A schoolboy has become Britain's youngest pilot at 16, despite being too young to legally drive a car. This goes to show that we can achieve what ever we put our mind too. But the problem with so many is that the mind is occupied with absolutely nothingness if my grammar is right lol! If some were given the £12000, it would be shopping spree all the way. Most times we blame our present circumstances on the economy/government etc. But if the malady of the society is fixed, will our mindset really be in tune for productive ideas? Just yesterday the first ever hand transplant was carried out on Mark Cahill in Britain too. This year, aim to really invest in yourself and add some relevance to your immediate environment and remember its never too early or too late, to make a difference. Yes!
Jack Dopson passed the aviation exams in just three months, which is seven less than it takes most people.
The teenager took his first flying lesson less than a week after finishing his GCSE exams and six days before his 16th birthday.
Now, after 12 weeks, seven exams and 60 hours of flying time, he has earned his wings and gained a Private Pilot's License (PPL).
He is now allowed to fly solo across the UK in a £90,000 Cessna plane - but will have to wait until he turns 17 next July before he can get behind the wheel of a car.
Jack, who lives in North Chailey, in East Sussex, said he owed his success to his uncle who paid the £12,000 tuition fees.
Jack said: "It's quite an amazing feeling to be able to get in a plane and head up into the clouds.
"It's really cool because I can't even drive yet. Most people in school are pretty impressed and keep asking me to take them to France for a weekend.
"I can't believe I'm the youngest ever pilot. I couldn't have done it without the help of my family, especially my uncle."
Jack's love of flying began as a boy and developed in his early teens after he took to the skies with his uncle Fred Bosche, 48, who has his own Piper Cherokee plane.
Jack is now studying Maths, Physics, Computing and Business Studies A-Levels at Haywards Heath College, Sussex.
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