Thomas Washington is a test pilot with Aurora Flight Sciences and spends most of his time test flying twins. In the Air Force he also flew a twin – the A10.

When Thomas decided to add the “Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL)” rating to his civilian Pilot Certificate, he decided to do it in a fun airplane – the Super Decathlon. Having already earned a Commercial Pilot Certificate in a complex (flaps and retract) twin airplane, there is no need for that stuff when adding a single engine rating, so the Super Decathlon is a perfect airplane for this task.

Thomas is btw. not new to flying single engine airplanes. In the Air Force he also did some flying in a single – the F16.

As expected, Thomas aced the check ride with examiner Jerry Knouff.

Congratulations,

Jorgen Valkaer, CFI (tailwheel and more)