The pilot, Henry, is a student being trained free of charge by Captain Nick Ng’ethe, who for this ‘flight’ acted as the ground controller before resuming as instructor. MAXIMUM INSPIRATIONNg’ethe is a retired pilot who flew AMREF planes and was also a pilot with Regional Air. To get a Private Pilot Licence (PPL), it costs approximately Sh800,000, while a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) costs approximately Sh2.8 million. Also read: Sauti Sol's Chimano speaks on awkward childhoodHis flight simulator, Samanthair, has been running for almost five years now. “Samanthair is the flight simulator that takes everybody and anybody,” he says.

Source: Standard Digital August 27, 2020 06:11 UTC