Mack Rutherford, a 16-year-old British-Belgian pilot, gestures as he arrives at the Wilson airport. (Courtesy/Reuters)A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday. At 15 he became the youngest pilot in the world and is now following in the footsteps of his older sister Zara, the youngest woman to fly around the world at age 19. Visibility was a challenge while flying across the Sahara Desert, he said, but the scenery more than made up for it. "It hasn't let me down, I've absolutely loved the views both around the Sahara Desert and in Kenya," he said.

Source: Standard Digital May 19, 2022 19:12 UTC