My 21 year old son Zak's love for planes and flying began the first flight he did with me during the time I was working as a flight attendant for South African Airways.....from that moment his goal was becoming an airline pilot and that desire has never changed....his first flying experience began with Flight Simulator at the age of 5......to .photographing airplanes (taught by his photographer dad...naturally!!!) to plane spotting and all things about aviation..coming with me on my trips was one of the highlights in his life....he spent more time in the cockpit talking to the pilots than he did in the cabin......i remember him on a flight when he was about 6 years old, sitting behind the captain in the cockpit on a flight from Ilha do Sal to New York....quietly observing the flight operations ....in the old days when one could visit the cockpit.....
His whole life has revolved around flying....and in the last year has been working at making his dream come true.!!!!!
Zak signed up at FTS a flight school at Grand Central Airport in Johannesburg and has been training for his PPL (Private Pilot Licence). He did his 1st General Flight Test yesterday and will be doing his 2nd and final exam next week. I am so so happy for him.
Below are some pics of the airport and the aircraft type he trains on.
He also loves to photograph anything about aviation....planes, airports, cabin interiors and more. His aviation photographers are published in various sites dedicated to aviation and if you want to see more of his fotos you can click on the link below.....here is a photograph of his taken when he was 13 years old...it can be viewed on airliners.net
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