The reason for Adisucipto’s father insisted him entering STOVIA

Mbah Wiryo, Adisucipto’s grandfather, said that his grandson was like Palgunadi, a courageous and honest wayang character who dies young. That was why Adisucipto’s father insisted that his son goes to School tot Opleidings van Indische Arisen (STOVIA), a medical school for Indonesian during the Dutch Colonial Period, and become a doctor. However, Adisucipto’s determination to become a pilot was so strong that he dropped out of his medical school to enter the aviation school.