 He became known by the pseudonym Costică Acsinte, present on the backs of most of his photographs.He graduated after the 5th grade in Perieți, as a mediocre student.At the age of 18 he graduated from the Cotroceni Piloting School in Bucharest, but he did not obtain the pilot license (as of April 1, 1913, Romania had only 20 licensed pilots).