Foreign language How taking a knowledge test en español reminded me how to study BY IAN J. TWOMBLY | ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE RED DRESS IN 2021 I BECAME A MENTAL CASUALTY OF THE PANDEMIC AND did something crazy. Ground-bound for months, and without access to a reasonably priced airplane to rent, I decided to learn how to fly a gyroplane. The catch? I was training in Costa Rica, and I'd have to take a knowledge exam in Spanish. FLIGHT TRAINING AUGUST 2022 37