SECOND good news of the day yesterday was that my student David S passed his Private Pilot Flight Test. David has been working with both Ivan and me for a while (having started at another school) and among all my students he has been the clear leader in stick-to-it-iveness and willingness to spend his spare time to study any and all aspects of aviation. His breadth of knowledge for a new PPL is enormous and he more-or-less aced his flight test, too. I’m going to miss flying with him. Well done, David.