sponge blocks into a small cloth bag.

I am determined not to let these Australians have an easy time.

A few minutes later, Hong Tao was tricked again. The Vodafone phone card Hong Tao bought in Sydney actually had no signal here. The reason was that there was no Vodafone Telecom Company transmitting tower on the island. He needed to exchange it for a Telstra Company prepaid card.

, but the 40 Australian dollars was gone again!

"Just wait, I will come back! Next time I will bring little bugs to eat up your forests and crops! This way the mobile phone signal will be stronger!" Hong Tao dragged his luggage out and grabbed the bug from the information desk.

I picked up a stack of free maps and took them with me. Since there were only 5 of us, it would be a waste to take a few more maps!

Tasmania is a state of Australia. Its location is like the island of Taiwan in China. It is separated from the entire Australian mainland by Bass Strait. To the north of the strait is the city of Melbourne. The entire island of Tasmania is slightly like a heart.

Shape, wider in the north and slightly pointed in the south. As the capital of Tasmania, Hobart is located to the right of the apex of the southern end of Tasmania.

Judging from the map available for free at the airport, the layout of Tower Island is very similar to that of the Australian mainland. The only few cities are around the island, and the mountain in the middle of the island is a temperate virgin forest with few people living there. Originally, the Australian mainland was

It is sparsely populated, but compared with Tadao, it is still densely populated. The total population of this city is less than 200,000, which is not as densely populated as Mentougou District, the least populous district in Beijing.

In addition, this is the southernmost region of Australia. Its relative latitude is similar to that of Japan. It is also an island, so the temperature is relatively low. Even in the midsummer season of December, the highest daytime temperature is only over 20 degrees. It is definitely not suitable to wear short clothes.

Yes, I can’t even wear single clothes at night, so I have to prepare sweaters, thermal underwear, thin down jackets, etc.

This time Paul didn’t take everyone to stay in a hotel. After renting 4 off-road vehicles from the airport, he didn’t even enter the city. He followed the B33 road on the east bank of the Derwent River southward and drove into a purple ocean.

.(To be continued..)