Today Luke flies his first flight test, gets his first license and then drops a clanger. Will he continue on his piloting journey? Flight tests have been known to make the bravest of pilots break into a nervous sweat. In fact its probably one of the most humbling things a pilot can do. The facade is put to the test of the (hopefully) unyelding, unbiased standards of a formal test. Think driving test but at least an extra dimension worse — literally. Today we talk through tests old and new and find out what Luke’s thinking about in terms of his future. All this and more on today’s show. Our Learn more Show Links: Wikipedia’s article on ‘Aviation in the pioneer era’: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_in_the_pioneer_era First Australian Woman Pilot License Holder: Nancy Bird-Walton: http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/early-austn-aviation First Aviation License awarded to William Hart of Sydney, NSW: http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/3105 First Suspension: From National Archives: http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=32078349&T=PDF And the dangers of an early flight test: https://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/ww1-flying/