Chapter 77: Old Topher and His Helicopter

Old Flaray's old friends, each running their own family farm or ranch, were introduced to the county lord and her neighbors at Izumi Lodge.

Old Tofer is the largest rancher in the town, running a family ranch with an area of 2,000 acres, and at the same time he is the closest neighbor who has the most land in the name of the county owner, and he is the representative of all the neighbors of Xiaoquan Mountain who have been harassed by wolves, and after obtaining the consent of the new owner of Xiaoquan Mountain, the county owner, to allow these neighbors to bring people into her private territory to remove the wolf infestation, he happily told Old Flarey that he wanted to invite everyone present to have a drink.

And so the celebration continued until dinnertime.

Old Tofer's two beers exposed his hearty and heroic character. Especially after hearing that Pei Pei is currently living alone in Koizumi Villa, and has to settle dinner at the town café after going out of the bar, the hospitable old Topher warmly invited our county lady out of the bar and went home with him directly, and went to his ranch to be a guest and solve dinner by the way.

The county lady gladly accepted the invitation, forced out alcohol in the bathroom of the bar, and followed Old Tofer's car to Old Toffer's family ranch.

Old Topher's wife, named Anna, also has the usual simplicity and cheerfulness of the locals, not only warmly received Pei Pei's visit, but during the dinner chat, she learned that Pei Pei was currently living alone in the mountain villa, and three days later she would hire the town's cowboys to go up the mountain to cut wood, she did not hesitate to express her concern, and warmly invited Pei Pei to live in their ranch these days before the wolf plague was cleared.

In order to express her gratitude to the old Toover couple for their hospitality, she said that the food of the workers during this period was all purchased from Old Tofer's ranch, and Anna, the housewife, calculated that the food of 42 cowboys would consume a cow about every two days, so the county lady waved her hand and asked Old Toph and his wife to send a slaughtered cow every two days.

After negotiating the price of each cow and agreeing on a meeting time for the next day's hike up the mountain, Pei Pei said goodbye to the old Topher and drove back to their villa.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, the neighbors of Koizumumi Yama drove to the gate of the villa with their shotguns and their cowboys, and rang the doorbell of the Koizumi Villa.

Old Topfer, as a local tyrant, was even more arrogant and domineering, he drove his private helicopter directly, and the helicopter was parked directly on the flat ground at the entrance of the villa at the foot of the mountain.

Pei Pei followed Old Topher into his helicopter, and in the process of searching for wolves, she curiously asked Old Topher about the price of his private helicopter.

Old Topher told him that a private helicopter could be sold for thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on the configuration, and that the nearest city of Bozeman could buy and sell helicopters and that there was a school that taught how to fly helicopters.

The elder Topher told Sù Pei Pei that the United States, as the country with the largest number of "private jets" in the world, can buy and build private jets, and his helicopter is built by himself.

Pei Pei smacked her tongue after listening! And you can build your own helicopter?

Seeing Pei Pei's surprised expression, Old Topher laughed and explained to Pei Pei.

It turns out that in addition to selling the whole original aircraft with good installation and configuration, the aircraft sales manufacturers can also sell the various parts of a whole aircraft for some special flying enthusiasts. These special enthusiasts can assemble or modify themselves according to their preferences under the guidance of the drawings.

Assembling a helicopter is measured by the size of the aircraft, its complexity and the amount of time invested. Old Topfer's helicopter assembly time was quite short, and it took him more than eight months to assemble his helicopter. The assembly of some two-seater or even six-seater private jets can take two or three years, and the fastest one can take a year to assemble.

After his helicopter is assembled, it can't go directly to the sky, first of all, it is necessary to notify the aircraft sales manufacturer, and the other party will send a special engineer to inspect it, and then take the stamped drawings and related documents and the pilot license, and then apply to the "American Aviation Administration" for approval, and the "American Aviation Administration" will send a special mechanic to come to the door to inspect after receiving the declaration, and after passing the registration, after completing various procedures, the helicopter can finally really go to the sky.

When the county lord heard that it was going to be so troublesome, she originally planned to assemble a helicopter by herself, and she dispelled the idea, in order to save trouble, she decided to buy it if she could be lazy.

However, the elder Topher triumphantly told Sù Pei Pei that in order to assemble his own helicopter, he also joined the "National Aircraft Association" (EAA, also known as the "American Aircraft Enthusiasts Association").

Seeing the little girl in the passenger seat with an adoring expression, the more and more proud old Topher drove his helicopter and boasted to the county lord with more interest: In the United States, pilots like him who have obtained a pilot's license and have a private jet have the same right to fly an airplane as they have the right to drive a car - they can land at almost any time and in any public place that is not private territory! For example, if he wants to go shopping in Bozeman, he can fly in a helicopter to the Walmart supermarket in Bozeman and find a flat land to land, without the approval of anyone.

Our county lord listened to Old Topher's boasting, and the envy and admiration on her face could not be hidden, and she asked Old Topher curiously, did he drive this helicopter every time he went to Bozeman City? Old Tofer's expression was immediately a little embarrassed, he pouted and regretfully said to Pei Pei that when his helicopter was assembled, it was impossible to fly back and forth for long distances because only two small fuel tanks were installed, so he scratched his head and was embarrassed all the time

Old Tofer quickly changed the topic and gave Pei Pei all the strategies on how to get a private jet license in the United States.

First of all, the first step is to register, you can go to qualified aviation schools around the country to register. With that, the elder Topher told Pei Pei the name and specific address of a qualified aviation school in Bozeman.

He told Sù that at the school's registration office, he could ask for and fill out the relevant registration form on the spot, which would inform him of some regulations and explanations. For example, if you are over 17 years old, you must pass the third-level physical examination of the Federal Aviation Administration, you must pass the written examination of the Federal Aviation Administration, and you must pay a large registration fee.

The county lady had just turned 16 this year, and although she would have to wait a year before she could sign up, it still couldn't stop her from buying a private jet, so she urged the elder Topher to continue to popularize the next steps.

The elder told Sù Pei Pei that after filling out the form, he would also submit his driver's license and credit card information to the aviation school, and undergo a background check. Speaking of this, the elder Tofer smacked his lips and explained in a heavy tone that because of the 911 incident, the FAA only began to require background checks on applicants for private jet piloting licenses to avoid a recurrence of the tragedy.

After submitting the above procedures, you will wait for the notification of "homeland-security" within five working days. After receiving the notice, you must also go to the relevant medical examination in accordance with the prescribed items of the Federal Aviation Commission.

Once you have passed the medical examination, you can start your flight training. During the training period, you will also go through comprehensive training in different weather conditions such as day, night, and rainy days, and after receiving the required number of hours of flight training (usually 20 hours) accompanied by an instructor, you will also have to complete 20 flight hours of solo flight, and you can only get a private jet license after passing the above qualifications.

After listening to the popularity of Old Topher's series, the county lord's mother is sweaty, she compared, compared with getting a car driver's license, this flight driver's license is really troublesome enough!

However, even if the process is so troublesome, she still can't bear the interest of our county lord who wants to fly the plane above the blue sky, and she secretly decided in her heart that as soon as she turns 17 next year, she will sign up for a pilot license.

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