Chapter 1540: Air travel?

I have to say that the smoked salmon made by Mrs. Waldes really tastes good, with a strong pine wood aroma inside. The most important thing is: the fish is still raw!
Mrs. Waldes’s method of cooking smoked salmon is a cooking method that Chinese people can’t understand: they cut the salmon meat together with the fish skin into slices, and then ignite the wood chips. The wood chips burned to produce a lot of thick Smoke, and then smoke these salmon with thick smoke.
The temperature after igniting the sawdust in the special smoker is only more than 20 degrees, which is not enough to heat the salmon meat. The role of the thick smoke is to take away the moisture in the salmon meat and let the fish contain the aroma of wood. This cooking process It will last eight to ten hours.
The resulting smoke has a moderate moisture content, is very chewy and has a special flavor.
Xiao Peng ate the smoked salmon and said to Old Waldes, "Mr. Waldes, I have to say, you are a man of good taste!"
When Waldes heard this, his face seemed to smile: "Yes, I think so too. Anyone who knows me is very envious of me!"
Xiao Peng suddenly asked curiously: "Mr. Waldes, I heard your wife say that your plane has been flying for 30 years?"
Old Waldes nodded: "To be precise, it's thirty-three years. I am a Stoll CH701. I bought it during the interview in 1986 and have been using it until today."
Xiao Peng looked at the plane outside the window. It was a small plane that could only accommodate two people: "This plane is very resistant to construction!"
Old Waldes nodded: "You're really right. The whole aircraft uses aluminum alloy structure and skin, which is sturdy and durable. The nickname is'air tractor'. As long as there is a flat ground, it doesn't matter whether it is grass or soil. The runway can take off at 40 meters and land at 70 meters. And the anti-corrosion treatment of this thing is very good. In winter, it can be placed outdoors as long as it is covered with a layer of cloth. There is no need for expensive hangars. There are a lot of small planes in our Alaska area. Cessna 172, More M7, TopCub "Top Cub", etc. are all good choices, but I like this aerial tractor."
Xiao Peng looked at the plane outside the window thoughtfully, and Old Waldes asked: "Yes, young man, I don't know what you are doing in Alaska? How long will you stay here?"
Xiao Peng said: "We want to go to Pointlet."
As a result, Waldes was dumbfounded after hearing this: "Poyntra? Where is it?"
Xiao Peng was a little embarrassed when he heard that, what kind of place is he going to, even the locals in Alaska don't know?
He explained: "In the northern Bering Sea."
Old Waldes said to Mrs. Waldes: "Boss, bring the map here!"
Xiao Peng wanted to say that there was a map on his phone, but seeing Mrs. Waldes quickly brought an atlas, he didn't talk about this topic.
Old Waldes searched for a long time in the atlas to find out about Pointlet: "Wow, if you don't tell me, I don't know there is such a place, what are you going to do? Do you see the walrus?"
"Almost." Xiao Peng replied vaguely.
Old Walds laughed: "I know you are animal lovers when I look at you. Every summer, animal lovers from all over the world come to Alaska to watch animals. Most of the guests who come to live here are like this. No. It’s the first time I heard of this or something about Pointlet in the past. How are you going to go?"
"I originally planned to drive there, but now it looks like this is obviously whimsical, so I'm considering other ways, such as hiring a plane to fly over." Xiao Peng said.
Old Waldes' eyes lit up after hearing this: "Then why don't you fly over by yourself?"
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was taken aback after hearing this.
Old Waldes explained: "You know that I deliver express delivery. Actually, I am still working as an instructor at a flying driving school. I can introduce you to our flying driving school. The price will definitely be more favorable than you. Go to take a PPASEL driver's license, can't you just fly there by yourself?"
The Aviation Administration of Stars and Stripes divides flight licenses into many types, and each type is subdivided into different levels. This PPASEL aircraft license refers to a private pilot license. After obtaining this license, ordinary small aircraft can fly. After obtaining this driver’s license, add a supplementary driver’s license for ‘instrument flight’, and you can drive a small plane sideways in the Stars and Stripes.
Xiao Peng curiously asked, "Is it troublesome to take this driver's license?"
Old Waldes smiled after hearing this: "You are over seventeen years old? And your English is also very good. Now as long as you can pass the three-level standard physical examination, you can rely on a flying license."
"Three-level standard physical examination?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.
Old Waldes shrugged: "People with disabilities can pass, just run a few more departments. There are fewer pilots in countries around the world who lack arms and legs? Look at me, there is actually diabetes. If you also have diabetes, you don’t need to. Worry, go through more formalities. Just bring the medicine and syringe when you go to the sky. If you are short-sighted, wear glasses. If you are color-blind, you can't fly the plane at night. It's that simple."
Xiao Peng blinked: "I thought flight medical examinations were very abnormal, at least when we recruited pilots in China."
Old Waldes laughed: "We only know the physical condition of the pilot here. You think that during World War II, the German second ace pilot G-Buckhorn, in fact, when he was just learning airplanes, he was too nervous to drive. I was almost fired from the Luftwaffe. There is also Robert Hoover, the greatest pilot in the history of Stars and Stripes. He even got airsick when he first studied airplanes. If you want to tell you that pilots are born, you can just blow his face. Everyone’s flying skills are acquired through hard work."
Mrs. Waldes on one side smiled and said: "Don't look at the skyflowers he is blowing now, in fact, he was scared to cry the first time he flew to the sky."
Old Waldes' face turned black when he heard it: "What do you say about these things."
Xiao Peng thought for a while and asked the most critical question: "Then how long will I have to study before I can get this driver's license? I can't study here for a few months, right?"
Old Waldes smiled slyly: "Actually, you only need thirty-nine hours of flying time in the sky. I know you are in a hurry, but if you use my relationship, I can guarantee you to learn the theory. After you’ve gained knowledge, you’ll be guaranteed two hours of flying time every day, so you can get your driver’s license up to 20 days. However, you have to live here during this period, and I’ll be here to help you when you rent a plane. You, um, I will get a commission in this way, but I swear, I will definitely help you find the most suitable aircraft. In addition, the coach wants me to do it. I am not boasting, but I am indeed the best coach. The cost is sixty dollars. It will probably guide you between thirty-five and fifty hours."
Xiao Peng scratched his head: "You should tell me what the total cost is?"
Old Waldes introduced: "You need to buy teaching materials, then rent an airplane for training, and hire a coach. In addition, you need some money including the written test and the road test. Of course, I will help you save some money, such as You don’t have to pay for textbooks. I have a full set of teachings here. You can learn by yourself. This way, ten thousand dollars, one month’s time, I guarantee you can get a flying license. Of course, the accommodation at my home is not included Here. If you think the cost is a bit high, I can also help you apply for a rental loan. Are you satisfied?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng thought for a while, then turned to look at Emilia: "One month, isn't it too long?"
Emilia smiled and said, "Why is one month too long?"
Xiao Peng said with a bitter face: "I still want to go to Pointlet to see the situation there, and then go back to Los Angeles and take my mom home."
"Huh? Auntie came to Star Stripe Nation to let him have fun, why are you so anxious to take her back?" Emilia asked curiously.
Xiao Peng sighed, "I think about it for the old witch, you don't know how troublesome my mother is."
Emilia snorted coldly: "What a good woman auntie is, let you say it like this? Believe it or not, I will go back and see the auntie complain?"
Xiao Peng hurriedly raised his hand and surrendered: "Don't tell me, it's a bad boy's behavior to make a small report. We can't learn these things! Mr. Waldes, why do you think I would be interested in learning to fly a plane? This is a lot higher than the cost of renting a plane!"
Waldes laughed and said: "I have received many foreign guests here. The most I like to receive are your Chinese guests. The Chinese guests who come here are very generous."
Xiao Peng pointed to himself and said, "Look at me in such an ordinary dress and so young, how come I look like a bold person?"
Waldes smiled happierly: "I have received a lot of Chinese guests here, they all seem very ordinary, but when paying for the money, one is more generous than the other, oh yes, there is a Chinese person who gave me a sentence What is it called?"
Mrs. Waldes said on the side: "The bun has meat not on the folds!"
"Yes, yes! That's it!" Old Waldes nodded desperately.
Xiao Peng laughed after hearing this. It's not bad to learn a small airplane driver's license. This FAA driver's license can be admitted to use after returning to China. It is better than driving without a license at home, right?
He suddenly remembered a question, so he asked: "Mr. Waldes, you said that your favorite is the Chinese guests, so which country do you hate the most?"
Old Waldes replied without even thinking about it: "Undoubtedly, they are Japanese people. They are very hypocritical, and they seem to be very polite, but they are actually very stingy! They can't give up any money! Asking to pay back There are so many. Now that we see Japanese people in our hotel online booking, we directly refuse!"
"Just this sentence, I'm going to learn an airplane driver's license, but I have a few requirements!"